Quarterly Financial Information (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Sep. 03, 2015	Jun. 04, 2015	Mar. 05, 2015	Dec. 04, 2014	Aug. 28, 2014	May. 29, 2014	Feb. 27, 2014	Nov. 28, 2013	Sep. 03, 2015	Aug. 28, 2014		Aug. 29, 2013
Net sales	$ 3,600	$ 3,853	$ 4,166	$ 4,573	$ 4,227	$ 3,982	$ 4,107	$ 4,042	$ 16,192	$ 16,358		$ 9,073
Gross margin	970	1,202	1,405	1,638	1,385	1,368	1,403	1,281	5,215	5,437		1,847
Operating income (loss)	427	631	855	1,085	828	839	869	551	2,998	3,087		236
Net income	471	491	935	1,002	1,151	806	741	381	2,899	3,079		1,194
Net income attributable to Micron	$ 471	$ 491	$ 934	$ 1,003	$ 1,150	$ 806	$ 731	$ 358	$ 2,899	$ 3,045		$ 1,190
Earnings per share:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.44	$ 0.46	$ 0.87	$ 0.94	$ 1.08	$ 0.76	$ 0.69	$ 0.34	$ 2.71	$ 2.87		$ 1.16
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.42	$ 0.42	$ 0.78	$ 0.84	$ 0.96	$ 0.68	$ 0.61	$ 0.30	$ 2.47	$ 2.54		$ 1.13
Selected Quarterly Financial Information [Abstract]
Loss on restructure of debt	$ 1	$ 18		$ 30					$ (49)	$ (184)		$ (31)
Interest and debt expense incurred through restructure of debt					$ 17	$ 16	$ 80	$ 92		205	[1]
Rambus settlement									0	233		0
Gain from issuance of Inotera shares									0	93		48
Gain from disposition of interest in Aptina									1	119		0
Micron Technology, Inc. [Member]
Net sales									5,547	5,819		4,404
Gross margin									2,218	2,305		683
Operating income (loss)									448	401		(553)
Net income attributable to Micron									$ 2,899	$ 3,045		$ 1,190
Inotera [Member]
Selected Quarterly Financial Information [Abstract]
Gain from issuance of Inotera shares					$ 93
Inotera ownership percentage before transaction					35.00%					35.00%		40.00%
Inotera ownership percentage after its stock sale transaction					33.00%					33.00%		35.00%
Other [Member] | Aptina [Member]
Selected Quarterly Financial Information [Abstract]
Gain from disposition of interest in Aptina					$ 119
Other [Member] | Aptina [Member] | Micron Technology, Inc. [Member]
Selected Quarterly Financial Information [Abstract]
Gain from disposition of interest in Aptina					119
Rambus Settlement [Member]
Selected Quarterly Financial Information [Abstract]
Rambus settlement								$ 233		$ 233
Tessera, Inc. [Member]
Selected Quarterly Financial Information [Abstract]
Tessera license charge					$ 66

[1] $184 million included in other non-operating expense and $21 million included in interest expense