Schedule I Condensed Parent Company Balance Sheets (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Millions, $ in Millions		Sep. 03, 2015	Aug. 28, 2014	Aug. 29, 2013	Aug. 30, 2012
Assets
Cash and equivalents		$ 2,287	$ 4,150	$ 2,880	$ 2,459
Short-term investments		1,234	384
Receivables		2,507	2,906
Finished goods		785	898
Work in process		1,315	1,372
Raw materials and supplies		240	185
Other current assets		228	350
Total current assets		8,596	10,245
Long-term marketable investments	[1]	2,113	819
Property, plant and equipment, net		10,554	8,682
Equity method investments		1,379	971
Other noncurrent assets		455	415
Total assets		24,143	22,416
Liabilities and equity
Accounts payable and accrued expenses		2,611	2,864
Current debt		1,089	1,618
Total current liabilities		3,905	4,791
Long-term debt		6,252	4,893
Other noncurrent liabilities		698	1,102
Total liabilities		$ 10,855	$ 10,786
Commitments and contingencies
Redeemable convertible notes		$ 49	$ 68
Micron shareholders' equity:
Common stock, $0.10 par value, 3,000 shares authorized, 1,084 shares issued and outstanding (1,073 as of August 28, 2014)		108	107
Total Micron shareholders' equity		12,302	10,760
Total liabilities and equity		$ 24,143	$ 22,416
Common Stock, Number of Shares, Par Value and Other Disclosures [Abstract]
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)		$ 0.10	$ 0.10
Common Stock, authorized shares (in shares)		3,000	3,000
Common Stock, issued (in shares)		1,084	1,073
Common Stock, outstanding (in shares)		1,084	1,073
Micron Technology, Inc. [Member]
Assets
Cash and equivalents		$ 721	$ 1,249	$ 1,202	$ 2,012
Short-term investments		479	384
Receivables		133	114
Notes and accounts receivable from subsidiaries		1,091	1,767
Finished goods		77	84
Work in process		321	228
Raw materials and supplies		86	68
Other current assets		82	215
Total current assets		2,990	4,109
Investment In subsidiaries		13,051	10,149
Long-term marketable investments		932	819
Noncurrent notes receivable from and prepaid expenses to subsidiaries		163	111
Property, plant and equipment, net		1,679	1,519
Equity method investments		0	9
Other noncurrent assets		488	543
Total assets		19,303	17,259
Liabilities and equity
Accounts payable and accrued expenses		677	766
Short-term debt payable to subsidiaries		384	619
Current debt		655	1,065
Other current liabilities		8	30
Total current liabilities		1,724	2,480
Long-term debt		4,797	3,191
Other noncurrent liabilities		431	760
Total liabilities		$ 6,952	$ 6,431
Commitments and contingencies
Redeemable convertible notes		$ 49	$ 68
Micron shareholders' equity:
Common stock, $0.10 par value, 3,000 shares authorized, 1,084 shares issued and outstanding (1,073 as of August 28, 2014)		108	107
Other equity		12,194	10,653
Total Micron shareholders' equity		12,302	10,760
Total liabilities and equity		$ 19,303	$ 17,259
Common Stock, Number of Shares, Par Value and Other Disclosures [Abstract]
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)		$ 0.10	$ 0.10
Common Stock, authorized shares (in shares)		3,000	3,000
Common Stock, issued (in shares)		1,084	1,073
Common Stock, outstanding (in shares)		1,084	1,073

[1] The maturities of our long-term marketable securities generally range from one to four years.