Fully diluted ownership interest of an equity method investment.

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Consideration paid by an acquirer for an entity which is accounted for as an equity method investment.

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Total revenue from sale of goods and services to consolidated subsidiaries during the reporting period, in the normal course of business, reduced by sales returns and allowances, and sales discounts.

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Sum of the carrying values as of the balance sheet date of all debt, including all short-term borrowings, long-term debt, and capital lease obligations.

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Amount of gain (loss) on sale or disposal of an equity method investment.

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This item represents the carrying amount on the entity's balance sheet of its investment in common stock of an equity method investee. This is not an indicator of the fair value of the investment, rather it is the initial cost adjusted for the entity's share of earnings and losses of the investee, adjusted for any distributions (dividends) and other than temporary impairment (OTTI) losses recognized.

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Maximum potential amount of future payments (undiscounted) the guarantor could be required to make under the guarantee or each group of similar guarantees before reduction for potential recoveries under recourse or collateralization provisions.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Amount of revenue, fees and commissions earned from transactions between (a) a parent company and its subsidiaries; (b) subsidiaries of a common parent; (c) an entity and trusts for the benefit of employees, for example, but not limited to, pension and profit-sharing trusts that are managed by or under the trusteeship of the entity's management; (d) an entity and its principal, owners, management, or members of their immediate families; and (e) affiliates.

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Schedule I Condensed Parent Company Other Disclosures (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Aug. 15, 2014	Aug. 28, 2014	Sep. 03, 2015	Aug. 28, 2014	Aug. 29, 2013	Aug. 30, 2012
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Debt		$ 6,511	$ 7,341	$ 6,511
Gain from disposition of interest in Aptina			1	119	$ 0
Equity method investments		971	1,379	971
Aptina [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Revenues from transactions with Aptina				43	182
Other [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Equity method investments		9	9	9
Other [Member] \| Aptina [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Consideration ON Semiconductor paid to acquire Aptina	$ 433
Gain from disposition of interest in Aptina		119
Diluted ownership interest held in Aptina (in hundredths)	27.00%
Equity method investments						$ 0
Notes Payable, Other Payables [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Debt		237	205	237
Notes Payable, Other Payables [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility 4 [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity			750
Debt			75
Micron Technology, Inc. [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Debt		4,256	5,452	4,256
Net sales to subsidiaries			5,420	5,640	4,190
Equity method investments		9	0	9
Micron Technology, Inc. [Member] \| Other [Member] \| Aptina [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Consideration ON Semiconductor paid to acquire Aptina	$ 433
Gain from disposition of interest in Aptina		119
Diluted ownership interest held in Aptina (in hundredths)	27.00%
Equity method investments						$ 0
Micron Technology, Inc. [Member] \| Other [Member] \| Aptina [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Revenues from transactions with Aptina				43	$ 182
Micron Technology, Inc. [Member] \| Notes Payable, Other Payables [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Debt		$ 10	60	$ 10
Micron Technology, Inc. [Member] \| Payment Guarantee of Subsidiary Debt [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Maximum exposure from guarantees to subsidiaries			655
Micron Technology, Inc. [Member] \| Payment Guarantee of Subsidiary Debt [Member] \| Notes Payable, Other Payables [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility 4 [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity			750
Debt			$ 75