Earnings Per Share (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 03, 2015

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Basic and diluted earnings per share

For the year ended	2015			2014			2013
Net income available to Micron shareholders – Basic	$	2,899		$	3,045		$	1,190
Dilutive effect related to equity method investment	(3		)	(2		)	—
Net income available to Micron shareholders – Diluted	$	2,896		$	3,043		$	1,190
Weighted-average common shares outstanding – Basic	1,070			1,060			1,022
Dilutive effect of equity plans and convertible notes	100			138			35
Weighted-average common shares outstanding – Diluted	1,170			1,198			1,057
Earnings per share:
Basic	$	2.71		$	2.87		$	1.16
Diluted	2.47			2.54			1.13

Schedule of Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Table Text Block]

Listed below are the potential common shares, as of the end of the periods shown, that could dilute basic earnings per share in the future that were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share because to do so would have been antidilutive:

For the year ended	2015	2014	2013
Equity plans	18	7	40
Convertible notes	18	26	186