Equity - Consolidated VIE assets and liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		Mar. 03, 2016	Sep. 03, 2015	Mar. 05, 2015	Aug. 28, 2014
Assets
Cash and equivalents		$ 3,078	$ 2,287	$ 3,547	$ 4,150
Receivables		1,984	2,507
Inventories		2,608	2,340
Other current assets		178	228
Total current assets		8,805	8,596
Property, plant, and equipment, net		11,819	10,554
Other noncurrent assets		547	455
Total assets		24,819	24,143
Liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued expenses		3,087	2,611
Deferred income		199	205
Current debt		1,125	1,089
Total current liabilities		4,411	3,905
Long-term debt		6,494	6,252
Other noncurrent liabilities		636	698
Total liabilities		11,541	10,855
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member] | IM Flash Technologies, LLC [Member]
Assets
Cash and equivalents	[1]	160	134
Receivables	[1]	82	79
Inventories	[1]	67	65
Other current assets	[1]	7	7
Total current assets	[1]	316	285
Property, plant, and equipment, net	[1]	1,744	1,768
Other noncurrent assets	[1]	48	49
Total assets	[1]	2,108	2,102
Liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	[1]	137	182
Deferred income	[1]	9	9
Current debt	[1]	19	22
Total current liabilities	[1]	165	213
Long-term debt	[1]	41	49
Other noncurrent liabilities	[1]	95	100
Total liabilities	[1]	301	362
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member] | MP Mask Technology Center, LLC [Member]
Assets
Total current assets	[1]	24	21
Noncurrent assets (primarily property, plant and equipment)	[1]	161	180
Liabilities
Total current liabilities	[1]	$ 6	$ 21

[1] Amounts exclude intercompany balances that were eliminated in our consolidated balance sheets.