Equity - Consolidated VIE assets and liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		Jun. 02, 2016	Sep. 03, 2015	Jun. 04, 2015	Aug. 28, 2014
Assets
Cash and equivalents		$ 4,627	$ 2,287	$ 3,694	$ 4,150
Receivables		2,073	2,507
Inventories		2,920	2,340
Other current assets		136	228
Total current assets		10,110	8,596
Property, plant, and equipment, net		13,209	10,554
Other noncurrent assets		528	455
Total assets		27,001	24,143
Liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued expenses		3,599	2,611
Deferred income		189	205
Current debt		712	1,089
Total current liabilities		4,500	3,905
Long-term debt		8,919	6,252
Other noncurrent liabilities		548	698
Total liabilities		13,967	10,855
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member] | IM Flash Technologies, LLC [Member]
Assets
Cash and equivalents	[1]	100	134
Receivables	[1]	85	79
Inventories	[1]	73	65
Other current assets	[1]	4	7
Total current assets	[1]	262	285
Property, plant, and equipment, net	[1]	1,775	1,768
Other noncurrent assets	[1]	49	49
Total assets	[1]	2,086	2,102
Liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	[1]	196	182
Deferred income	[1]	8	9
Current debt	[1]	17	22
Total current liabilities	[1]	221	213
Long-term debt	[1]	37	49
Other noncurrent liabilities	[1]	96	100
Total liabilities	[1]	$ 354	362
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member] | MP Mask Technology Center, LLC [Member]
Assets
Total current assets	[1]		21
Noncurrent assets (primarily property, plant and equipment)	[1]		180
Liabilities
Total current liabilities	[1]		$ 21

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