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Earnings Per Share
12 Months Ended
Sep. 01, 2016
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]  
Earnings Per Share
Earnings Per Share

For the year ended
 
2016
 
2015
 
2014
Net income (loss) available to Micron shareholders – Basic
 
$
(276
)
 
$
2,899

 
$
3,045

Dilutive effect related to equity method investment
 

 
(3
)
 
(2
)
Net income (loss) available to Micron shareholders – Diluted
 
$
(276
)
 
$
2,896

 
$
3,043

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted-average common shares outstanding – Basic
 
1,036

 
1,070

 
1,060

Dilutive effect of equity plans and convertible notes
 

 
100

 
138

Weighted-average common shares outstanding – Diluted
 
1,036

 
1,170

 
1,198

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Earnings (loss) per share
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
 
$
(0.27
)
 
$
2.71

 
$
2.87

Diluted
 
(0.27
)
 
2.47

 
2.54



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
 
2016
 
2015
 
2014
Equity plans
 
60

 
18

 
7

Convertible notes
 
119

 
18

 
26