Contingencies (Details) - Pending Litigation $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
Sep. 01, 2016 USD ($) patent
Qimonda AG Inotera Share Purchase Proceedings \| Inotera
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Inotera Investment, Percentage of shares owned subject to litigation (in hundredths)	55.00%
Loss contingency, judgment under appeal \| $	$ 1
Carrying value of Inotera shares acquired from Qimonda \| $	674
Quoted market value of Inotera shares acquired from Qimonda \| $	$ 996
Patent Matters \| Elm 3DS Innovations, LLC
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of patents allegedly infringed \| patent	13
Patent Matters \| Innovative Memory Solutions, Inc.
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of patents allegedly infringed \| patent	8
Patent Matters \| Harvard University
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of patents allegedly infringed \| patent	2

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Number of another entity's patents that the entity has allegedly infringed.

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