Income Taxes - Unrecognized Tax Benefits (Details 8) - USD ($) $ in Millions		12 Months Ended
	Dec. 06, 2016	Aug. 31, 2017	Sep. 01, 2016	Sep. 03, 2015
Reconciliation of Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Excluding Amounts Pertaining to Examined Tax Returns [Roll Forward]
Beginning unrecognized tax benefits		$ 304	$ 351	$ 228
Increases due to the Inotera Acquisition		54	0	0
Increases related to tax positions taken in current year		15	5	119
Foreign currency translation increases to tax positions		2	0
Foreign currency translation (decreases) to tax positions				(6)
Settlements with tax authorities		(47)	(47)	(1)
Expiration of statute of limitations		(1)	(5)	(6)
Increases related to tax positions from prior years		0	0	17
Ending unrecognized tax benefits		327	$ 304	$ 351
Unrecognized tax benefits that affect our effective tax rate		8
Business Combination, Step Acquisition [Abstract]
Inotera net operating loss carryforwards		$ 12,136
Inotera
Reconciliation of Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Excluding Amounts Pertaining to Examined Tax Returns [Roll Forward]
Increases due to the Inotera Acquisition	$ 54
Business Combination, Step Acquisition [Abstract]
Inotera net operating loss carryforwards	$ 654