Revenue and Contract Liabilities-Product Sales (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
		Aug. 29, 2019	May 30, 2019	Feb. 28, 2019	Nov. 29, 2018	Aug. 30, 2018	May 31, 2018	Mar. 01, 2018	Nov. 30, 2017	Aug. 29, 2019	Aug. 30, 2018	Aug. 31, 2017
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue		$ 4,870	$ 4,788	$ 5,835	$ 7,913	$ 8,440	$ 7,797	$ 7,351	$ 6,803	$ 23,406	$ 30,391	$ 20,322
DRAM
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue										15,247	21,232	12,963
NAND
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	[1]									6,946	7,897	6,585
Other
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue										$ 1,213	$ 1,262	$ 774

[1] MCP revenue is reported within NAND.