CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Mar. 04, 2021	Feb. 27, 2020	Mar. 04, 2021	Feb. 27, 2020
Income Statement [Abstract]
Revenue	$ 6,236	$ 4,797	$ 12,009	$ 9,941
Cost of goods sold	4,587	3,442	8,624	7,220
Gross margin	1,649	1,355	3,385	2,721
Research and development	641	681	1,288	1,321
Selling, general, and administrative	214	223	428	434
Other operating (income) expense, net	131	11	140	8
Operating income	663	440	1,529	958
Interest income	10	34	20	78
Interest expense	(42)	(46)	(90)	(93)
Other non-operating income (expense), net	4	(1)	17	45
Income (loss) before income taxes, net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests, and equity in net income (loss) of equity method investees	635	427	1,476	988
Income tax (provision) benefit	(48)	(21)	(99)	(76)
Equity in net income (loss) of equity method investees	16	1	29	3
Net income	603	407	1,406	915
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	0	(2)	0	(19)
Net income attributable to Micron	$ 603	$ 405	$ 1,406	$ 896
Earnings per share
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.54	$ 0.37	$ 1.26	$ 0.81
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.53	$ 0.36	$ 1.23	$ 0.79
Number of shares used in per share calculations
Basic (in shares)	1,120	1,111	1,118	1,109
Diluted (in shares)	1,144	1,133	1,139	1,131