Revenue and Customer Contract Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 02, 2021	Dec. 03, 2020	Sep. 02, 2021
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	$ 7,687	$ 5,773
Contract Liabilities
Contract liabilities	74		$ 74
Revenue recognized from beginning balance	63
Consideration Payable to Customers
Estimated consideration payable to customers for pricing adjustments and returns	824		$ 846
DRAM
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	5,587	4,056
NAND
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	1,878	1,574
Other (primarily 3D XPoint memory and NOR)
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	$ 222	$ 143