Revenue and Customer Contract Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Mar. 03, 2022	Mar. 04, 2021	Mar. 03, 2022	Mar. 04, 2021	Sep. 02, 2021
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	$ 7,786	$ 6,236	$ 15,473	$ 12,009
Contract Liabilities
Contract liabilities	78		78		$ 74
Revenue recognized from beginning balance			74
Consideration Payable to Customers
Estimated consideration payable to customers for pricing adjustments and returns	1,020		1,020		$ 846
DRAM
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	5,719	4,444	11,306	8,500
NAND
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	1,957	1,650	3,835	3,224
Other (primarily 3D XPoint memory and NOR)
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items]
Revenue	$ 110	$ 142	$ 332	$ 285