Contingencies (Details) ¥ in Millions	3 Months Ended
Nov. 30, 2023 CNY (¥) patent complaint
Securities Matters \| Dismissed Litigation
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss Contingency, Pending Claims, Number \| complaint	1
Fujian Jinhua Integrated Circuit Co., Ltd. vs Micron-Complaint 1 \| Patent Matters \| Withdrawn Litigation
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of patents allegedly infringed	1
Damages sought on alleged patent infringement \| ¥	¥ 98
United Microelectronics Corporation vs Micron-Complaint 1 \| Patent Matters \| Withdrawn Litigation
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of patents allegedly infringed	1
Damages sought on alleged patent infringement \| ¥	¥ 90
United Microelectronics Corporation vs Micron-Complaint 2 \| Patent Matters \| Withdrawn Litigation
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of patents allegedly infringed	1
Damages sought on alleged patent infringement \| ¥	¥ 90
Fujian Jinhua Integrated Circuit Co., Ltd. vs Micron-Complaint 2 \| Patent Matters \| Withdrawn Litigation
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of patents allegedly infringed	1
Damages sought on alleged patent infringement \| ¥	¥ 98
Netlist Inc. vs Micron \| Patent Matters \| Pending Litigation
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of patents allegedly infringed	1
Netlist Inc vs Micron - Complaint 2 \| Patent Matters \| Pending Litigation
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of patents allegedly infringed	3
Netlist Inc. vs Micron - Complaint 3 \| Patent Matters \| Pending Litigation
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of patents allegedly infringed	2
Netlist Inc. vs Micron - Complaint 4 \| Patent Matters \| Pending Litigation
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of patents allegedly infringed	6
Netlist Inc. vs Micron - Complaint 5 \| Patent Matters \| Pending Litigation
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of patents allegedly infringed	1
Netlist Inc. vs Micron - Complaint 5 Amendment \| Patent Matters \| Pending Litigation
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of patents allegedly infringed	2
Sonrai Memory, Ltd. vs Micron \| Patent Matters \| Pending Litigation
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of patents allegedly infringed	2
Besang, Inc. \| Patent Matters \| Pending Litigation
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of patents allegedly infringed	1
Yangtze Memory Technologies Company, Ltd. \| Patent Matters \| Pending Litigation
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of patents allegedly infringed	8
DRAM Purchasers Canada vs Micron \| Antitrust Matters \| Pending Litigation
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss Contingency, Pending Claims, Number \| complaint	6

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