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Document and Entity Information Document	12 Months Ended
Document and Entity Information Document	Aug. 29, 2013
Entity Information [Line Items]
Entity Registrant Name	MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC
Entity Central Index Key	0000723125
Document Type	8-K
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Aug. 29, 2013
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2013

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Aug. 29, 2013	Aug. 30, 2012	Sep. 01, 2011
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 9,073	$ 8,234	$ 8,788
Cost of goods sold	7,226	7,266	7,030
Gross margin	1,847	968	1,758
Selling, general and administrative	562	620	592
Research and development	931	918	791
Restructure and asset impairments	126	10	(75)
Other operating (income) expense, net	(8)	32	(311)
Operating income (loss)	236	(612)	761
Gain on acquisition of Elpida	1,484	0	0
Interest income	14	8	23
Interest expense	(231)	(179)	(124)
Other non-operating income (expense), net	(218)	29	(109)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before equity method investments, income taxes, and noncontrolling interest	1,285	(754)	551
Income tax (provision) benefit	(8)	17	(203)
Equity in net income (loss) of equity method investees	(83)	(294)	(158)
Net income (loss)	1,194	(1,031)	190
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(4)	(1)	(23)
Net income (loss) attributable to Micron	$ 1,190	$ (1,032)	$ 167
Earnings (loss) per share:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 1.16	$ (1.04)	$ 0.17
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 1.13	$ (1.04)	$ 0.17
Number of shares used in per share calculations:
Basic (in shares)	1,021.7	991.2	988.0
Diluted (in shares)	1,056.3	991.2	1,007.5

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Aug. 29, 2013	Aug. 30, 2012	Sep. 01, 2011
Net income (loss)	$ 1,194	$ (1,031)	$ 190
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
Gain (loss) on derivatives, net	(9)	(18)	48
Foreign currency translation adjustments	(5)	(16)	63
Gain (loss) on investments, net	(1)	(24)	11
Pension liability adjustments	(1)	0	5
Other comprehensive income (loss)	(16)	(58)	127
Total comprehensive income (loss)	1,178	(1,089)	317
Comprehensive (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	(5)	5	(29)
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Micron	$ 1,173	$ (1,084)	$ 288

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Millions	Aug. 29, 2013	Aug. 30, 2012
Assets
Cash and equivalents	$ 2,880	$ 2,459
Short-term investments	221	100
Receivables	2,329	1,289
Inventories	2,649	1,812
Restricted cash	556	0
Other current assets	276	98
Total current assets	8,911	5,758
Long-term marketable investments	499	374
Property, plant and equipment, net	7,626	7,103
Equity method investments	396	389
Intangible assets, net	386	371
Deferred tax assets	861	47
Other noncurrent assets	439	286
Total assets	19,118	14,328
Liabilities and equity
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	2,115	1,641
Deferred income	243	248
Equipment purchase contracts	182	130
Current portion of long-term debt	1,585	224
Total current liabilities	4,125	2,243
Long-term debt	4,452	3,038
Other noncurrent liabilities	535	630
Total liabilities	9,112	5,911
Commitments and contingencies
Micron shareholders' equity:
Common stock, $0.10 par value, 3,000 shares authorized, 1,044.4 shares issued and outstanding (1,017.7 as of August 30, 2012)	104	102
Additional capital	9,187	8,920
Accumulated deficit	(212)	(1,402)
Accumulated other comprehensive income	63	80
Total Micron shareholders' equity	9,142	7,700
Noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries	864	717
Total equity	10,006	8,417
Total liabilities and equity	$ 19,118	$ 14,328

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Parenthetical) - $ / shares shares in Millions	Aug. 29, 2013	Aug. 30, 2012
Liabilities and equity
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.10	$ 0.10
Common Stock, authorized shares (in shares)	3,000.0	3,000.0
Common Stock, issued (in shares)	1,044.4	1,017.7
Common Stock, outstanding (in shares)	1,044.4	1,017.7

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	Total	Common Stock [Member]	Additional Capital [Member]	Accumulated Deficit [Member]	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member]	Total Micron Shareholders' Equity [Member]	Noncontrolling Interests in Subsidiaries [Member]
Balance at Sep. 02, 2010	$ 9,816	$ 99	$ 8,446	$ (536)	$ 11	$ 8,020	$ 1,796
Common Stock, outstanding (in shares) at Sep. 02, 2010		994.5
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income (loss)	190			167		167	23
Other comprehensive income (loss)	127				121	121	6
Issuance and repurchase of convertible notes	211		211			211
Stock-based compensation expense	76		76			76
Stock issued under stock plans	28	$ 1	27			28
Stock issued under stock plans (in shares)		11.1
Contributions from noncontrolling interests	8					0	8
Distributions to noncontrolling interests	(225)					0	(225)
Repurchase and retirement of common stock	(163)	$ (2)	(160)	(1)		(163)
Repurchase and retirement of common stock (in shares)		(21.3)
Acquisition of noncontrolling interests	(159)		67			67	(226)
Purchase and settlement of capped calls	(57)		(57)			(57)
Balance at Sep. 01, 2011	9,852	$ 98	8,610	(370)	132	8,470	1,382
Balance (in shares) at Sep. 01, 2011		984.3
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income (loss)	(1,031)			(1,032)		(1,032)	1
Other comprehensive income (loss)	(58)				(52)	(52)	(6)
Issuance and repurchase of convertible notes	191		191			191
Conversion of 2013 notes	138	$ 3	135			138
Conversion of 2013 Notes (in shares)		27.3
Stock-based compensation expense	87		87			87
Stock issued under stock plans	6	$ 1	5			6
Stock issued under stock plans (in shares)		7.1
Contributions from noncontrolling interests	197					0	197
Distributions to noncontrolling interests	(391)					0	(391)
Repurchase and retirement of common stock	(6)	$ 0	(6)	0		(6)
Repurchase and retirement of common stock (in shares)		(1.0)
Acquisition of noncontrolling interests	(466)					0	(466)
Purchase and settlement of capped calls	(102)		(102)			(102)
Balance at Aug. 30, 2012	$ 8,417	$ 102	8,920	(1,402)	80	7,700	717
Balance (in shares) at Aug. 30, 2012	1,017.7	1,017.7
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income (loss)	$ 1,194			1,190		1,190	4
Other comprehensive income (loss)	(16)				(17)	(17)	1
Acquisition of Elpida	168					0	168
Issuance and repurchase of convertible notes	57		57			57
Stock-based compensation expense	91		91			91
Stock issued under stock plans	150	$ 2	148			150
Stock issued under stock plans (in shares)		27.4
Contributions from noncontrolling interests	11					0	11
Distributions to noncontrolling interests	(37)					0	(37)
Repurchase and retirement of common stock	(5)	$ 0	(5)	0		(5)
Repurchase and retirement of common stock (in shares)		(0.7)
Purchase and settlement of capped calls	(24)		(24)			(24)
Balance at Aug. 29, 2013	$ 10,006	$ 104	$ 9,187	$ (212)	$ 63	$ 9,142	$ 864
Balance (in shares) at Aug. 29, 2013	1,044.4	1,044.4

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Aug. 29, 2013	Aug. 30, 2012	Sep. 01, 2011
Cash flows from operating activities
Net income (loss)	$ 1,194	$ (1,031)	$ 190
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation expense and amortization of intangible assets	1,804	2,141	2,105
Amortization of debt discount and other costs	122	81	57
(Gains) losses from currency hedges, net	222	19	(21)
Noncash restructure and asset impairments	114	4	(86)
Stock-based compensation	91	87	76
Equity in net loss of equity method investees	83	294	158
Loss on extinguishment of debt	31	0	113
Gain from acquisition of Elpida	(1,484)	0	0
Change in operating assets and liabilities:
Receivables	(409)	238	54
Inventories	83	258	(357)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	143	(82)	(88)
Customer prepayments	(123)	254	4
Deferred income	(7)	(56)	146
Deferred income taxes, net	(7)	3	103
Other	(46)	(96)	30
Net cash provided by operating activities	1,811	2,114	2,484
Cash flows from investing activities
Expenditures for property, plant and equipment	(1,244)	(1,699)	(2,550)
Purchases of available-for-sale securities	(924)	(564)	(9)
Payments to settle hedging activities	(253)	(62)	(31)
Proceeds from sales and maturities of available-for-sale securities	678	152	1
Cash acquired from acquisition of Elpida, net of cash paid	69	0	0
Proceeds from sales of property, plant and equipment	28	67	127
Proceeds from settlement of hedging activities	27	38	87
Additions to equity method investments	0	(187)	(31)
Decrease in restricted cash	0	5	330
Return of equity method investment	0	1	48
Other	(93)	(63)	(14)
Net cash used for investing activities	(1,712)	(2,312)	(2,042)
Cash flows from financing activities
Proceeds from issuance of debt	1,121	1,065	690
Proceeds from sales issuance of common stock	150	5	28
Proceeds from equipment sale-leaseback transactions	126	609	268
Cash received from noncontrolling interests	11	197	8
Repayments of debt	(743)	(203)	(1,215)
Payments on equipment purchase contracts	(214)	(172)	(322)
Cash paid for capped call transactions	(48)	(103)	(57)
Distributions to noncontrolling interests	(37)	(391)	(225)
Cash paid to purchase common stock	(5)	(6)	(163)
Acquisition of noncontrolling interests	0	(466)	(159)
Other	(39)	(38)	(48)
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities	322	497	(1,195)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and equivalents	421	299	(753)
Cash and equivalents at beginning of period	2,459	2,160	2,913
Cash and equivalents at end of period	2,880	2,459	2,160
Supplemental disclosures
Income taxes refunded (paid), net	4	13	(99)
Interest paid, net of amounts capitalized	(107)	(72)	(59)
Noncash investing and financing activities:
Equipment acquisitions on contracts payable and capital leases	443	897	469
Conversion of notes to stock, net of unamortized issuance cost	0	138	0
Exchange of convertible notes	$ 0	$ 0	$ 175

Significant Accounting Policies	12 Months Ended
Significant Accounting Policies	Aug. 29, 2013
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Significant Accounting Policies	Significant Accounting Policies Basis of Presentation: We are one of the world's leading providers of advanced semiconductor solutions. Through our worldwide operations, we manufacture and market a full range of DRAM, NAND Flash and NOR Flash memory, as well as other innovative memory technologies, packaging solutions and semiconductor systems for use in leading-edge computing, consumer, networking, automotive, industrial, embedded and mobile products. The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Micron Technology, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries and have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. In the third quarter of 2014, we reorganized our business units. All prior period amounts reflect this reorganization. Factors used to identify our segments include, among others, markets, customers and products. Segment information reported herein is consistent with how it is reviewed and evaluated by our chief operating decision makers. We have the following four reportable segments: Compute and Networking Business Unit ("CNBU"): Includes DRAM and NOR Flash products sold to the compute, networking, graphics, and cloud server markets, as well as NAND Flash products sold primarily into the networking market. Storage Business Unit ("SBU"): Includes NAND Flash components and Solid State Drives ("SSDs") sold into enterprise and client storage, and cloud and removable storage markets. SBU also includes NAND Flash products sold to Intel through our IMFT joint venture. Embedded Business Unit ("EBU"): Includes DRAM, NAND Flash and NOR Flash products sold into automotive and industrial applications, as well as the connected home and consumer electronics markets. Mobile Business Unit ("MBU"): Includes DRAM, NAND Flash, and NOR Flash products sold to the smartphone, feature phone, and tablet mobile-device markets. Certain reclassifications have been made to prior period amounts to conform to current period presentation, including restructure and asset impairment activities prior to 2013 that were previously reported in other operating (income) expense, net. In 2013, we reclassified gains and losses from changes in currency exchange rates in order to improve comparability with our industry peers. As a result of the reclassification, $6 million of losses in both 2012 and 2011, were reclassified from the amounts previously reported in other operating (income) expense, net to other non-operating income (expense), net. Certain deferred tax assets and liabilities in prior years were corrected with corresponding changes in the valuation allowance, resulting in no change to net deferred tax assets. The change in these items was not material for any period presented. Our fiscal year is the 52 or 53-week period ending on the Thursday closest to August 31. Our fiscal years 2013, 2012 and 2011 each contained 52 weeks. All period references are to our fiscal periods unless otherwise indicated. Our recently acquired subsidiary, Elpida Memory, Inc., has been consolidated based on its fiscal year ending on August 31, 2013. Use of Estimates: The preparation of financial statements and related disclosures in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires our management to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues, expenses and related disclosures. Estimates and judgments are based on historical experience, forecasted events and various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. Estimates and judgments may differ under different assumptions or conditions. We evaluate our estimates and judgments on an ongoing basis. Actual results could differ from estimates. Product Warranty: We generally provide a limited warranty that our products are in compliance with our specifications existing at the time of delivery. Under our general terms and conditions of sale, liability for certain failures of product during a stated warranty period is usually limited to repair or replacement of defective items or return of, or a credit with respect to, amounts paid for such items. Under certain circumstances, we provide more extensive limited warranty coverage than that provided under our general terms and conditions. Our warranty obligations are not material. Revenue Recognition: We recognize product or license revenue when persuasive evidence that a sales arrangement exists, delivery has occurred, the price is fixed or determinable and collectability is reasonably assured. Since we are unable to estimate returns and changes in market price, and therefore the price is not fixed or determinable, sales made under agreements allowing pricing protection or rights of return (other than for product warranty) are deferred until customers have resold the product. Research and Development: Costs related to the conceptual formulation and design of products and processes are expensed as research and development as incurred. Determining when product development is complete requires judgment. Development of a product is deemed complete once the product has been thoroughly reviewed and has passed tests for performance and reliability. Subsequent to product qualification, product costs are valued in inventory. Product design and other research and development costs for certain technologies are shared with our joint venture partners. Amounts receivable from these cost-sharing arrangements are reflected as a reduction of research and development expense. (See "Equity Method Investments" and "Consolidated Variable Interest Entities – IM Flash" notes.) Stock-based Compensation: Stock-based compensation is measured at the grant date, based on the fair value of the award, and recognized as expense under the straight-line attribution method over the requisite service period. We issue new shares upon the exercise of stock options or conversion of share units. (See "Equity Plans" note.) Stock Repurchases: When we repurchase and retire our common stock, any excess of the repurchase price paid over par value is allocated between paid-in capital and retained earnings. Functional Currency: The U.S. dollar is the functional currency for all of our consolidated operations. Financial Instruments: Cash equivalents include highly liquid short-term investments with original maturities to us of three months or less, readily convertible to known amounts of cash. Investments with original maturities greater than three months and remaining maturities less than one year are included in short-term investments. Investments with remaining maturities greater than one year are included in long-term marketable investments. The carrying value of investment securities sold is determined using the specific identification method. Derivative and Hedging Instruments: We use derivative financial instruments to manage certain exposures to fluctuating currency exchange and interest rates. Our derivatives consist primarily of forward and option currency contracts and interest rate swap contracts. We do not use derivative instruments for trading or speculative purposes. Derivative instruments are measured at their fair values and recognized as either assets or liabilities. The accounting for changes in the fair value of derivative instruments is based on the intended use of the derivative and the resulting designation. For derivative instruments that are not designated as hedges for accounting purpose, gains or losses from changes in fair values are recognized in other non-operating income (expense). For derivative instruments designated as cash-flow hedges, the effective portion of the gain or loss is included as a component of other comprehensive income (loss), and the ineffective or excluded portion of the gain or loss is included in other non-operating income (expense). The amounts in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) for these cash flow hedges are reclassified into earnings in the same line items of the consolidated statements of operation and in the same periods in which the underlying transactions affect earnings. Effectiveness is measured by comparing the cumulative change in the fair value of the hedge contract with the cumulative change in the forecasted cash flows of the hedged item. For the effectiveness assessment of our cash-flow hedges, changes in the time value are excluded for forward contracts and included for options. We seek to enter into master netting arrangements to mitigate credit risk in derivative transactions. These master netting arrangements allow us and our counterparties to net settle amounts owed to each other. Derivative assets and liabilities that can be net settled under these arrangements have been presented in our consolidated balance sheet on a net basis. (See "Derivative Financial Instruments – Currency Derivatives with Hedge Accounting Designation" note.) Inventories: Inventories are stated at the lower of average cost or market value. Cost includes labor, material and overhead costs, including product and process technology costs. Determining market values of inventories involves numerous judgments, including projecting average selling prices and sales volumes for future periods and costs to complete products in work in process inventories. When market values are below costs, we record a charge to cost of goods sold to write down inventories to their estimated market value in advance of when the inventories are actually sold. The major characteristics considered in determining inventory categories for purposes of determining the lower of cost or market value are product type and markets. Prior to the third quarter of 2013, inventory was categorized as memory (primarily DRAM and NAND Flash and NOR Flash) and imaging products for purposes of determining lower of average cost or market. Due to the sale on May 3, 2013 of Micron Technology Italia, S.r.l. ("MIT") and our assignment to LFoundry Marsica S.r.l. ("LFoundry") of our supply agreement with Aptina Imaging Corporation ("Aptina") for CMOS image sensors, we ceased manufacturing CMOS image sensors subsequent to that date and no longer have imagining inventory for purposes of determining lower of average cost or market. Product and Process Technology: Costs incurred to acquire product and process technology or to patent technology are capitalized and amortized on a straight-line basis over periods ranging up to 10 years. We capitalize a portion of costs incurred based on the historical and projected patents issued as a percent of patents we file. Capitalized product and process technology costs are amortized over the shorter of (i) the estimated useful life of the technology, (ii) the patent term or (iii) the term of the technology agreement. Fully-amortized assets are removed from product and process technology and accumulated amortization. Property, Plant and Equipment: Property, plant and equipment are stated at cost and depreciated using the straight-line method over estimated useful lives of generally 10 to 30 years for buildings, generally 5 to 7 years for equipment and 3 to 5 years for software. Assets held for sale are carried at the lower of cost or estimated fair value and are included in other noncurrent assets. When property or equipment is retired or otherwise disposed, the net book value of the asset is removed and we recognize any gain or loss in our results of operations. We capitalize interest on borrowings during the active construction period of capital projects. Capitalized interest is added to the cost of the underlying assets and amortized over the useful lives of the assets.

Variable Interest Entities	12 Months Ended
Variable Interest Entities	Aug. 29, 2013
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Variable Interest Entities	Variable Interest Entities We have interests in entities that are Variable Interest Entities ("VIEs"). If we are the primary beneficiary of a VIE, we are required to consolidate it. To determine if we are the primary beneficiary, we evaluate whether we have the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the VIE's economic performance and the obligation to absorb losses or the right to receive benefits of the VIE that could potentially be significant to the VIE. Our evaluation includes identification of significant activities and an assessment of our ability to direct those activities based on governance provisions and arrangements to provide or receive product and process technology, product supply, operations services, equity funding, financing and other applicable agreements and circumstances. Our assessments of whether we are the primary beneficiary of our VIEs require significant assumptions and judgments. Unconsolidated Variable Interest Entities Inotera: Inotera Memories, Inc. ("Inotera") is a VIE because its equity is not sufficient to permit it to finance its activities without additional support from its shareholders. In the second quarter of 2013, we entered into agreements with Nanya Technology Corporation ("Nanya") and Inotera to amend the joint venture relationship involving Inotera, including a new supply agreement between us and Inotera. We have determined that we do not have the power to direct the activities of Inotera that most significantly impact its economic performance, primarily due to (1) limitations on our governance rights that require the consent of other parties for key operating decisions and (2) Inotera's dependence on Nanya for financing and the ability of Inotera to operate in Taiwan. Therefore, we do not consolidate Inotera and we account for our interest under the equity method. Transform: Transform Solar Pty Ltd. ("Transform") is a VIE because its equity is not sufficient to permit it to finance its activities without additional financial support from us or its parent, Origin Energy Limited ("Origin"). We have determined that we do not have the power to direct the activities of Transform that most significantly impact its economic performance, primarily due to limitations on our governance rights that require the consent of Origin for key operating decisions. Therefore, we do not consolidate Transform and we account for our interest under the equity method. As of August 30, 2012, Transform's operations were substantially discontinued. For further information regarding our VIEs that we account for under the equity method, see "Equity Method Investments" note. EQUVO Entities: EQUVO HK Limited and EQUVA Capital 1 Pte. Ltd. (together, the "EQUVO Entities") are special purpose entities created to facilitate equipment sale-leaseback financing transactions between us and a consortium of financial institutions that fund the sale-leaseback transactions ("Financing Entities"). Neither we nor the Financing Entities have an equity interest in the EQUVO Entities. The EQUVO Entities are VIEs because their equity is not sufficient to permit them to finance their activities without additional support from the Financing Entities and because the third-party equity holder lacks characteristics of a controlling financial interest. By design, the arrangements with the EQUVO Entities are merely financing vehicles and we do not bear any significant risks from variable interests with the EQUVO Entities. Therefore, we have determined that we do not have the power to direct the activities of the EQUVO Entities that most significantly impact their economic performance and we do not consolidate the EQUVO Entities. SC Hiroshima Energy Corporation: SC Hiroshima Energy Corporation ("SCHE") is an entity created to construct and operate a cogeneration, electrical power plant to support our wafer manufacturing facility in Hiroshima, Japan. SCHE is a VIE due to the nature of its tolling agreements with us and our purchase and call options for SCHE's assets. We do not have an equity ownership interest in SCHE. We do not control the operation and maintenance of the plant, which we have determined are the activities of SCHE that most significantly impacts its economic performance. Therefore, we do not consolidate SCHE. Consolidated Variable Interest Entities IMFT: IM Flash Technologies, LLC ("IMFT") is a VIE because all of its costs are passed to us and its other member, Intel Corporation ("Intel"), through product purchase agreements and IMFT is dependent upon us or Intel for any additional cash requirements. We determined that we have the power to direct the activities of IMFT that most significantly impact its economic performance. The primary activities of IMFT are driven by the constant introduction of product and process technology. Because we perform a significant majority of the technology development, we have the power to direct its key activities. In addition, IMFT manufactures certain products exclusively for us using our technology. We also determined that we have the obligation to absorb losses and the right to receive benefits from IMFT that could potentially be significant to it. Therefore, we consolidate IMFT. IMFS: Prior to April 6, 2012, IM Flash Singapore, LLP ("IMFS") was a VIE because all of its costs were passed to us and its other member, Intel, through product purchase agreements and IMFS was dependent upon us or Intel for any additional cash requirements. Prior to April 6, 2012, we determined that we had the power to direct the activities of IMFS that most significantly impacted its economic performance. Additionally, since 2010, we had significantly greater economic exposure than Intel as a result of our significantly higher ownership interest in IMFS. Therefore, we consolidated IMFS. On April 6, 2012, we acquired Intel's remaining interests in IMFS and it ceased to be a VIE. MP Mask: MP Mask Technology Center, LLC ("MP Mask") is a VIE because substantially all of its costs are passed to us and its other member, Photronics, Inc. ("Photronics"), through product purchase agreements and MP Mask is dependent upon us or Photronics for any additional cash requirements. We determined that we have the power to direct the activities of MP Mask that most significantly impact its economic performance, primarily because (1) of our tie-breaking voting rights over key operating decisions and (2) nearly all key MP Mask activities are driven by our supply needs. We also determined that we have the obligation to absorb losses and the right to receive benefits from MP Mask that could potentially be significant to it. Therefore, we consolidate MP Mask. For further information regarding our consolidated VIEs, see "Consolidated Variable Interest Entities" note.

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Disclosure of accounting policy regarding (1) the principles it follows in consolidating or combining the separate financial statements, including the principles followed in determining the inclusion or exclusion of subsidiaries or other entities in the consolidated or combined financial statements and (2) its treatment of interests (for example, common stock, a partnership interest or other means of exerting influence) in other entities, for example consolidation or use of the equity or cost methods of accounting. The accounting policy may also address the accounting treatment for intercompany accounts and transactions, noncontrolling interest, and the income statement treatment in consolidation for issuances of stock by a subsidiary.

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Recently Issued Accounting Standards	12 Months Ended
Recently Issued Accounting Standards	Aug. 29, 2013
Disclosure Text Block [Abstract]
Recently Issued Accounting Standards	Recently Issued Accounting Standards There have been no recently issued accounting pronouncements that have had or are expected to have a material impact on our financial statements.

Acquisition of Elpida Memory, Inc.

12 Months Ended

Aug. 29, 2013

Elpida Company [Member]

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Elpida Memory, Inc.

Acquisition of Elpida Memory, Inc.

On July 31, 2013, we completed the acquisition of Elpida Memory, Inc., a Japanese corporation, pursuant to the terms and conditions of an Agreement on Support for Reorganization Companies (as amended, the "Sponsor Agreement") that we entered into on July 2, 2012, with the trustees of Elpida and one of its subsidiaries, Akita Elpida Memory, Inc., a Japanese corporation ("Akita" and, together with Elpida, the "Elpida Companies") pursuant to and in connection with the Elpida Companies' corporate reorganization proceedings under the Corporate Reorganization Act of Japan. We paid $615 million for the acquisition of Elpida, of which substantially all was deposited into accounts that are legally restricted for payment to the secured and unsecured creditors of the Elpida Companies in October 2013. As of August 29, 2013, the amount held in the restricted accounts was presented as restricted cash. Of the $615 million paid at closing, $18 million was applied from amounts we had deposited into an escrow account in July 2012 as a condition to the execution of the Sponsor Agreement.

On July 31, 2013, we also completed the acquisition of an additional 24% ownership interest in Rexchip Electronics Corporation ("Rexchip"), a Taiwanese corporation and manufacturing joint venture formed by Elpida and Powerchip Technology Corporation ("Powerchip") from Powerchip and certain of its affiliates (the "Powerchip Group") pursuant to a share purchase agreement. We paid $334 million in cash for the shares. Elpida owns, directly and indirectly through a subsidiary, approximately 65% of Rexchip's outstanding common stock. Therefore, as a result of the consummation of our acquisition of Elpida and the Rexchip shares from the Powerchip Group, we own approximately 89% ownership interest in Rexchip.

Elpida's assets include, among others: a 300mm DRAM wafer fabrication facility located in Hiroshima, Japan; its approximate 65% ownership interest in Rexchip, whose assets include a 300mm DRAM wafer fabrication facility located in Taichung City, Taiwan; and a 100% ownership interest in Akita, whose assets include an assembly and test facility located in Akita, Japan. Elpida's semiconductor memory products include mobile DRAM targeted toward mobile phones and tablets. We believe that combining the complementary product portfolios of Micron and Elpida strengthens our position in the memory market and enables us to provide customers with a wider portfolio of high-quality memory solutions. We also believe that our acquisition of Elpida strengthens our market position in the memory industry through increased research and development and manufacturing scale, improved access to core memory market segments, and additional wafer capacity to balance among our DRAM, NAND Flash and NOR Flash memory solutions.

The Elpida Acquisition and Rexchip share purchase are treated as a single business combination because (1) the two transactions were entered into and closed contemporaneously and (2) the Rexchip share purchase was negotiated in contemplation of the Elpida acquisition and its completion was contingent on the closing of the Elpida acquisition.

We estimated the provisional fair value of the assets and liabilities of Elpida and it's subsidiaries (the "Elpida Group") as of the July 31, 2013 acquisition date using an in-use model, which reflects its value through its use in combination with other assets as a group. These provisional amounts could change as additional information becomes available.

The consideration and provisional valuation of assets acquired and liabilities assumed are as follows:



Assets acquired and liabilities assumed:
Cash and equivalents	$	999
Receivables	697
Inventories	962
Restricted cash	557
Other current assets	142
Property, plant and equipment	935
Equity method investment	40
Intangible assets	10
Deferred tax assets	811
Other noncurrent assets	66

Accounts payable and accrued expenses	(387		)
Equipment purchase contracts	(22		)
Current portion of long-term debt	(673		)
Long-term debt	(1,461		)
Other noncurrent liabilities	(75		)

Total net assets acquired	2,601

Noncontrolling interests in Elpida:	168

Consideration	949

Gain on acquisition	$	1,484

Because the fair value of the net assets acquired less noncontrolling interests exceeded the purchase price, we recognized a gain on the acquisition of $1,484 million. The yen-denominated purchase price was fixed on July 2, 2012 when we entered into the Sponsor Agreement. We believe the fair value exceeded the purchase price because of increases in working capital from improvements in market conditions in the DRAM industry between July 2, 2012 and July 31, 2013, when we completed the acquisition. These conditions resulted in significant increases in U.S. dollar equivalent net assets of Elpida.

The fair value of the noncontrolling interest in the table above primarily relates to Rexchip and was derived based on the purchase price we paid the Powerchip Group for their 24% ownership interest.

Our results of operations for 2013 include $355 million of net sales and $46 million of operating income (losses) from the Elpida operations after the July 31, 2013 acquisition date. Included in the selling, general and administrative expenses in the results of operations for 2013 are transaction costs of $50 million incurred in connection with this acquisition.

As a result of the Japan Proceedings, for so long as such proceedings are continuing, the Elpida Companies and their subsidiaries are subject to certain restrictions on dividends, loans and advances. The plans of reorganization of the Elpida Companies prohibit the Elpida Companies from paying dividends, including any cash dividends, to us and require that excess earnings be used in their businesses or to fund the Elpida Companies' installment payments. These prohibitions would also effectively prevent the subsidiaries of the Elpida Companies from paying cash dividends to us as any such dividends would have to be first paid to the Elpida Companies which are prohibited from repaying those amounts to us as dividends under the plans of reorganization. In addition, pursuant to an order of the Japan Court, the Elpida Companies cannot make loans or advances, other than certain ordinary course advances, to us without the consent of the Japan Court. Moreover, loans or advances by subsidiaries of the Elpida Companies may be considered outside of the ordinary course of business and subject to approval of the legal trustees and Japan Court. As a result, the assets of the Elpida Companies and their subsidiaries, while available to satisfy the Elpida Companies' installment payments and the other obligations, capital expenditures and other operating needs of the Elpida Companies and their subsidiaries, are not available for use by us in our other operations. Moreover, certain uses of the assets of the Elpida Companies, including investments in certain capital expenditures and in Rexchip, may require consent of Elpida's trustees and/or the Japan Court.

Total net assets, less noncontrolling interests, of the Elpida Companies and their subsidiaries as of August 29, 2013 were $2,460 million. As of August 29, 2013, the Elpida Companies held cash and equivalents of $1,094 million and $556 million of current restricted cash, none of which were available for cash dividends, loans or advances as a result of the above-described restrictions. The restricted cash was held in accounts that are controlled by the trustees and are legally restricted for payment of secured and unsecured creditors of the Elpida Companies pursuant to the plans of reorganization.

Unaudited Pro Forma Financial Information

The following unaudited pro forma financial information presents the combined results of operations as if the Elpida Acquisition had occurred on September 2, 2011. The pro forma financial information includes the accounting effects of the business combination, including adjustments to the amortization of intangible assets, depreciation of property, plant and equipment, interest expense and elimination of intercompany activities. The historical results of operations of the Elpida Group for the eleven months ended May 31, 2013 included a gain of $1,692 million for the forgiveness of debt related to liabilities subject to compromise upon approval of the bankruptcy by the creditors of the Tokyo District Court and for the year ended June 30, 2012 included a $2,828 million loss for impairment of long-lived assets. No adjustment was made to the unaudited pro forma financial information for these items, consistent with the requirements for preparation for the pro forma financial information. The unaudited pro forma financial information below is not necessarily indicative of either future results of operations or results that might have been achieved had the Elpida Acquisition occurred on September 2, 2011.



	2013		2012
Net sales	$	12,494	$	11,492
Net income (loss)	3,725		(4,422		)
Net income (loss) attributable to Micron	3,670		(4,454		)
Earnings (loss) per share:
Basic	$	3.59	$	(4.49	)
Diluted	3.47		(4.49		)

The unaudited pro forma financial information for 2013 includes our results for the year ended August 29, 2013, which includes one month of results from the Elpida Group following the closing of the Elpida Acquisition, and the results of the Elpida Group, including the adjustments described above, for the eleven months ended May 31, 2013. The pro forma information for 2012 includes our results for the year ended August 30, 2012 and the results of the Elpida Group, including the adjustments described above, for the year ended June 30, 2012.

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The entire disclosure for a business combination (or series of individually immaterial business combinations) completed during the period, including background, timing, and recognized assets and liabilities. The disclosure may include leverage buyout transactions (as applicable).

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Investments

12 Months Ended

Aug. 29, 2013

Investments [Abstract]

Investments [Text Block]

Investments

As of August 29, 2013 and August 30, 2012, available-for-sale investments, including cash equivalents, were as follows:



As of	2013									2012
	Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses		Fair Value
Money market funds	$	1,188	$	—	$	—		$	1,188	$	2,159	$	—	$	—	$	2,159
Corporate bonds	414		1		(1		)	414		233		1		—		234
Certificates of deposit	349		—		—			349		31		—		—		31
Government securities	168		—		—			168		144		—		—		144
Asset-backed securities	97		—		—			97		77		—		—		77
Commercial paper	61		—		—			61		39		—		—		39
Marketable equity securities	6		—		—			6		10		—		—		10
	$	2,283	$	1	$	(1	)	$	2,283	$	2,693	$	1	$	—	$	2,694

As of August 29, 2013, no available-for-sale security had been in a loss position for longer than 12 months. During 2013 and 2012, we recognized other-than-temporary impairments of our marketable equity securities of $4 million and $11 million, respectively.

The table below presents the amortized cost and fair value of available-for-sale debt securities, including cash equivalents, as of August 29, 2013 by contractual maturity:



	Amortized Cost		Fair Value
Money market funds not due at a single maturity date	$	1,188	$	1,188
Due in 1 year or less	596		596
Due in 1 - 2 years	224		224
Due in 2 - 4 years	253		253
Due after 4 years	16		16
	$	2,277	$	2,277

Net unrealized holding gains reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income from sales of available-for-sale securities were $31 million for 2012 and were not significant for any other period presented. Proceeds from the sales of available-for-sale securities for 2013, 2012 and 2011 were $526 million, $149 million and $1 million, respectively. Gross realized gains from sales of available-for-sale securities were $34 million for 2012 and gross realized gains and losses for all other periods presented were not significant.

Receivables

12 Months Ended

Aug. 29, 2013

Receivables [Abstract]

Receivables



As of	2013		2012
Trade receivables (net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $5 and $5, respectively)	$	2,069	$	933
Income and other taxes	74		80
Related party receivables	8		63
Other	178		213
	$	2,329	$	1,289

Related party receivables primarily included amounts due from Aptina related to certain manufacturing services agreements. (See "Equity Method Investments" note.)

As of August 29, 2013 and August 30, 2012, other receivables included $2 million and $63 million, respectively, from our currency hedges. As of August 29, 2013 and August 30, 2012, other receivables included $34 million and $34 million, respectively, due from Intel for amounts related to NAND Flash and certain emerging memory technologies product design and process development activities under cost-sharing agreements. As of August 30, 2012, other receivables also included $17 million due from Nanya for amounts related to DRAM product design and process development activities under a cost-sharing agreement. (See "Derivative Financial Instruments," "Consolidated Variable Interest Entities" and "Equity Method Investments" notes.)

- Definition

The entire disclosure for claims held for amounts due a entity, excluding financing receivables. Examples include, but are not limited to, trade accounts receivables, notes receivables, loans receivables. Includes disclosure for allowance for credit losses.

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Inventories

12 Months Ended

Aug. 29, 2013

Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]

Inventories



As of	2013		2012
Finished goods	$	796	$	512
Work in process	1,719		1,148
Raw materials and supplies	134		152
	$	2,649	$	1,812

Property, Plant and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Aug. 29, 2013

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property, Plant and Equipment



As of	2013			2012
Land	$	86		$	92
Buildings (includes $209 and $196, respectively, for capital leases)	4,835			4,714
Equipment (includes $1,305 and $919, respectively, for capital leases)	15,600			15,653
Construction in progress	84			43
Software	315			323
	20,920			20,825
Accumulated depreciation (includes $463 and $253, respectively, for capital leases)	(13,294		)	(13,722		)
	$	7,626		$	7,103

Depreciation expense was $1,721 million, $2,053 million and $2,026 million for 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively. Other noncurrent assets included buildings, equipment, and other assets classified as held for sale of $22 million as of August 29, 2013 and $25 million as of August 30, 2012 and land held for development of $54 million as of August 29, 2013.

As of August 29, 2013, production equipment and buildings with a carrying value of $541 million were collateral under various notes payable. (See "Debt – Other Notes Payable" note.)

Equity Method Investments

12 Months Ended

Aug. 29, 2013

Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract]

Equity Method Investments



As of	2013				2012
	Investment Balance		Ownership Percentage		Investment Balance		Ownership Percentage
Inotera	$	344	35	%	$	370	40	%
Tera Probe	40		40	%	—		—	%
Other	12		Various		19		Various
	$	396			$	389

We recognize our share of earnings or losses from these entities under the equity method, generally on a two-month lag. Equity in net income (loss) of equity method investees, net of tax, included the following:



For the year ended	2013			2012			2011
Inotera	$	(79	)	$	(189	)	$	(112	)
Other	(4		)	(105		)	(46		)
	$	(83	)	$	(294	)	$	(158	)

The summarized financial information in the tables below reflects aggregate amounts for all of our equity method investees. Financial information is presented as of the respective dates and for the periods through which we recorded our proportionate share of each investee's results of operations. Summarized results of operations are presented only for the periods subsequent to the acquisition of our ownership interest.



As of	2013		2012
Current assets	$	1,018	$	724
Noncurrent assets	2,634		3,024
Current liabilities	1,912		2,519
Noncurrent liabilities	435		155



For the years ended	2013			2012			2011
Net sales	$	1,788		$	1,798		$	1,839
Gross margin	1			(451		)	(268		)
Operating loss	(203		)	(751		)	(559		)
Net loss	(188		)	(793		)	(594		)

Transform began using the liquidation basis of accounting in June 2012. Transform's statement of net assets (liabilities) in liquidation included $9 million of assets and $8 million of liabilities as of August 29, 2013 and $29 million of assets and $14 million of liabilities as of August 30, 2012, which were excluded from the table above. Additionally, Transform's statement of changes in net assets (liabilities) in liquidation for the fourth quarter of 2012 included a decrease in the estimated fair values of net assets of $67 million. Activity for 2013 was not significant. (See "Transform" below).

As of August 29, 2013, our maximum exposure to loss from our involvement with our equity method investments that were VIEs was $344 million and primarily included our Inotera investment balance. We may also incur losses in connection with our rights and obligations to purchase substantially all of Inotera's wafer production capacity under a supply agreement with Inotera.

Inotera

We have partnered with Nanya in Inotera, a Taiwanese DRAM memory company, since the first quarter of 2009. In March 2012, we contributed $170 million to Inotera, which increased our ownership percentage to 40%. On May 28, 2013, Inotera issued 634 million common shares to Nanya and certain of its affiliates in a private placement at a price equal to 9.47 New Taiwan dollars per share (approximately $0.32 U.S. dollars), which was in excess of our carrying value per share. As a result of the issuance, our ownership interest decreased to 35% and we recognized a gain of $48 million in 2013. As of August 29, 2013, we held a 35% ownership interest in Inotera, Nanya and certain of its affiliates held a 36% ownership interest and the remaining ownership interest was publicly held.

As of August 29, 2013 the market value of our equity interest in Inotera was $854 million based on the closing trading price of its shares in an active market. As of August 29, 2013 and August 30, 2012, there were gains of $44 million and $49 million, respectively, in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) for cumulative translation adjustments from our equity investment in Inotera.

The net carrying value of our initial and subsequent investments was less than our proportionate share of Inotera's equity at the time of those investments. These differences are being amortized as a net credit to earnings through equity in net income (loss) of equity method investees (the "Inotera Amortization"). For both 2012 and 2011, we recognized $48 million of Inotera Amortization. As of August 30, 2012, the remaining amount of unrecognized Inotera Amortization was not significant.

As of June 30, 2013, Inotera's current liabilities exceeded its current assets by $1.0 billion, which exposes Inotera to liquidity risk. Additionally, Inotera incurred net losses of $541 million for its fiscal year ended December 31, 2012. As of June 30, 2013, Inotera was not in compliance with certain of its loan covenants, and had not been in compliance for the past several years, which may result in its lenders requiring repayment of such loans during the next year. Inotera has applied for a waiver from complying with the June 30, 2013 financial covenants. Inotera's management has implemented plans to improve its liquidity and for Inotera's six-month period ended June 30, 2013, Inotera generated net income of $91 million; however, there can be no assurance that Inotera will be successful in sufficiently improving its liquidity and complying with their loan covenants, which may result in its lenders requiring repayment of such loans during the next year.

In the second quarter of 2012, we loaned $133 million to Inotera under a 90-day note with a stated annual interest rate of 2% to facilitate the purchase of capital equipment necessary to implement new process technology. The loan was repaid to us with accrued interest in March 2012.

On January 17, 2013, we entered into agreements with Nanya and Inotera to amend the joint venture relationship involving Inotera. The amendments included a new supply agreement (the "Inotera Supply Agreement"), retroactively effective beginning on January 1, 2013, between us and Inotera under which we are obligated to purchase for an initial period through January, 2016, substantially all of Inotera's output at a purchase price based on a discount from market prices for our comparable components. The Inotera Supply Agreement contemplates annual negotiations with respect to potential successive one-year extensions and if in any year the parties do not agree to an extension, the agreement will terminate following the end of the then-existing term plus a subsequent three-year wind-down period. Our share of Inotera's capacity would decline over the three year wind-down period. Under applicable accounting guidance, the Inotera Supply Agreement is treated as containing an embedded operating lease with respect to Inotera's production assets during the initial three-year term of the lease. Effective through December 31, 2012, we had rights and obligations to purchase 50% of Inotera's wafer production capacity based on a margin-sharing formula among Nanya, Inotera and us. Under these agreements, we purchased $1,260 million, $646 million, and $641 million of DRAM products in 2013, 2012 and 2011 respectively. In 2012, we recognized losses on our purchase commitment under the Inotera Supply Agreement of $17 million, $19 million and $40 million in our fourth, second and first quarters, respectively. In 2011, we recognized purchase commitment losses of $28 million, $3 million, $12 million and $11 million in the fourth, third, second and first quarters, respectively.

Under a cost-sharing arrangement effective through December 31, 2012, we generally shared DRAM process and design development costs with Nanya. As a result of the January 17, 2013 agreements, which were retroactively effective beginning on January 1, 2013, Nanya no longer participates in the joint development program. Pursuant to the cost-sharing arrangement, our research and development ("R&D") costs were reduced by $19 million, $138 million, and $141 million in 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively. In addition, we recognized royalty revenue from Nanya of $3 million, $11 million, and $25 million in 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively, for sales of DRAM products manufactured by or for Nanya on process nodes of 50nm or higher.

Tera Probe

On July 31, 2013, we acquired, as an asset of Elpida, a 40% interest in Tera Probe, Inc. ("Tera Probe"), a Japanese-based company mainly engaged in wafer testing and contract wafer-level package testing services. Our investment in Tera Probe was valued at $40 million, based on the aggregate trading price of the shares in an active market on the acquisition date (Level 1 fair value measurements). The net carrying value of our investment was less than our proportionate share of Tera Probe's equity at the time of our investment, and the difference is being amortized as a net credit to earnings through equity in net income (loss) of equity method investees (the "Tera Probe Amortization"). As of August 29, 2013, $35 million of unamortized Tera Probe Amortization was being recognized over a weighted-average period of 7 years.

As of August 29, 2013, based on the closing trading price of Tera Probe's shares in an active market, the market value of our equity interest was $30 million. We evaluated our investment in Tera Probe and concluded that the decline in the market value below carrying value was not an other-than-temporary impairment primarily because of the limited amount of time the fair value was below the carrying value, the subsequent recovery and historical volatility of the stock price.

Tera Probe performs probe services for certain of our manufacturing processes. Included in cost of goods sold for 2013 is $13 million for probe services performed by Tera Probe.

Other

Transform: In the second quarter of 2010, we acquired a 50% interest in Transform, a developer, manufacturer and marketer of photovoltaic technology and solar panels, from Origin. As of August 29, 2013, we and Origin each held a 50% ownership interest in Transform. As a result of the ongoing challenging global environment in the solar industry and unfavorable worldwide supply and demand conditions, on May 25, 2012, the Board of Directors of Transform approved a liquidation plan. As a result of the liquidation plan, we recognized a charge of $69 million in 2012. As of August 30, 2012, Transform's operations were substantially discontinued.

Other noncurrent assets as of August 30, 2012 included $26 million for a portion of our Boise, Idaho manufacturing facilities leased to Transform and other noncurrent liabilities included $26 million for deferred rent revenue on the fully-paid lease. In 2013, Transform terminated the lease and, as a result, we recognized a gain of $25 million from the termination.

During 2012 and 2011, we and Origin each contributed $17 million and $30 million, respectively, of cash to Transform. We recognized net sales of $13 million and $20 million in 2012 and 2011, respectively, for transition services provided to Transform. Revenue on our sales to Transform approximated costs. Revenue and associated costs for 2013 were not significant.

Aptina: Other equity method investments included a 31% equity interest in Aptina. The amount of cumulative loss we recognized from our investment in Aptina through the second quarter of 2012 reduced our investment balance to zero and we ceased recognizing our proportionate share of Aptina's losses.

Through May 3, 2013, we manufactured components for CMOS image sensors for Aptina under a wafer supply agreement. For 2013, 2012 and 2011, we recognized net sales of $182 million, $372 million and $349 million, respectively, from products sold to Aptina, and cost of goods sold of $219 million, $395 million and $358 million, respectively. On May 3, 2013, we assigned to LFoundry our supply agreement with Aptina to manufacture image sensors at our 200mm Avezzano facility. (See "Restructure and Asset Impairments - Micron Technology Italia, S.r.l." note.)

In connection with the sale of our 200mm Avezzano facility to LFoundry, on May 22, 2013, we entered into a short-term, interest-free, unsecured loan agreement with Aptina that allowed Aptina to borrow up to $45 million, drawn at their option, in three equal tranches through July 2013. Principal amounts drawn are due in three equal payments from September 2013 to January 2014. As of August 29, 2013, other current assets included $45 million for amounts due under the short-term loan agreement.

Intangible Assets

12 Months Ended

Aug. 29, 2013

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Intangible Assets



As of	2013					2012
	Gross Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Gross Amount		Accumulated Amortization
Product and process technology	$	642	$	(269	)	$	575	$	(234	)
Customer relationships	127		(114		)	127		(98		)
Other	—		—			1		—
	$	769	$	(383	)	$	703	$	(332	)

During 2013 and 2012, we capitalized $100 million and $47 million, respectively, for product and process technology with weighted-average useful lives of 7 years and 10 years, respectively. Amortization expense was $83 million, $88 million and $79 million for 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively. Annual amortization expense is estimated to be $90 million for 2014, $73 million for 2015, $65 million for 2016, $54 million for 2017 and $44 million for 2018.

Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses

12 Months Ended

Aug. 29, 2013

Payables and Accruals [Abstract]

Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities Disclosure

Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses



As of	2013		2012
Accounts payable	$	1,048	$	818
Related party payables	374		130
Salaries, wages and benefits	267		290
Customer advances	140		141
Income and other taxes	47		25
Other	239		237
	$	2,115	$	1,641

As of August 29, 2013 and August 30, 2012, related party payables included $345 million and $130 million, respectively, due to Inotera primarily for the purchase of DRAM products under the Inotera Supply Agreement. As of August 29, 2013, related party payables also included $29 million due to Tera Probe for probe services performed. (See "Equity Method Investments" note.)

As of August 29, 2013 and August 30, 2012, customer advances included $134 million and $139 million, respectively, for amounts received from Intel to be applied to Intel's future purchases under a NAND Flash supply agreement. In addition, as of August 30, 2012, other noncurrent liabilities included $120 million, respectively, from this agreement. (See "Consolidated Variable Interest Entities – IM Flash" note.)

As of August 30, 2012, other accounts payable and accrued expenses included $51 million of liabilities associated with currency hedges executed in connection with the Sponsor Agreement and Rexchip Share Purchase Agreement. As of August 29, 2013 and August 30, 2012, other accounts payable and accrued expenses included $8 million and $14 million, respectively, due to Intel for NAND Flash product design and process development and licensing fees pursuant to cost-sharing agreements. (See "Derivative Financial Instruments" and "Consolidated Variable Interest Entities – IM Flash" notes.)

Debt

12 Months Ended

Aug. 29, 2013

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Debt



As of	2013		2012
Elpida creditor installment payments	$	1,644	$	—
Capital lease obligations	1,252		883
2014 convertible senior notes	465		860
2027 convertible senior notes	147		141
2031A convertible senior notes	277		265
2031B convertible senior notes	253		243
2032C convertible senior notes	463		451
2032D convertible senior notes	369		361
2033E convertible senior notes	272		—
2033F convertible senior notes	260		—
Other notes payable	635		58
	6,037		3,262
Less current portion	1,585		224
	$	4,452	$	3,038

Our senior notes are unsecured obligations ranking equally in right of payment with all of our other existing and future unsecured indebtedness, and are effectively subordinated to all of our other existing and future secured indebtedness, to the extent of the value of the assets securing such indebtedness. The convertible notes and the Intel note of Micron Technology, Inc. ("MTI") of $2,531 million are structurally subordinated to $1,863 million of other notes payable of its subsidiaries and capital lease obligations. MTI guarantees certain debt obligations of its subsidiaries. MTI does not guarantee the Elpida creditor installment payments. MTI's guarantees of its subsidiary debt obligations are unsecured obligations ranking equally in right of payment with all of its other existing and future unsecured indebtedness.

Elpida Creditor Installment Payments

The Elpida Companies are currently subject to corporate reorganization proceedings under the Corporate Reorganization Act of Japan. Both of the Elpida Companies have adopted plans of reorganization which set forth the treatment of the Elpida Companies' pre-petition creditors and their claims, which plans were approved by the Elpida Companies' creditors and the Tokyo District Court in February 2013. Under Elpida's plan of reorganization, secured creditors will recover 100% of the amount of their fixed claims and unsecured creditors will recover at least 17.4% of the amount of their fixed claims. The actual recovery of unsecured creditors will be higher, however, based on events and circumstances that occur following the plan approval. The remaining portion of the unsecured claims will be discharged, without payment, over the period that payments are made pursuant to the plans of reorganization. The plans of reorganization provide for the Elpida Companies' pre-petition creditors to be paid in seven installments. Elpida's secured creditors will be paid in full on or before the sixth installment payment date, while the unsecured creditors will be paid in seven installments. Akita's plan of reorganization provides that secured creditors will recover 100% of the amount of their claims, whereas unsecured creditors will recover at least 19% of the amount of their claims. The secured creditors of Akita will be paid in full on the first installment payment date, while the unsecured creditors will be paid in seven installments.

Under the terms and conditions of the Elpida Companies' respective plans of reorganization, the Elpida Companies are obligated to pay 200 billion yen (or the equivalent of $2.05 billion based on exchange rates as of August 29, 2013), less certain expenses of their reorganization proceedings and certain other items, to the secured and unsecured creditors (the "Elpida Creditor Installment Payments") in respect of the Elpida Companies' pre-petition creditors and their related claims. Substantially all of the $615 million we paid in connection with the acquisition of Elpida was deposited into accounts that are legally restricted for payment to the secured and unsecured creditors of Elpida in October 2013. The remaining 140 billion yen is due in six annual installments payable at the end of each calendar year beginning in 2014, with payments of 20 billion yen in each of 2014 through 2017, and payments of 30 billion yen in each of 2018 and 2019. Pursuant to the terms of the Sponsor Agreement, we entered into a series of agreements with the Elpida Companies, including supply agreements, research and development services agreements and general services agreements, which are intended to generate more stable operating cash flows to meet the requirements of the Elpida Companies' businesses, including the funding of the Elpida Creditor Installment Payments.

The remaining 140 billion yen of installment payments are also to be deposited into accounts that are legally restricted for settlement of the Elpida Creditor Installment Payments and will be directed by the trustees of the Elpida Companies to the secured and unsecured creditors of the Elpida Companies. A portion of the amounts are also subject to adjustment for certain expenses of the reorganization proceedings and certain other items. Additionally, settlements of certain pre-petition intercompany obligations between Elpida, Akita and Rexchip are included in the amounts scheduled to be deposited into the restricted cash account, but are eliminated in consolidation and therefore are excluded from our consolidated obligation to the secured and unsecured creditors of the Elpida Group. Also, a portion of each installment amount payable to the creditors of the Elpida Companies will continue to be restricted by the trustees of the Elpida Companies in the event that any outstanding claims, which were not treated as fixed claims under the plans of reorganization at the time the plans were filed with the Japan Court, become fixed claims. These fixed claims will be paid under the plans of reorganization in the same manner as the fixed claims of other creditors. To the extent the aggregate amounts reserved from the installment payments exceed the aggregate amounts payable with respect to these unfixed claims once they become fixed, the excess amounts reserved will be distributed to unsecured creditors with respect to their fixed claims, resulting in an increased recovery for the unsecured creditors out of the installment payments. To the extent the aggregate amounts reserved are less than the aggregate amounts payable with respect to these unfixed claims once they become fixed, the Elpida Companies would be responsible to fund any shortfall to ensure that the creditors receive the minimum recovery to which they are entitled under the plans of reorganization with respect to these claims. As a result, there is a possibility that the total amount payable by the Elpida Companies to their creditors under the plans of reorganization will exceed 200 billion yen. In addition, certain of these unfixed claims may be resolved pursuant to settlement arrangements or other post-petition agreements and a substantial portion of the amounts payable under such agreements may have to be funded by the Elpida Companies outside of the plans of reorganization.

The Elpida Creditor Installment Payments were recognized at the acquisition date fair value, which reflects the present value of the Elpida Creditor Installment Payments, discounted using a rate based on indices of leveraged loan markets, adjusted for security-specific risks of the installment payments. As of August 29, 2013, the discount is being accreted to interest expense over the remaining term of the Elpida Creditor Installment Payments, resulting in an effective interest rate of 6.25%.

The following table presents the amounts scheduled under the Sponsor Agreement to be restricted for settlement of the Elpida Creditor Installment Payments, the estimated amounts payable to the secured and unsecured creditors of the Elpida Companies (stated in Japanese yen and U.S. dollars) and the amount of unamortized discount.



As of August 29, 2013	Scheduled Deposits of Restricted Cash		Estimated Payments to Elpida Creditors
July 31, 2013	¥	60,000	¥	—	$	—
2014	—		52,270		532
2015	20,000		20,267		206
2016	20,000		20,135		205
2017	20,000		20,003		204
2018	20,000		19,871		202
2019	30,000		28,508		290
2020	30,000		32,242		330
	¥	200,000	¥	193,296	$	1,969
Less unamortized discount					(325		)
Elpida Creditor Installment Payments					$	1,644

Capital Lease Obligations

We have various capital lease obligations due in periodic installments with a weighted-average remaining term of 4.0 years and weighted-average effective interest rates of 4.1% as of 2013 and 4.9% as of 2012. In 2013, we received $126 million in proceeds from equipment sale-leaseback transactions and as a result recorded capital lease obligations aggregating $126 million at a weighted-average effective interest rate of 4.3%, payable in periodic installments through July 2017. On July 31, 2013, in connection with our acquisition of the Elpida Companies and purchase of the Rexchip shares from Powerchip, we recorded $377 million of capital lease obligations at a weighted-average effective interest rate of 3.2%, payable in periodic installments with a weighted-average remaining term of 5.5 years. In 2012, we received $609 million in proceeds from equipment sale-leaseback transactions and as a result recorded capital lease obligations aggregating $609 million at a weighted-average effective interest rate of 4.2%, payable in periodic installments through August, 2016.

Convertible Notes With Debt and Equity Components

The accounting standards for convertible debt instruments that may be fully or partially settled in cash upon conversion require the debt and equity components to be separately accounted for in a manner that reflects our nonconvertible borrowing rate when interest expense is recognized in subsequent periods. The amount recorded as debt is based on the fair value of the debt component as a standalone instrument, determined using an average interest rate for similar nonconvertible debt issued by entities with credit ratings comparable to ours at the time of issuance. The difference between the debt recorded at inception and its principal amount is to be accreted to principal through interest expense through the estimated life of the note.

Conversion prices per share and the conversion value in excess of principal for our convertible notes were as follows:



	Initial Conversion				Conversion Price Per Share Threshold⁽²⁾	Conversion Value in Excess of Principal⁽³⁾
	Outstanding Principal		Price Per Share	Number of Shares⁽¹⁾	Conversion Price Per Share Threshold⁽²⁾	2013		2012
2014 Notes	$	485	14.23	34.1	18.50	$	—	$	—
2027 Notes	175		10.90	16.1	14.17	43		—
2031A Notes	345		9.50	36.3	12.35	148		—
2031B Notes	345		9.50	36.3	12.35	148		—
2032C Notes	550		9.63	57.1	12.52	225		—
2032D Notes	450		9.98	45.1	12.97	162		—
2033E Notes	300		10.93	27.4	14.21	72		—
2033F Notes	300		10.93	27.4	14.21	72		—

⁽¹⁾Shares issuable, upon conversion, for the principal amount of the notes.

⁽²⁾Holders may convert their notes during any calendar quarter if the closing price of our common stock for at least 20 trading days in a 30 trading day period ending on the last trading day of the immediately preceding calendar quarter is 130% of the initial conversion price per share.

⁽³⁾Based on our closing share price of $13.57 and $6.18 as of August 29, 2013 and August 30, 2012, respectively.

The debt and equity components of all of our convertible notes outstanding as of August 29, 2013 were required to be accounted for separately. Principal and carrying amounts of the liability components for our convertible notes were as follows:



As of		2013							2012
	Term (Years)⁽¹⁾	Outstanding Principal		Unamortized Discount			Net Carrying Amount		Outstanding Principal		Unamortized Discount			Net Carrying Amount
2014 Notes	1	$	485	$	(20	)	$	465	$	949	$	(89	)	$	860
2027 Notes	4	175		(28		)	147		175		(34		)	141
2031A Notes	5	345		(68		)	277		345		(80		)	265
2031B Notes	7	345		(92		)	253		345		(102		)	243
2032C Notes	6	550		(87		)	463		550		(99		)	451
2032D Notes	8	450		(81		)	369		450		(89		)	361
2033E Notes	4	300		(28		)	272		—		—			—
2033F Notes	6	300		(40		)	260		—		—			—

⁽¹⁾Expected term for amortization of the remaining debt discount as of August 29, 2013.

Carrying amounts of the equity components for our convertible notes were as follows:



As of	2013		2012
2014 Notes	$	353	$	368
2027 Notes	40		40
2031A Notes	89		89
2031B Notes	109		109
2032C Notes	101		101
2032D Notes	90		90
2033E Notes	30		—
2033F Notes	42		—

Interest expense for our convertible notes was as follows:



For the year ended	2013		2012		2011
Contractual interest expense:
2014 Notes, stated rate of 1.875%	$	13	$	18	$	19
2027 Notes, stated rate of 1.875%	3		3		3
2031A Notes, stated rate of 1.5%	5		5		1
2031B Notes, stated rate of 1.875%	6		6		1
2032C Notes, stated rate of 2.375%	13		5		—
2032D Notes, stated rate of 3.125%	14		5		—
2033E Notes, stated rate of 1.625%	3		—		—
2033F Notes, stated rate of 2.125%	3		—		—
	60		42		24

Amortization of discount and issuance costs:
2014 Notes, effective rate of 7.9%	37		47		46
2027 Notes, effective rate of 6.9%	7		6		5
2031A Notes, effective rate of 6.5%	12		11		1
2031B Notes, effective rate of 7.0%	10		10		1
2032C Notes, effective rate of 6.0%	14		5		—
2032D Notes, effective rate of 6.3%	9		3		—
2033E Notes, effective rate of 4.5%	4		—		—
2033F Notes, effective rate of 4.9%	3		—		—
	96		82		53
	$	156	$	124	$	77

2014 Notes

In May 2007, we issued $1.3 billion of aggregate principal amount of the 2014 Notes due June 2014, of which $464 million was repurchased on February 12, 2013 and $351 million was extinguished in 2011 in connection with debt restructures (see "Debt Restructure" below). The initial conversion rate of the 2014 Notes is 70.2679 shares of common stock per $1,000 principal amount, or approximately $14.23 per share. Interest is payable in June and December of each year.

Conversion Rights: Holders may convert their 2014 Notes under the following circumstances: (1) during any calendar quarter if the closing price of our common stock for at least 20 trading days in the 30 consecutive trading days ending on the last trading day of the immediately preceding calendar quarter is more than 130% of the conversion price of the 2014 Notes (approximately $18.50 per share); (2) if the 2014 Notes have been called for redemption; (3) if specified distributions or corporate events occur, as set forth in the indenture for the 2014 Notes; (4) if the trading price of the 2014 Notes is less than 98% of the product of the closing price of our common stock and the conversion rate of the 2014 Notes during the periods specified in the indenture; or (5) at any time on or after March 1, 2014.

We have the option to pay cash, issue shares of common stock or any combination thereof for the aggregate amount due upon conversion. It is our intent to settle the principal amount of the 2014 Notes in cash upon conversion. As a result, upon conversion of the 2014 Notes, only the amounts payable in excess of the principal amounts of the 2014 Notes are considered in diluted earnings per share under the treasury stock method.

Cash Redemption at Our Option: We may redeem for cash the 2014 Notes if the last reported sale price of our common stock has been at least 130% of the conversion price (approximately $18.50 per share) for at least 20 trading days during any 30 consecutive trading-day period. The redemption price is the principal amount to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest.

Cash Repurchase at the Option of the Holder: Upon a change in control or a termination of trading, as defined in the indenture, holders may require us to repurchase for cash all or a portion of their 2014 Notes at a repurchase price equal to the principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any.

2027 Notes

In connection with a debt restructure in 2011 (see "Debt Restructure" below), we issued $175 million of the 2027 Notes due June 2027. The initial conversion rate is 91.7431 shares of common stock per $1,000 principal amount or approximately $10.90 per share, and is subject to adjustment upon the occurrence of certain events specified in the indenture.

Conversion Rights: Holders may convert their 2027 Notes under the following circumstances: (1) during any calendar quarter if the closing price of our common stock for at least 20 trading days in the 30 consecutive trading days ending on the last trading day of the immediately preceding calendar quarter is more than 130% of the conversion price (approximately $14.17 per share); (2) if the 2027 Notes have been called for redemption; (3) if specified distributions or corporate events occur; (4) if the trading price of the 2027 Notes is less than 98% of the product of the closing price of our common stock and the conversion rate of the 2027 Notes during the period specified in the indenture; (5) upon our election to terminate the conversion right of the 2027 Notes; or (6) after March 1, 2027.

Upon conversion, we will pay cash up to the aggregate principal amount and shares of common stock or cash, at our option, for any remaining conversion obligation. As a result of the conversion provisions in the indenture, upon conversion of the 2027 Notes, only the amounts payable in excess of the principal amounts of the 2027 Notes are considered in diluted earnings per share under the treasury stock method.

Cash Redemption at Our Option: We may redeem for cash the 2027 Notes on or after June 1, 2014 at a price equal to the principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest.

Cash Repurchase at the Option of the Holder: We may be required by the holders of the 2027 Notes to repurchase for cash the 2027 Notes on June 1, 2017. The repurchase price is equal to the principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest. Upon a change in control or a termination of trading, as defined in the indenture, we may be required by the holders of the 2027 Notes to repurchase for cash all or a portion of their 2027 Notes at a repurchase price equal to the principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest.

Termination of Conversion Rights: We may elect to terminate the conversion right of the 2027 Notes if the daily volume weighted average price of our common stock is greater than or equal to 130% of the conversion price (approximately $14.17 per share) for at least 20 trading days during any 30 consecutive trading day period. If we terminate the conversion right prior to June 1, 2014 and any 2027 Notes are converted in connection with the termination, we will pay a make-whole premium equal to the accrued interest as of the conversion date plus the present value of remaining interest that would have been paid through June 1, 2014, discounted using a U.S. Treasury bond with an equivalent term. Subject to the terms of the indenture, we may, at our election, deliver shares of common stock in lieu of cash with respect to this make-whole payment.

2031A and 2031B Notes

On July 26, 2011, we issued $345 million of the 2031A Notes and $345 million of 2031B Notes (collectively referred to as the "2031 Notes"), each due August 2031. The initial conversion rate for the 2031 Notes is 105.2632 shares of common stock per $1,000 principal amount, equivalent to an initial conversion price of approximately $9.50 per share of common stock. Interest is payable in February and August of each year.

Conversion Rights: Holders may convert their 2031 Notes under the following circumstances: (1) during any calendar quarter if the closing price of our common stock for at least 20 trading days in the 30 consecutive trading days ending on the last trading day of the preceding calendar quarter is more than 130% of the conversion price of the 2031 Notes (approximately $12.35 per share); (2) if the 2031 Notes are called for redemption; (3) if specified distributions or corporate events occur, as set forth in the indenture for the 2031 Notes; (4) if the trading price of the 2031 Notes is less than 98% of the product of the closing price of our common stock and the conversion rate of the 2031 Notes during the periods specified in the indenture; or (5) at any time after May 1, 2031.

Upon conversion, we will pay cash up to the lesser of the aggregate principal amount and the conversion value and cash, shares of common stock or a combination of cash and shares of common stock, at our option, for any remaining conversion obligations. As a result of the conversion provisions in the indenture, upon conversion of the 2031 Notes, only the amounts payable in excess of the principal amounts of the 2031 Notes are considered in diluted earnings per share under the treasury stock method.

Cash Redemption at Our Option: We may redeem for cash the 2031A Notes on or after August 5, 2013 and the 2031B Notes on or after August 5, 2014 if the last reported sale price of our common stock has been at least 130% of the conversion price (approximately $12.35 per share) for at least 20 trading days during any 30 consecutive trading day period. The redemption price will equal the principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest. If we redeem the 2031A Notes prior to August 5, 2015, or the 2031B Notes prior to August 5, 2016, we will also pay a make-whole premium in cash equal to the present value of all remaining scheduled payments of interest on the 2031 Notes from the redemption date to August 5, 2015 for the 2031A Notes and through August 5, 2016 for the 2031B Notes, using a discount rate equal to 150 basis points.

Cash Repurchase at the Option of the Holder: We may be required by the holders of the 2031 Notes to repurchase for cash all or a portion of the 2031A Notes on August 1, 2018 and all or a portion of the 2031B Notes on August 1, 2020. The repurchase price is equal to the principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest. Upon a change in control or a termination of trading, as defined in the indenture, we may be required by the holders of the 2031 Notes to repurchase for cash all or a portion of their 2031 Notes at a repurchase price equal to the principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest.

2032C and 2032D Notes

On April 18, 2012, we issued $550 million of the 2032C Notes and $450 million of the 2032D Notes (collectively referred to as the "2032 Notes"), each due May 2032. The initial conversion rate for the 2032C Notes is 103.8907 shares of common stock per $1,000 principal amount, equivalent to an initial conversion price of approximately $9.63 per share of common stock. The initial conversion rate for the 2032D Notes is 100.1803 shares of common stock per $1,000 principal amount, equivalent to an initial conversion price of approximately $9.98 per share of common stock. Interest is payable in May and November of each year.

Conversion Rights: Holders may convert their 2032 Notes under the following circumstances: (1) if the 2032 Notes are called for redemption; (2) during any calendar quarter if the closing price of our common stock for at least 20 trading days in the 30 consecutive trading days ending on the last trading day of the preceding calendar quarter is more than 130% of the conversion price (approximately $12.52 per share for the 2032C Notes and $12.97 per share for the 2032D Notes) of the 2032C or 2032D Notes; (3) if the trading price of the 2032C or 2032D Notes is less than 98% of the product of the closing price of our common stock and the conversion rate of the 2032C or 2032D Notes during the periods specified in the indenture; (4) if specified distributions or corporate events occur, as set forth in the indenture for the 2032 Notes; or (5) at any time after February 1, 2032.

We have the option to pay cash, issue shares of common stock or any combination thereof for the aggregate amount due upon conversion. It is our intent to settle the principal amount of the 2032 Notes in cash upon conversion. As a result, upon conversion of the 2032 Notes, only the amounts payable in excess of the principal amounts of the 2032 Notes are considered in diluted earnings per share under the treasury stock method.

Cash Redemption at Our Option: We may redeem for cash the 2032C Notes on or after May 1, 2016 and the 2032D Notes on or after May 1, 2017 if the volume weighted average price of our common stock has been at least 130% of the conversion price (approximately $12.52 per share for the 2032C Notes and $12.97 per share for the 2032D Notes) for at least 20 trading days during any 30 consecutive trading day period. The redemption price will equal the principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest. If we redeem the 2032C Notes prior to May 4, 2019, or the 2032D Notes prior to May 4, 2021, we will also pay a make-whole premium in cash equal to the present value of all remaining scheduled payments of interest from the redemption date to May 4, 2019 for the 2032C Notes, or to May 4, 2021 for the 2032D Notes, using a discount rate equal to 150 basis points.

Cash Repurchase at the Option of the Holder: We may be required by the holders of the 2032 Notes to repurchase for cash all or a portion of the 2032C Notes on May 1, 2019 and all or a portion of the 2032D Notes on May 1, 2021. The repurchase price is equal to the principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest. Upon a change in control or a termination of trading, as defined in the indenture, holders of the 2032 Notes may require us to repurchase for cash all or a portion of their 2032 Notes at a repurchase price equal to the principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest.

2033E and 2033F Notes

On February 12, 2013, we issued $300 million of Convertible Senior Notes due February 2033 (the "2033E Notes") and $300 million of Convertible Senior Notes due February 2033 (the "2033F Notes" and together with the 2033E Notes, the "2033 Notes"). Issuance costs for the 2033 Notes totaled $16 million. The initial conversion rate for the 2033 Notes is 91.4808 shares of common stock per $1,000 principal amount, equivalent to an initial conversion price of approximately $10.93 per share of common stock. Interest is payable in February and August of each year.

Upon issuance of the 2033 Notes, we recorded $526 million of debt, $72 million of additional capital and $14 million of deferred debt issuance costs (included in other noncurrent assets). The amount recorded as debt was based on the fair value of the debt component as a standalone instrument and was determined using an average interest rate for similar nonconvertible debt issued by entities with credit ratings comparable to ours at the time of issuance (Level 2 fair value measurements). The difference between the debt recorded at inception and the principal amount ($31 million for the 2033E Notes and $43 million for the 2033F Notes) is being accreted to principal as interest expense through February 2018 for the 2033E Notes and February 2020 for the 2033F Notes, the expected life of the notes.

Conversion Rights: Holders may convert their 2033 Notes under the following circumstances: (1) if the 2033 Notes are called for redemption; (2) during any calendar quarter if the closing price of our common stock for at least 20 trading days in the 30 consecutive trading days ending on the last trading day of the preceding calendar quarter is more than 130% of the conversion price (approximately $14.21 per share) of the 2033 Notes; (3) if the trading price of the 2033 Notes is less than 98% of the product of the closing price of our common stock and the conversion rate of the 2033 Notes during the periods specified in the indenture; (4) if specified distributions or corporate events occur, as set forth in the indenture for the 2033 Notes; or (5) at any time after November 15, 2032.

Upon conversion, we will pay cash equal to the lesser of the aggregate principal amount and the conversion value of the notes being converted and cash, shares of common stock or a combination of cash and shares of common stock, at our option, for any remaining conversion obligation. As a result, upon conversion of the 2033 Notes, only the amounts payable in excess of the principal amounts of the 2033 Notes are considered in diluted earnings per share under the treasury stock method.

Cash Redemption at Our Option: We may redeem for cash the 2033E Notes on or after February 20, 2018 and the 2033F Notes on or after February 20, 2020. The redemption price will equal the principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest.

Cash Repurchase at the Option of the Holder: We may be required by the holders of the 2033 Notes to repurchase for cash all or a portion of the 2033E Notes on February 15, 2018 and on February 15, 2023 and all or a portion of the 2033F Notes on February 15, 2020 and on February 15, 2023. The repurchase price is equal to the principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest. Upon a change in control or a termination of trading, as defined in the indenture, holders of the 2033 Notes may require us to repurchase for cash all or a portion of their 2033 Notes at a repurchase price equal to the principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest.

Other Notes Payable

On August 27, 2013, we borrowed $312 million under a four-year term loan, collateralized by a security interest in certain production equipment. Principal is payable in equal quarterly installments, commencing on November 27, 2013. Interest accrues at a variable rate equal to the three-month London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) rate plus a margin of 3.25% per annum, payable quarterly in arrears. Also on August 27, 2013, we entered into a variable-for-fixed interest rate swap calculated on an aggregate notional amount equal to the scheduled outstanding balance of the loan. The interest rate swap effectively fixed the rate at 4.2% per annum. The facility agreement contains customary covenants, limitations or restrictions our ability to create liens or dispose of the equipment securing the facility agreement. The facility also contains a covenant requiring us to ensure that the ratio of the outstanding loan to the fair market value of the equipment that secures the loan does not exceed 0.8 to 1.0. If such ratio is exceeded, we are required to grant a charge over additional equipment and/or prepay the loan in an amount sufficient to reduce such ratio to 0.8 to 1.0 or less. The facility agreement also contains customary events of default which could result in the acceleration of all amounts and cancellation of all commitments under the facility agreement. As of August 29, 2013, the outstanding balance was $309 million.

On October 2, 2012, we entered into a facility agreement to obtain financing collateralized by semiconductor production equipment. Subject to customary conditions, we could draw up to $214 million under the facility agreement. Amounts drawn are payable in 10 equal semi-annual installments beginning six months after the draw date. On October 18, 2012, we drew $173 million with interest at 2.4% per annum. On January 31, 2013, we drew the remaining $41 million with interest at 2.4% per annum. The facility agreement contains customary covenants and events of default. As of August 29, 2013, the outstanding balance was $191 million.

On July 31, 2013, in connection with our acquisition of the Elpida Companies and purchase of the Rexchip shares from Powerchip, we recorded a note payable of $120 million, which is collateralized by building and certain production equipment. The note is denominated in New Taiwan dollars. Principal on the note is payable in equal quarterly installments through May 2016 and accrued interest is payable monthly. Interest accrues at a variable rate of 0.85% above the secondary market rate for 90-day New Taiwan dollar commercial paper, subject to a minimum interest rate of 2.50% per annum. As of August 29, 2013, the outstanding balance was $110 million.

In connection with the IM Flash joint venture agreements, on April 6, 2012, we borrowed $65 million under a two-year senior unsecured promissory note from Intel, payable in approximately equal quarterly installments with interest at a rate of three-month LIBOR minus 50 basis points. The proceeds of the loan are to be used to fund purchases of equipment relating to the research and development or manufacturing of certain emerging memory technologies. As of August 29, 2013, the outstanding balance was $25 million. (See "Consolidated Variable Interest Entities – IM Flash" note.)

Revolving Credit Facilities

On September 5, 2012, we entered into a three-year revolving credit facility. Under this credit facility, we can draw up to the lesser of $255 million or 80% of the net outstanding balance of certain trade receivables. Amounts drawn would be collateralized by a security interest in such receivables. The availability of the facility is subject to certain customary conditions, including the absence of any event or circumstance that has a material adverse effect on our business or financial condition. The revolving credit facility contains customary covenants and a repayment provision in the event that the maximum aging of the receivables exceeds a specified threshold. Interest is payable monthly on any outstanding principal balance at a variable rate equal to the 30-day Singapore Interbank Offering Rate plus 2.8% per annum. As of August 29, 2013, we had not drawn any of the $255 million available under this facility.

On June 27, 2013, we entered into a senior secured three-year revolving credit facility, collateralized by a security interest in certain trade receivables. Under this facility, we can draw up to 85% of the net outstanding balance of certain trade receivables, subject to certain adjustments, including an availability block that has the effect of limiting the maximum committed draw amount to approximately $153 million. The revolving credit facility contains customary covenants and conditions, including as a funding condition the absence of any event or circumstance that has a material adverse effect on our business or financial condition. Generally, interest is payable on any outstanding principal balance at a variable rate equal to the LIBOR plus a spread from 1.5% to 2.0%, or at our option, at a rate equal to an alternate base rate (defined as the highest of (1) the prime rate, (2) one-month LIBOR plus 1.0% or (3) the Federal Funds Effective Rate) plus a spread from 0.5% to 1.0%. In either case, the spread added to the applicable interest rate basis varies depending upon the amount of the monthly average undrawn availability under the facility. As of August 29, 2013, we had not drawn any of the $153 million available under this facility.

2013 Notes Conversion

In 2012, we provided a written notice that we would redeem our 2013 convertible senior notes on June 4, 2012. As of June 4, 2012, the entire $139 million of principal amount of the 2013 Notes had been converted by holders into 27.3 million shares. We were required to pay a make-whole premium of $9 million, which is reflected in interest expense.

Debt Restructure

On February 12, 2013, we repurchased $464 million of aggregate principal amount of our 2014 Notes for $477 million in privately negotiated transactions. The liability and equity components of the 2014 Notes were stated separately pursuant to the accounting standards for convertible debt instruments that may be fully or partially settled in cash upon conversion. Accordingly, the repurchase resulted in the derecognition of $431 million in debt for the principal amount (net of $33 million of debt discount) and $15 million in additional capital for the equity component. We recognized a charge of $31 million associated with the early repurchase, based on the estimated $462 million fair value of the debt component and the $431 million carrying value (net of unamortized discount) of the notes repurchased. The fair value of the debt component was estimated using an interest rate for non-convertible debt, with terms similar to the debt component of the 2014 Notes on a stand-alone basis issued by entities with credit ratings similar to ours at the repurchase date (Level 2 fair value measurements).

In the first quarter of 2011, in connection with a series of debt restructure transactions with certain holders of our convertible notes, we recognized a loss of $111 million as follows:


•	$15 million on the exchange of $175 million in aggregate principal amount of our 2014 Notes for $175 million in aggregate principal amount of new 2027 Notes;


•	$17 million (including transaction fees) on the repurchase of $176 million in aggregate principal amount of our 2014 Notes for $171 million in cash; and


•	$79 million (including transaction fees) on the repurchase of $91 million in aggregate principal amount of our 2013 Notes for $166 million in cash.

Maturities of Notes Payable and Future Minimum Lease Payments

As of August 29, 2013, maturities of notes payable, including the Elpida Creditor Installment Payments, and future minimum lease payments under capital lease obligations were as follows:



As of August 29, 2013	Notes Payable			Capital Lease Obligations
2014	$	1,203		$	449
2015	367			349
2016	356			307
2017	500			85
2018	869			41
2019 and thereafter	2,263			135
Discounts and interest, respectively	(773		)	(114		)
	$	4,785		$	1,252

Commitments

12 Months Ended

Aug. 29, 2013

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Commitments Disclosure [Text Block]

Commitments

As of August 29, 2013, we had commitments of approximately $775 million for the acquisition of property, plant and equipment. We lease certain facilities and equipment under operating leases. Total rental expense was $41 million, $48 million and $69 million for 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively. As of August 29, 2013, minimum future rental commitments are as follows:



As of August 29, 2013	Operating Lease Commitments
2014	$	22
2015	14
2016	12
2017	11
2018	10
2019 and thereafter	37
	$	106

Contingencies	12 Months Ended
Contingencies	Aug. 29, 2013
Loss Contingency [Abstract]
Contingencies	Contingencies We have accrued a liability and charged operations for the estimated costs of adjudication or settlement of various asserted and unasserted claims existing as of the balance sheet date, including those described below. We are currently a party to other legal actions arising from the normal course of business, none of which is expected to have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations or financial condition. Patent Matters As is typical in the semiconductor and other high technology industries, from time to time others have asserted, and may in the future assert, that our products or manufacturing processes infringe their intellectual property rights. We are engaged in litigation with Rambus, Inc. ("Rambus") relating to certain of Rambus' patents and certain of our claims and defenses. Our lawsuits with Rambus related to patent matters are pending in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, Germany, France, and Italy. On August 28, 2000, we filed a complaint against Rambus in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware seeking declaratory and injunctive relief. The complaint alleges, among other things, various anticompetitive activities and also seeks a declaratory judgment that certain Rambus patents are invalid and/or unenforceable. Rambus subsequently filed an answer and counterclaim in Delaware alleging, among other things, infringement of twelve Rambus patents and seeking monetary damages and injunctive relief. We subsequently added claims and defenses based on Rambus' alleged spoliation of evidence and litigation misconduct. The spoliation and litigation misconduct claims and defenses were heard in a bench trial before Judge Robinson in October 2007. On January 9, 2009, Judge Robinson entered an opinion in our favor holding that Rambus had engaged in spoliation and that the twelve Rambus patents in the suit were unenforceable against us. Rambus subsequently appealed the decision to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. On May 13, 2011, the Federal Circuit affirmed Judge Robinson's finding of spoliation, but vacated the dismissal sanction and remanded the case to the Delaware District Court for analysis of the remedy based on the Federal Circuit's decision. On January 2, 2013, Judge Robinson entered a new opinion in our favor holding that Rambus had engaged in spoliation, that Rambus' spoliation was done in bad faith, that the spoliation prejudiced us, and that the appropriate sanction was to declare the twelve Rambus patents in the suit unenforceable against us. On March 27, 2013, Rambus filed a notice of appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Separately, on January 13, 2006, Rambus filed a lawsuit against us in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California alleging that certain of our DDR2, DDR3, RLDRAM and RLDRAM II products infringe as many as fourteen Rambus patents and seeking monetary damages, treble damages, and injunctive relief. The Northern District of California Court stayed the trial of the patent phase of the Northern District of California case upon appeal of the Delaware spoliation issue to the Federal Circuit. On September 1, 2011, HSM Portfolio LLC and Technology Properties Limited LLC filed a patent infringement action in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware against us and seventeen other defendants, including Elpida Memory, Inc. and Elpida Memory (USA) Inc. (collectively "Elpida"). The complaint alleges that certain of our DRAM and image sensor products infringe two U.S. patents and that certain Elpida DRAM products infringe two U.S. patents and seeks damages, attorneys' fees, and costs. On March 23, 2012, Elpida filed a Notice of Filing and Hearing on Petition Under Chapter 15 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code and Issuance of Provisional Relief that included an order of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware staying judicial proceedings against Elpida. Accordingly, the plaintiffs' case against Elpida is stayed. On August 21, 2013, the Court granted a motion by the plaintiffs to amend the complaint to assert two additional patents against us and one additional patent against Elpida. On September 9, 2011, Advanced Data Access LLC filed a patent infringement action in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas (Tyler) against us and seven other defendants. On November 16, 2011, Advanced Data Access filed an amended complaint. The amended complaint alleged that certain of our DRAM products infringed two U.S. patents and sought injunctive relief, damages, attorneys' fees, and costs. On March 20, 2013, we executed a settlement agreement resolving this litigation. The settlement amount did not have a material effect on our business, results of operations or financial condition. On September 14, 2011, Smart Memory Solutions LLC filed a patent infringement action in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware against us and Winbond Electronics Corporation of America. The complaint alleged that certain of our NOR Flash products infringed a single U.S. patent and sought injunctive relief, damages, attorneys' fees, and costs. On March 20, 2013, we executed a settlement agreement resolving this litigation. The settlement amount did not have a material effect on our business, results of operations or financial condition. On December 5, 2011, the Board of Trustees for the University of Illinois filed a patent infringement action against us in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois. The complaint alleges that unspecified semiconductor products of ours infringe three U.S. patents and seeks injunctive relief, damages, attorneys' fees, and costs. We have filed three petitions for inter-partes review by the Patent and Trademark Office, challenging the validity of each of the patents in suit. The District Court has stayed the litigation pending the outcome of the inter-partes review by the Patent Office. On March 26, 2012, Semiconductor Technologies, LLC filed a patent infringement action in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas (Marshall) against us. The complaint alleged that certain of our DRAM products infringed five U.S. patents and sought injunctive relief, damages, attorneys' fees, and costs. On March 20, 2013, we executed a settlement agreement resolving this litigation. The settlement amount did not have a material effect on our business, results of operations or financial condition. On April 27, 2012, Semcon Tech, LLC filed a patent infringement action against us in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware. The complaint alleges that our use of various chemical mechanical planarization systems purchased from Applied Materials and others infringes a single U.S. patent and seeks injunctive relief, damages, attorneys' fees, and costs. On September 24, 2013, the Court entered an order staying our case pending the resolution of co-pending cases brought by Semcon Tech, LLC against Applied Materials and Ebara Technologies, Inc. On December 7, 2007, Tessera, Inc. filed a patent infringement against Elpida Memory, Inc., Elpida Memory (USA) Inc. (collectively "Elpida"), and numerous other defendants, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. The complaint alleges that certain Elpida products infringe four U.S. patents and seeks injunctive relief, damages, attorneys' fees, and costs. Prior to answering the complaint, Elpida and other defendants filed motions to stay the case pending final resolution of a case before the International Trade Commission ("ITC") against Elpida and other respondents, alleging infringement of the same patents asserted in the Eastern District of Texas case (In The Matter of Certain Semiconductor Chips with Minimized Chip Package Size and Products Containing Same (III), ITC No. 337-TA-630 (the "ITC Action")). On February 25, 2008, the Eastern District of Texas Court granted the defendants' motion to stay the action. On December 29, 2009, the ITC issued a Notice of Final Determination in the ITC Action finding no violation by Elpida. Tessera Inc. subsequently appealed the matter to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. On May 23, 2011, the Federal Circuit affirmed the ITC's Final Determination. The Eastern District of Texas case currently remains stayed. Among other things, the above lawsuits pertain to certain of our SDRAM, DDR, DDR2, DDR3, RLDRAM, NAND Flash, NOR Flash and image sensor products, which account for a significant portion of our net sales. We are unable to predict the outcome of assertions of infringement made against us and therefore cannot estimate the range of possible loss, except as noted in the discussion of the Advanced Data Access LLC, Smart Memory Solutions LLC and Semiconductor Technologies, LLC matters above. A court determination that our products or manufacturing processes infringe the intellectual property rights of others could result in significant liability and/or require us to make material changes to our products and/or manufacturing processes. Any of the foregoing could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations or financial condition. Antitrust Matters On May 5, 2004, Rambus filed a complaint in the Superior Court of the State of California (San Francisco County) against us and other DRAM suppliers which alleged that the defendants harmed Rambus by engaging in concerted and unlawful efforts affecting Rambus DRAM by eliminating competition and stifling innovation in the market for computer memory technology and computer memory chips. Rambus' complaint alleged various causes of action under California state law including, among other things, a conspiracy to restrict output and fix prices, a conspiracy to monopolize, intentional interference with prospective economic advantage, and unfair competition. Rambus sought a judgment for damages of approximately $3.9 billion, joint and several liability, trebling of damages awarded, punitive damages, a permanent injunction enjoining the defendants from the conduct alleged in the complaint, interest, and attorneys' fees and costs. Trial began on June 20, 2011, and the case went to the jury on September 21, 2011. On November 16, 2011, the jury found for us on all claims. On April 2, 2012, Rambus filed a notice of appeal to the California 1st District Court of Appeal. At least sixty-eight purported class action price-fixing lawsuits have been filed against us and other DRAM suppliers in various federal and state courts in the United States and in Puerto Rico on behalf of indirect purchasers alleging a conspiracy to increase DRAM prices in violation of federal and state antitrust laws and state unfair competition law, and/or unjust enrichment relating to the sale and pricing of DRAM products during the period from April 1999 through at least June 2002. The complaints seek joint and several damages, trebled, in addition to restitution, costs and attorneys' fees. A number of these cases were removed to federal court and transferred to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California for consolidated pre-trial proceedings. In July, 2006, the Attorneys General for approximately forty U.S. states and territories filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. The complaints allege, among other things, violations of the Sherman Act, Cartwright Act, and certain other states' consumer protection and antitrust laws and seek joint and several damages, trebled, as well as injunctive and other relief. On October 3, 2008, the California Attorney General filed a similar lawsuit in California Superior Court, purportedly on behalf of local California government entities, alleging, among other things, violations of the Cartwright Act and state unfair competition law. On June 23, 2010, we executed a settlement agreement resolving these purported class-action indirect purchaser cases and the pending cases of the Attorneys General relating to alleged DRAM price-fixing in the United States. Subject to certain conditions, including final court approval of the class settlements, we agreed to pay approximately $67 million in aggregate in three equal installments over a two-year period. We had paid the full amount into an escrow account by the end of the first quarter of 2013 in accordance with the settlement agreement. Three putative class action lawsuits alleging price-fixing of DRAM products also have been filed against us in Quebec, Ontario, and British Columbia, Canada, on behalf of direct and indirect purchasers, asserting violations of the Canadian Competition Act and other common law claims (collectively the "Canadian Cases"). The claims were initiated between December 2004 (British Columbia) and June 2006 (Quebec). The plaintiffs seek monetary damages, restitution, costs, and attorneys' fees. The substantive allegations in these cases are similar to those asserted in the DRAM antitrust cases filed in the United States. Plaintiffs' motion for class certification was denied in the British Columbia and Quebec cases in May and June 2008, respectively. Plaintiffs subsequently filed an appeal of each of those decisions. On November 12, 2009, the British Columbia Court of Appeal reversed, and on November 16, 2011, the Quebec Court of Appeal also reversed the denial of class certification and remanded the cases for further proceedings. On October 16, 2012, we entered into a settlement agreement resolving these three putative class action cases subject to certain conditions including final court approval of the settlement. The settlement amount did not have a material effect on our business, results of operations or financial condition. On June 21, 2010, the Brazil Secretariat of Economic Law of the Ministry of Justice ("SDE") announced that it had initiated an investigation relating to alleged anticompetitive activities within the DRAM industry. The SDE's Notice of Investigation names various DRAM manufacturers and certain executives, including us, and focuses on the period from July 1998 to June 2002. We are unable to predict the outcome of these matters and therefore cannot estimate the range of possible loss, except as noted in the U.S. indirect purchaser cases and the Canadian Cases above. The final resolution of these alleged violations of antitrust laws could result in significant liability and could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations or financial condition. Securities Matters On July 12, 2013, seven former shareholders of Elpida Memory, Inc. (“Elpida”) filed a complaint against Messrs. Sakamoto, Adachi, Gomi, Shirai, Tsay-Jiu, Wataki, Kinoshita, and Takahasi in their capacity as members of the board of directors of Elpida as of February 2013. The complaint alleges that the defendants engaged in various acts and misrepresentations to hide the financial condition of Elpida and deceive shareholders prior to Elpida filing a petition for corporate reorganization on February 27, 2013. The plaintiffs seek joint and several damages equal to the market value of shares owned by each of the plaintiffs on February 23, 2013, along with attorneys’ fees and interest. At a hearing on September 25, 2013, the plaintiffs withdrew the complaint against Mr. Tsay-Jiu. We are unable to predict the outcome of this matter and therefore cannot estimate the range of possible loss. The final resolution of this matter could result in significant liability and could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations or financial condition. Commercial Matters On January 20, 2011, Dr. Michael Jaffé, administrator for Qimonda AG ("Qimonda") insolvency proceedings, filed suit against us and Micron Semiconductor B.V., our Netherlands subsidiary, in the District Court of Munich, Civil Chamber. The complaint seeks to void under Section 133 of the German Insolvency Act a share purchase agreement between us and Qimonda signed in fall 2008 pursuant to which we purchased all of Qimonda's shares of Inotera Memories, Inc. and seeks an order requiring us to retransfer the Inotera shares purchased from Qimonda to the Qimonda estate. The complaint also seeks to terminate under Sections 103 or 133 of the German Insolvency Code a patent cross license between us and Qimonda entered into at the same time as the share purchase agreement. A three-judge panel will render a decision after a series of hearings with pleadings, arguments and witnesses. Hearings were held on September 25, 2012, February 5, 2013, June 11, 2013 and July 2, 2013. An additional hearing is scheduled for November 12, 2013. We are unable to predict the outcome of this lawsuit and therefore cannot estimate the range of possible loss. The final resolution of this lawsuit could result in the loss of the Inotera shares or equivalent monetary damages and the termination of the patent cross license, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operation or financial condition. As of August 29, 2013, the Inotera shares purchased from Qimonda had a carrying value of $190 million. Other In the normal course of business, we are a party to a variety of agreements pursuant to which we may be obligated to indemnify the other party. It is not possible to predict the maximum potential amount of future payments under these types of agreements due to the conditional nature of our obligations and the unique facts and circumstances involved in each particular agreement. Historically, our payments under these types of agreements have not had a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations or financial condition.

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Shareholders' Equity

12 Months Ended

Aug. 29, 2013

Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]

Shareholders' Equity

Repurchase of Common Stock

On July 26, 2011, we paid $150 million to repurchase 19.7 million shares of our common stock at $7.60 per share.

Capped Calls

Issued and Outstanding Capped Calls: In July 2011, we entered into capped call transactions (the "2031 Capped Calls") that have an initial strike price which was set to equal, subject to certain adjustments, the initial conversion price of the 2031 Notes. The 2031 Capped Calls are in four equal tranches. In April 2012, we entered into capped call transactions (the "2032C Capped Calls" and "2032D Capped Calls," collectively the "2032 Capped Calls") that have an initial strike price which was set to be, subject to certain adjustments, slightly higher than the initial conversion prices of the 2032C Notes and the 2032D Notes. The 2032C and 2032D Capped Calls are each in four tranches. On February 6, 2013 and February 12, 2013, we entered into capped call transactions (the "2033E Capped Calls" and "2033F Capped Calls," collectively the "2033 Capped Calls") that have an initial strike price which was set to equal, subject to certain adjustments, the initial conversion price of the 2033 Notes. We paid $57 million, $103 million and $48 million, to purchase the 2031, 2032 and 2033 Capped Calls, respectively. The capped calls transactions are considered capital transactions and the related cost was recorded as a charge to additional capital. The 2031, 2032 and 2033 Capped Calls are intended to reduce the effect of potential dilution upon conversion of the 2031, 2032 and 2033 Notes, respectively and may be settled in shares or cash, at our election.

The following table presents information related to the issued and outstanding capped calls as of August 29, 2013.



Capped Calls				Strike Price¹		Cap Price Range				Common Shares Covered	Value at Expiration²
Capped Calls	Expiration Dates			Strike Price¹		Low		High		Common Shares Covered	Minimum		Maximum
2031	Jul 2014	-	Feb 2016	$	9.50	$	11.40	$	13.17	72.6	$	—	$	207
2032C	May 2016	-	Nov 2017	9.80		14.26		15.69		56.3	—		307
2032D	Nov 2016	-	May 2018	10.16		14.62		16.04		44.3	—		244
2033E	Jan 2018	-	Feb 2018	10.93		14.51		14.51		27.5	—		98
2033F	Jan 2020	-	Feb 2020	10.93		14.51		14.51		27.5	—		98
										228.2	$	—	$	954

¹Initial strike prices are subject to certain adjustments

Settlement in cash on the respective expiration dates would result in us receiving an amount ranging from zero, if the market price per share of our common stock is at or below the respective low strike price, to the respective maximum amount if the market price per share of our common stock is at or above the respective high cap price. If share settlement were elected, the number of shares repurchased would be determined by the value of the capped calls at the time of settlement divided by the share price on the settlement date.

Settlement of Capped Calls: Concurrent with the issuance in April 2009 of our 4.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2013, we entered into capped call transactions (the "2013 Capped Calls") covering approximately 45.2 million shares of common stock with an initial strike price of approximately $5.08 per share and a cap price of $6.64 per share. The 2013 Capped Calls expired in October 2012 and November 2012. We elected cash settlement and received $24 million in 2013.

Concurrent with the offering of the 2014 Notes, we purchased capped calls with a strike price of approximately $14.23 per share and various expiration dates between November 2011 and December 2012 (the "2014 Capped Calls"). In the first six months of 2012, 2014 Capped Calls covering 30.4 million shares expired according to their terms. In April 2012, we settled the remaining 2014 Capped Calls, covering 60.9 million shares, and received a de minimis payment.

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

The components of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax, attributable to Micron shareholders at the end of each year, as well as other comprehensive income for the year ended August 29, 2013, were as follows:



	As of August 30, 2012			Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)			As of August 29, 2013
Cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments	$	49		$	(5	)	$	44
Gain (loss) on derivatives, net	31			(10		)	21
Gain (loss) on investments, net	1			(1		)	—
Pension liability adjustments	(1		)	(1		)	(2		)
Accumulated other comprehensive income	$	80		$	(17	)	$	63

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Derivative Financial Instruments

12 Months Ended

Aug. 29, 2013

Derivative Instrument Detail [Abstract]

Derivative Financial Instruments

We are exposed to currency exchange rate risk for monetary assets and liabilities held or denominated in foreign currencies, primarily the euro, shekel, Singapore dollar and yen. We are also exposed to currency exchange rate risk for capital expenditures and operating cash flows, primarily denominated in the euro and yen. In connection with the Elpida Installment Payments, we are exposed to significant currency exchange rate risk for the yen. Additionally, we are exposed to interest rate fluctuation risk on our four-year note payable, under which we borrowed $312 million on August 27, 2013 at a variable interest rate. We use derivative instruments to manage a portion of our exposures to changes in currency exchange rates and variable interest rates. For exposures associated with our monetary assets and liabilities, our primary objective in entering into currency derivatives is to reduce the volatility that changes in currency exchange rates have on our earnings. For exposures associated with our capital expenditures and operating cash flows, our primary objective of entering into currency derivatives is to reduce the volatility that changes in currency exchange rates have on future cash flows. For exposures associated with our yen-denominated Elpida Installment Payments, our primary objective for entering into currency derivatives is to mitigate risks if those currencies strengthen relative to the U.S. dollar, while preserving some ability for us to benefit if those currencies weaken. For exposures associated with our variable-rate debt, our primary objective is to reduce the volatility that changes in interest rates have on interest expense.

Our currency derivatives consist primarily of forward contracts and currency options and our interest rate derivative consists of interest rate swap agreements. These derivatives expose us to credit risk to the extent the counterparties may be unable to meet the terms of the derivative instrument. As of August 29, 2013, our maximum exposure to loss due to credit risk if counterparties fail completely to perform according to the terms of the contracts, was generally equal to the fair value of our assets for these contracts as listed in the tables below. We seek to mitigate such risk by limiting our counterparties to major financial institutions and by spreading risk across multiple major financial institutions. In addition, we monitor the potential risk of loss with any one counterparty resulting from this type of credit risk on an ongoing basis. We also seek to mitigate risk through master netting arrangements (see "Master Netting Arrangements" below).

We have the following risk management programs:

Derivatives without Hedge Accounting Designation

We utilize a rolling hedge strategy with currency forward contracts that generally mature within 35 days to hedge our exposure to changes in currency exchange rates from our monetary assets and liabilities. At the end of each reporting period, monetary assets and liabilities held or denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar are remeasured in U.S. dollars and the associated outstanding forward contracts are marked-to-market. Currency forward contracts are valued at fair values based on the middle of bid and ask prices of dealers or exchange quotations (Level 2 fair value measurements). Currency options are valued at their fair value using a modified Black-Scholes option valuation model using inputs of the current spot rate, strike price, risk-free interest rate, maturity, volatility and credit-risk spread (Level 2 fair value measurements). These options are marked-to-market at the end of each reporting period. Realized and unrealized gains and losses on derivative instruments without hedge accounting designation as well as the change in the underlying monetary assets and liabilities due to changes in currency exchange rates are included in other non-operating income (expense).

In connection with the currency exchange rate risk associated with our acquisition of Elpida and the Rexchip shares from the Powerchip Group, we entered into currency exchange transactions (the "Elpida Hedges" and the "Rexchip Hedges" and, together, the "Elpida Acquisition Hedges"). The Elpida Acquisition Hedges were not designated for hedge accounting and were remeasured at fair value each period with gains and losses reflected in other non-operating income (expense). We recorded losses from the Elpida Acquisition Hedges in 2013 of $228 million and gains in 2012 of $8 million. To mitigate the risk that increases in exchange rates have on the payments due in 2014 and 2015, we entered into forward contracts to purchase 20 billion yen on November 28, 2014 and 10 billion yen on November 27, 2015.

We entered into interest rate swap contracts that mature in 4 years to hedge against the variability of future interest payments due on our $312 million floating rate debt. We designated 80% of the swaps as cash flow hedges and the remaining 20% were not designated for hedge accounting treatment. Changes in the fair value of the undesignated portion are included in interest income (expense). The fair values of the interest rate swaps are calculated by discounting the expected future cash flows based on inputs that are readily available in publicly quoted markets (Level 2 fair value measurements).

Total gross notional amounts and fair values for currency derivatives and interest rate swaps without hedge accounting designation were as follows:



	Notional Amount (in U.S. Dollars)				Fair Value of
					Current Assets⁽¹⁾		Noncurrent Assets⁽²⁾		(Current Liabilities)⁽³⁾
As of August 29, 2013
Currency forward contracts:
Yen	$	336			$	1	$	3	$	—
Singapore dollar	218				—		—		—
Euro	217				1		—		(1		)
Shekel	78				—		—		(1		)
Currency options:
New Taiwan dollar	351				—		—		—
Interest rate swap contracts	62				—		—		—
	$	1,262			$	2	$	3	$	(2	)

As of August 30, 2012
Forward contracts:
Singapore dollar	$	251			$	—	$	—	$	(1	)
Euro	173				2		—		(1		)
Shekel	65				—		—		(1		)
Yen	18				—		—		—
Currency options:
Yen	5,050		⁽⁴	⁾	57		—		—
New Taiwan dollar	342				2		—		—
	$	5,899			$	61	$	—	$	(3	)


⁽¹⁾	Included in receivables - other.


⁽²⁾	Included in other noncurrent assets.


⁽³⁾	Included in accounts payable and accrued expenses - other.


⁽⁴⁾	Notional amount includes purchased options of $2,527 million and sold options of $2,523 million for the Elpida Hedges.

For currency forward contracts and options without hedge accounting designation, we recognized net losses of $222 million for 2013, net losses of $17 million for 2012 and net gains of $21 million for 2011, which were included in other non-operating income (expense).

Derivatives with Cash Flow Hedge Accounting Designation

We utilize currency forward contracts that generally mature within 12 months and currency options that generally mature from 12 to 18 months to hedge our exposure to changes in cash flows from changes in currency exchange rates for certain capital expenditures and forecasted operating cash flows. Currency forward contracts are valued at their fair values based on market-based observable inputs including currency exchange spot and forward rates, interest rate and credit risk spread (Level 2 fair value measurements). Currency options are valued at their fair value using a modified Black-Scholes option valuation model using inputs of the current spot rate, strike price, risk-free interest rate, maturity, volatility and credit-risk spread (Level 2 fair value measurements). We entered into interest rate swap contracts that mature in 4 years to hedge against the variability in future interest payments due on our $312 million floating rate debt and designated 80% of the swaps as cash flow hedges. The fair values of the interest rate swaps have been calculated by discounting the expected future cash flows based on inputs that are readily available in publicly quoted markets (Level 2 fair value measurements).

For derivatives designated as cash flow hedges, the effective portion of the realized and unrealized gain or loss on the derivatives is included as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss). For derivatives hedging capital expenditures, the amounts in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) for these cash flow hedges are reclassified into earnings in the same line items of the consolidated statements of operation and in the same periods in which the underlying transactions affect earnings. Amounts in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) for inventory purchases are reclassified to earnings when inventory is sold. Amounts in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) for interest rate swaps are reclassified to earnings when the related interest payments affect earnings. The ineffective or excluded portion of the realized and unrealized gain or loss is included in other non-operating income (expense). Total gross notional amounts and fair values for derivatives with cash flow hedge accounting designation were as follows:



	Notional Amount (in U.S. Dollars)		Fair Value of
	Notional Amount (in U.S. Dollars)		Current Assets⁽¹⁾		(Current Liabilities)⁽²⁾
As of August 29, 2013
Currency forward contracts:
Yen	$	6	$	—	$	(1	)
Euro	6		—		—
Currency options:
Yen	21		—		(2		)
Interest swap contracts:	250		—		—
	$	283	$	—	$	(3	)
As of August 30, 2012
Currency forward contracts:
Yen	$	108	$	2	$	—
Euro	35		—		—
Currency options:
Yen	32		—		$	—
	$	175	$	2	$	—


⁽¹⁾	Included in receivables - other.


⁽²⁾	Included in accounts payable and accrued expenses - other.

For 2013, 2012 and 2011, we recognized $8 million of net pre-tax derivative losses, $9 million of net derivative losses and $49 million of net derivative gains, respectively, in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) from the effective portion of cash flow hedges. The ineffective and excluded portions of cash flow hedges recognized in other non-operating income (expense) were not significant in 2013, 2012 or 2011. In 2013 and 2012, $1 million and $9 million, respectively, of net gains were reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) to earnings. As of August 29, 2013, the amount of pre-tax net derivative gains included in accumulated other accumulated comprehensive income (loss) expected to be reclassified into earnings in the next 12 months was $4 million.

Master Netting Arrangements

We seek to enter into master netting arrangements to mitigate credit risk in derivative transactions. These master netting arrangements allow us and our counterparties to net settle amounts owed to each other. Derivative assets and liabilities that can be net settled under these arrangements have been presented in our consolidated balance sheet on a net basis. The following table presents the gross amounts of our derivative assets and liabilities and the net amounts recorded in our consolidated balance sheet:



As of August 29, 2013	Current Assets⁽¹⁾			Noncurrent Assets⁽²⁾		(Current Liabilities)⁽³⁾
Gross amount	$	2		$	3	$	(5	)
Gross amounts offset in the statement of financial position	(1		)	—		1
Net amounts presented in the statement of financial position	$	1		$	3	$	(4	)

⁽¹⁾ Included in receivables - other.

⁽²⁾ Included in other noncurrent assets.

⁽³⁾ Included in accounts payable and accrued expenses - other.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for derivative instruments and hedging activities including, but not limited to, risk management strategies, non-hedging derivative instruments, assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses, and methodologies and assumptions used in determining the amounts.

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Fair Value Measurements

12 Months Ended

Aug. 29, 2013

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

Fair Value Measurements

Accounting standards establish three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value: quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (referred to as Level 1), inputs other than Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability either directly or indirectly (referred to as Level 2) and unobservable inputs to the valuation methodology that are significant to the measurement of fair value of assets or liabilities (referred to as Level 3).

Fair Value Measurements on a Recurring Basis

All marketable debt and equity investments are classified as available-for-sale and are carried at fair value. Assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis were as follows:



As of	2013								2012
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Cash equivalents:
Money market funds	$	1,188	$	—	$	—	$	1,188	$	2,159	$	—	$	—	$	2,159
Certificates of deposit	—		38		—		38		—		27		—		27
Commercial paper	—		35		—		35		—		29		—		29
Government securities	—		—		—		—		—		5		—		5
	1,188		73		—		1,261		2,159		61		—		2,220
Short-term investments:
Corporate bonds	—		112		—		112		—		31		—		31
Government securities	—		72		—		72		—		51		—		51
Commercial paper	—		26		—		26		—		10		—		10
Certificates of deposit	—		9		—		9		—		4		—		4
Asset-backed securities	—		2		—		2		—		4		—		4
	—		221		—		221		—		100		—		100
Long-term marketable investments:
Corporate bonds	—		302		—		302		—		203		—		203
Government securities	—		96		—		96		—		88		—		88
Asset-backed securities	—		95		—		95		—		73		—		73
Marketable equity securities	6		—		—		6		5		5		—		10
	6		493		—		499		5		369		—		374
Restricted cash:
Certificates of deposit	—		302		—		302		—		—		—		—
	—		302		—		302		—		—		—		—

	$	1,194	$	1,089	$	—	$	2,283	$	2,164	$	530	$	—	$	2,694

Government securities consist of securities issued directly by or deemed to be guaranteed by government entities such as U.S and non U.S. agency securities, government bonds and treasury securities. Level 2 securities are valued using information obtained from pricing services, which obtain quoted market prices for similar instruments, non-binding market consensus prices that are corroborated by observable market data, or various other methodologies, to determine the appropriate value at the measurement date. We perform supplemental analysis to validate information obtained from our pricing services. As of August 29, 2013, no adjustments were made to such pricing information.

Fair Value Measurements on a Nonrecurring Basis

Our non-marketable securities, equity method investments, and non-financial assets such as intellectual property and property, plant and equipment are carried at cost unless impairment is deemed to have occurred.

During the third quarter of 2012, the Board of Directors of Transform approved a liquidation plan. As a result, we impaired our investment in Transform to the estimated liquidation values for its assets and liabilities measured using unobservable inputs (Level 3). Transform's primary assets were semiconductor equipment and a manufacturing facility. The fair values for semiconductor equipment were based on quotations obtained from equipment dealers, which consider the remaining useful life and configuration of the equipment. Fair value for the facility was determined based on sales of similar facilities and properties in comparable markets. Based on our valuation of Transform's net assets, we recognized an other-than-temporary impairment charge of $69 million in equity in net income (losses) of equity method investees.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

Amounts reported as cash and equivalents, receivables, and accounts payable and accrued expenses approximate fair value. The estimated fair value and carrying value of debt instruments (carrying value excludes the equity components of our convertible notes classified in equity) were as follows:



As of	2013				2012
	Fair Value		Carrying Value		Fair Value		Carrying Value
Convertible notes	$	4,167	$	2,506	$	2,669	$	2,321
Elpida creditor installment payments and other notes	2,269		2,279		56		58

The fair values of our convertible debt instruments were determined based on inputs that are observable in the market or that could be derived from, or corroborated with, observable market data, including our stock price and interest rates based on similar debt issued by parties with credit ratings similar to ours (Level 2). The fair value of our other debt instruments was estimated based on discounted cash flows using inputs that are observable in the market or that could be derived from, or corroborated with, observable market data, including interest rates based on similar debt issued by parties with credit ratings similar to ours (Level 2).

- Definition

The entire disclosure for the fair value of financial instruments (as defined), including financial assets and financial liabilities (collectively, as defined), and the measurements of those instruments as well as disclosures related to the fair value of non-financial assets and liabilities. Such disclosures about the financial instruments, assets, and liabilities would include: (1) the fair value of the required items together with their carrying amounts (as appropriate); (2) for items for which it is not practicable to estimate fair value, disclosure would include: (a) information pertinent to estimating fair value (including, carrying amount, effective interest rate, and maturity, and (b) the reasons why it is not practicable to estimate fair value; (3) significant concentrations of credit risk including: (a) information about the activity, region, or economic characteristics identifying a concentration, (b) the maximum amount of loss the entity is exposed to based on the gross fair value of the related item, (c) policy for requiring collateral or other security and information as to accessing such collateral or security, and (d) the nature and brief description of such collateral or security; (4) quantitative information about market risks and how such risks are managed; (5) for items measured on both a recurring and nonrecurring basis information regarding the inputs used to develop the fair value measurement; and (6) for items presented in the financial statement for which fair value measurement is elected: (a) information necessary to understand the reasons for the election, (b) discussion of the effect of fair value changes on earnings, (c) a description of [similar groups] items for which the election is made and the relation thereof to the balance sheet, the aggregate carrying value of items included in the balance sheet that are not eligible for the election; (7) all other required (as defined) and desired information.

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Equity Plans

12 Months Ended

Aug. 29, 2013

Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]

Equity Plans

As of August 29, 2013, we had an aggregate of 160.2 million shares of common stock reserved for the issuance of stock options and restricted stock awards, of which 83.8 million shares were subject to outstanding awards and 76.4 million shares were available for future awards. Awards are subject to terms and conditions as determined by our Board of Directors.

Stock Options

Our stock options are generally exercisable in increments of either one-fourth or one-third per year beginning one year from the date of grant. Stock options issued after September 2004 generally expire six years from the date of grant. All other options expire ten years from the grant date.

Option activity for 2013 is summarized as follows:



	Number of Shares		Weighted-Average Exercise Price Per Share		Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Life (In Years)	Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Outstanding at August 30, 2012	95.7		$	8.42
Granted	17.8		6.62
Exercised	(22.8	)	6.60
Cancelled or expired	(19.9	)	12.47
Outstanding at August 29, 2013	70.8		7.41		3.3	$	439

Exercisable at August 29, 2013	31.2		$	8.21	1.8	$	170
Expected to vest after August 29, 2013	37.6		6.78		4.4	255

The weighted-average grant-date fair value per share was $3.34, $3.18 and $4.46 for options granted during 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively. The total intrinsic value was $103 million, $6 million, and $35 million for options exercised during 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

The fair values of option awards were estimated at each grant date using the Black-Scholes option valuation model. The Black-Scholes model requires the input of assumptions, including the expected stock-price volatility and estimated option life. The expected volatilities utilized were based on implied volatilities from traded options on our stock and on historical volatility. The expected lives of options granted were based, in part, on historical experience and on the terms and conditions of the options. The risk-free interest rates utilized were based on the U.S. Treasury yield in effect at each grant date. No dividends were assumed in estimated option values. Assumptions used in the Black-Scholes model are presented below:



For the year ended	2013		2012		2011
Average expected life in years	5.1		5.1		5.1
Weighted-average expected volatility	59	%	66	%	56	%
Weighted-average risk-free interest rate	0.7	%	0.9	%	1.8	%

Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units ("Restricted Stock Awards")

As of August 29, 2013, there were 13.0 million shares of Restricted Stock Awards outstanding, of which 3.4 million were performance-based Restricted Stock Awards. For service-based Restricted Stock Awards, restrictions generally lapse in one-fourth increments during each year of employment after the grant date. For performance-based Restricted Stock Awards, vesting is contingent upon meeting certain performance goals. Restricted Stock Awards activity for 2013 is summarized as follows:



	Number of Shares		Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Share
Outstanding at August 30, 2012	9.4		$	6.87
Granted	6.6		6.23
Restrictions lapsed	(2.5	)	7.06
Cancelled	(0.5	)	7.29
Outstanding at August 29, 2013	13.0		6.49

Expected to vest after August 29, 2013	11.9		$	6.41

Restricted Stock Awards granted for 2013, 2012 and 2011 were as follows:



For the year ended	2013		2012		2011
Service-based awards	5.4		3.9		4.4
Performance-based awards	1.2		1.9		1.2
Weighted-average grant-date fair values per share	$	6.23	$	5.43	$	8.72

The aggregate fair value at the lapse date of awards for which restrictions lapsed during 2013, 2012 and 2011 was $17 million, $32 million and $43 million, respectively.

Stock-based Compensation Expense



For the year ended	2013		2012		2011
Stock-based compensation expense by caption:
Cost of goods sold	$	27	$	23	$	20
Selling, general and administrative	45		47		38
Research and development	18		17		17
Other operating (income) expense	1		—		1
	$	91	$	87	$	76

Stock-based compensation expense by type of award:
Stock options	$	57	$	57	$	44
Restricted stock awards	34		30		32
	$	91	$	87	$	76

Stock-based compensation expense of $6 million and $5 million was capitalized and remained in inventory as of August 29, 2013 and August 30, 2012, respectively. As of August 29, 2013, $136 million of total unrecognized compensation costs, net of estimated forfeitures, related to non-vested awards was expected to be recognized through the fourth quarter of 2017, resulting in a weighted-average period of 1.2 years. Stock-based compensation expense in the above presentation does not reflect any significant income tax benefits, which is consistent with our treatment of income or loss from our U.S. operations. (See "Income Taxes" note.)

Employee Benefit Plans	12 Months Ended
Employee Benefit Plans	Aug. 29, 2013
Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]
Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits Disclosure	Employee Benefit Plans We have employee retirement plans at our U.S. and international sites. Details of the more significant plans are discussed as follows: Employee Savings Plan for U.S. Employees We have 401(k) retirement plans ("RAM Plans") under which U.S. employees may contribute up to 75% of their eligible pay (subject to IRS annual contribution limits) to various savings alternatives, none of which include direct investment in our common stock. We match in cash eligible contributions from employees up to 5% of the employee's annual eligible earnings. Contribution expense for the RAM Plans was $41 million, $41 million and $26 million in 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively. Retirement Plans We have pension plans in various countries worldwide. The pension plans are only available to local employees and are generally government mandated. We have determined that these pension plans are not material for separate disclosure.

Restucture and Asset Impairments

12 Months Ended

Aug. 29, 2013

Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]

Restructuring and Asset Impairments

Restructure and Asset Impairments



For the year ended	2013			2012		2011
Loss on impairment of MIT assets	$	62		$	—	$	—
Loss on impairment of LED assets	33			—		—
Loss on restructure of ST consortium agreement	26			—		—
Gain on termination of lease to Transform	(25		)	—		—
Gain from disposition of Japan Fabrication Facility	—			—		(54		)
Other	30			10		(21		)
	$	126		$	10	$	(75	)

In order to optimize operations, improve efficiency and increase our focus on our core memory operations, we have entered into various restructure activities. For 2013, restructure and asset impairment charges of $20 million, $14 million, $12 million and $12 million were recorded by our SBU, EBU, MBU and CNBU operating segments. For 2012, restructure and asset impairment charges of $6 million and $2 million were recorded by our MBU and EBU operating segments and a gain of $1 million was recorded by our CNBU operating segment. For 2011, restructure and asset impairment gains of $25 million, $24 million, $23 million and $4 million were recorded by our SBU, CNBU, MBU and EBU operating segments. Our other segments that do not meet the quantitative thresholds of a reportable segment are reported under All Other and recorded the remaining restructure and asset impairment charges. (See "Segments" note.) As of August 29, 2013, we had accrued $12 million for unpaid other restructure activities related to our workforce optimization activity. As of August 29, 2013, we do not anticipate incurring any significant additional costs for these restructure activities.

Micron Technology Italia, S.r.l. ("MIT")

On May 3, 2013, we sold MIT, a wholly-owned subsidiary, including its 200mm wafer fabrication facility assets in Avezzano, Italy, to LFoundry. In exchange for the shares of MIT, we received consideration from LFoundry valued at $35 million, substantially all of which was under a 7-year, non-interest bearing term note. Under the terms of the agreements, we assigned to LFoundry our supply agreement with Aptina for CMOS image sensors manufactured at the Avezzano facility.

The assets and liabilities of MIT, and related imager inventories, were classified as held for sale in 2013 and we recorded an impairment loss of $62 million to write down the assets and liabilities to their estimated fair values. The fair values were determined primarily based on the estimated fair value of proceeds from the sale to LFoundry (Level 3 fair value measurement). The carrying values of the MIT assets and liabilities sold, after the effects of the write down, were as follows:



Other current assets	$	75
Other noncurrent assets	37
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	(43		)
Other noncurrent liabilities	(34		)
	$	35

Light-emitting Diode ("LED")

In 2013, we discontinued the development activities of our LED operations. In connection therewith, we recognized a charge of $33 million primarily to write down certain production assets used in the development of LED technology to the expected proceeds from their sale. Fair value for these assets was based on quotations obtained from equipment dealers, which consider the remaining useful life and configuration of the equipment (Level 3 fair value measurement).

STMicroelectronics S.r.l. ("ST") Consortium Agreement

In 2013, we restructured a consortium agreement with ST whereby certain assets and approximately 500 employees from our Agrate, Italy fabrication facility were transferred to ST. The consortium agreement supports the R&D activities of us and ST and the manufacturing of semi-finished and advanced commercial semiconductor devices. In connection therewith, we recognized a restructure charge of $26 million for 2013, primarily from transfers of equipment.

Lease to Transform

In May 2012, the Board of Directors of Transform approved a liquidation plan. In connection therewith, Transform terminated a lease to a portion of our manufacturing facilities in Boise, Idaho and we recognized a gain of $25 million in 2013.

Japan Fabrication Facility

On June 2, 2011, we sold our wafer fabrication facility in Japan (the "Japan Fab") to Tower Semiconductor Ltd. ("Tower"). Under the arrangement, Tower paid $40 million in cash, approximately 1.3 million ordinary shares of Tower (subsequent to a 1 for 15 reverse stock split on August 6, 2012), and $20 million in installment payments, which we received in 2012. The net carrying value of assets sold and liabilities transferred to Tower on the transaction date prior to the effects of the transaction was $23 million and we recorded a gain of $54 million (net of transaction costs of $3 million) in connection with the sale of the Japan Fab. We also recorded a tax provision of $74 million related to the gain on the sale and to write down certain deferred tax assets associated with the Japan Fab. In connection with the sale of the Japan Fab, we entered into a supply agreement for Tower to manufacture products for us in the facility through approximately May 2014.

Other Restructure and Asset Impairment Activities

In order to improve efficiency, labor productivity and competitiveness, we initiated certain limited activities for workforce optimization in 2013. In connection therewith, we incurred charges of $17 million for severance and other employee-related costs in 2013.

In September 2013, we entered into an agreement to sell our 200mm wafer fabrication equipment in Kiryat Gat, Israel to Intel and to terminate the related facility lease with Intel. Through a series of arrangements, Intel will continue to manufacture wafers for us through 2014. We recognized an impairment charge of $14 million in 2013 to write down the value of these assets to their estimated fair values. The fair value of $38 million was determined primarily based on the expected proceeds of the sale and the fair value of a supply agreement to manufacture NOR flash memory at the facility (Level 3 fair value measurement).

Other Operating (Income) Expense, Net

12 Months Ended

Aug. 29, 2013

Other Income and Expenses [Abstract]

Other Operating (Income) Expense, Net



For the year ended	2013			2012		2011
(Gain) loss on disposition of property, plant and equipment	$	(3	)	$	5	$	(17	)
Samsung patent cross-license agreement	—			—		(275		)
Other	(5		)	27		(19		)
	$	(8	)	$	32	$	(311	)

In 2011, we entered into a 10-year patent cross-license agreement with Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. ("Samsung"). Other operating income for 2011 included gains of $275 million for cash received from Samsung under the agreement. The license is a life-of-patents license for existing patents and applications, and a 10-year term license for all other patents.

Other operating expense for 2012 included $17 million from the termination of a lease with IMFT, and a charge of $10 million to write off a receivable in connection with resolution of certain prior year tax matters.

Other Non-Operating Income , Net Other Non-Operating Income (Expense), Net

12 Months Ended

Aug. 29, 2013

Other Nonoperating Income (Expense) [Abstract]

Other Non-Operating Income Expense, Net [Text Block]

Other Non-Operating Income (Expense), Net



For the year ended	2013			2012			2011
Gain (loss) from changes in currency exchange rates	$	(229	)	$	(6	)	$	(6	)
Loss on extinguishment of debt	(31		)	—			(113		)
Gain (loss) from investments	(5		)	35			(3		)
Gain from issuance of Inotera shares	48			—			—
Other	(1		)	—			13
	$	(218	)	$	29		$	(109	)

Loss on extinguishment of debt for 2013 resulted from the early repurchase of a portion of our 2014 Notes. Loss on extinguishment of debt for 2011 included $111 million recognized in connection with a series of debt restructure transactions with certain holders of our convertible notes. (See "Debt" note.)

Other non-operating income for 2011 included $15 million for the termination of our debt guarantee obligation that we recorded in connection with our acquisition of Numonyx.

Income Taxes

12 Months Ended

Aug. 29, 2013

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Income Taxes



For the year ended	2013			2012			2011
Income (loss) before taxes, net income attributable to noncontrolling interests and equity in net income (loss) of equity method investees:
U.S.	$	446		$	(1,028	)	$	257
Foreign	839			274			294
	$	1,285		$	(754	)	$	551
Income tax (provision) benefit:
Current:
U.S. federal	$	—		$	14		$	—
Foreign	(17		)	(22		)	(89		)
State	—			—			(1		)
	(17		)	(8		)	(90		)
Deferred:
U.S. federal	—			—			—
Foreign	9			25			(113		)
	9			25			(113		)
Income tax (provision) benefit	$	(8	)	$	17		$	(203	)

Income tax (provision) benefit computed using the U.S. federal statutory rate reconciled to income tax (provision) benefit was as follows:



For the year ended	2013			2012			2011
U.S. federal income tax (provision) benefit at statutory rate	$	(450	)	$	264		$	(193	)
Change in valuation allowance	(370		)	(373		)	103
Transaction costs to acquire Elpida	(38		)	—			—
Gain on acquisition of Elpida	520			—			—
Foreign operations	282			104			(119		)
Tax credits	36			2			17
State taxes, net of federal benefit	6			9			(5		)
Debt repurchase premium	—			—			(20		)
Other	6			11			14
Income tax (provision) benefit	$	(8	)	$	17		$	(203	)

Deferred income taxes reflect the net tax effects of temporary differences between the bases of assets and liabilities for financial reporting and income tax purposes. Deferred tax assets and liabilities consist of the following as of the end of the periods shown below:



As of	2013			2012
Deferred tax assets:
Net operating loss and credit carryforwards	$	4,048		$	1,733
Property, plant and equipment	373			16
Accrued salaries, wages and benefits	107			99
Deferred income	39			39
Other	138			92
Gross deferred tax assets	4,705			1,979
Less valuation allowance	(3,215		)	(1,522		)
Deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowance	1,490			457

Deferred tax liabilities:
Debt discount	(294		)	(182		)
Unremitted earnings on certain subsidiaries	(126		)	(111		)
Product and process technology	(74		)	(61		)
Other	(14		)	(38		)
Deferred tax liabilities	(508		)	(392		)

Net deferred tax assets	$	982		$	65

Reported as:
Current deferred tax assets (included in other current assets)	$	123		$	19
Noncurrent deferred tax assets	861			47
Current deferred tax liabilities (included in accounts payable and accrued expenses)	(2		)	—
Noncurrent deferred tax liabilities (included in other noncurrent liabilities)	—			(1		)
Net deferred tax assets	$	982		$	65

The valuation allowance is based on our assessment that it is more likely than not that certain deferred tax assets will not be realized. We have a valuation allowance against substantially all U.S. net deferred tax assets as well as $1.5 billion related to our foreign subsidiaries. Elpida represents $912 million of the net deferred tax assets.

As of August 29, 2013, our federal and state net operating loss carryforwards were $4.2 billion and $2.2 billion, respectively. If not utilized our federal and state net operating loss carryforwards will expire at various dates through 2033. As of August 29, 2013, our federal and state tax credit carryforwards were $238 million and $203 million, respectively. If not utilized our federal and state tax credit carryforwards will expire at various dates through 2033.

As of August 29, 2013, our foreign net operating loss carryforwards were $7.0 billion, of which $5.9 billion pertains to Elpida. Our foreign net operating loss carryforwards will expire at various dates through 2023. We have placed a valuation allowance against $4.7 billion of these foreign net operating loss carryforwards, of which $3.8 billion pertains to Elpida. This partial valuation allowance against foreign net operating loss carryforwards, which is primarily attributable to Elpida, results from our current projections of taxable income, being more likely than not, insufficient to utilize the full amount of the net operating loss deferred tax assets.

We have approximately $67 million of net tax benefits related to excess stock compensation benefits, which are not recorded as deferred tax assets. These excess stock compensation benefits will be credited to additional paid-in capital when recognized. We use the "with and without" method, as described in ASC 740, for purposes of determining when excess tax benefits have been realized.

The changes in valuation allowance of $1,693 million and $315 million in 2013 and 2012, respectively, are primarily due to uncertainties of realizing certain U.S. and foreign net operating losses and certain tax credit carryforwards. Elpida represents $1,292 million of the change in the valuation allowance during 2013.

Provision has been made for deferred taxes on undistributed earnings of non-U.S. subsidiaries to the extent that dividend payments from such companies are expected to result in additional tax liability. Remaining undistributed earnings of $1.8 billion as of August 29, 2013 have been indefinitely reinvested; therefore, no provision has been made for taxes due upon remittance of these earnings. Determination of the amount of unrecognized deferred tax liability on these unremitted earnings is not practicable.

Below is a reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits:



For the year ended	2013			2012			2011
Beginning unrecognized tax benefits	$	77		$	121		$	88
Settlements with tax authorities	(8		)	(29		)	(2		)
Decreases related to tax positions from prior years	—			(14		)	(3		)
Foreign currency translation increases (decreases) to tax positions	4			(9		)	6
Increases related to tax positions taken during current year	4			6			28
Increases related to tax positions from prior years	—			2			4
Unrecognized tax benefits acquired in current year	1			—			—
Ending unrecognized tax benefits	$	78		$	77		$	121

Included in the unrecognized tax benefits balance as of August 29, 2013, August 30, 2012 and September 1, 2011 were $63 million, $66 million and $113 million, respectively, of unrecognized income tax benefits, which if recognized, would affect our effective tax rate. We recognize interest and penalties related to income tax matters within income tax expense. As of August 29, 2013, August 30, 2012 and September 1, 2011, accrued interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions was $16 million, $12 million and $16 million, respectively.

We are unable to reasonably estimate possible increases or decreases in uncertain tax positions that may occur within the next 12 months due to the uncertainty of the timing of the resolution and/or closure on audits. However, we do not anticipate any such change would be significant.

We currently operate in several tax jurisdictions where we have arrangements that allow us to compute our tax provision at rates below the local statutory rates that expire in whole or in part at various dates through 2026. These arrangements benefitted our tax provision in 2013, 2012 and 2011 by $141 million ($0.13 per diluted share), $52 million ($0.05 per diluted share) and $72 million ($0.07 per diluted share), respectively.

We and our subsidiaries file income tax returns with the U.S. federal government, various U.S. states and various foreign jurisdictions throughout the world. Our federal and state tax returns remain open to examination for 2009 through 2013. In addition, tax years open to examination in multiple foreign taxing jurisdictions range from 2005 to 2013. We are currently under examination in various taxing jurisdictions in which we conduct business operations. We believe that adequate amounts of taxes and related interest and penalties have been provided for, and any adjustments as a result of the examinations are not expected to materially adversely affect our business, results of operations or financial condition.

Earnings Per Share

12 Months Ended

Aug. 29, 2013

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Earnings Per Share



For the year ended	2013		2012			2011
Net income (loss) available to Micron shareholders – Basic and Diluted	$	1,190	$	(1,032	)	$	167

Weighted-average common shares outstanding – Basic	1,021.7		991.2			988.0
Net effect of dilutive equity awards, convertible notes and escrow shares	34.6		—			19.5
Weighted-average common shares outstanding – Diluted	1,056.3		991.2			1,007.5

Earnings (loss) per share:
Basic	$	1.16	$	(1.04	)	$	0.17
Diluted	1.13		(1.04		)	0.17

Listed below are the potential common shares, as of the end of the periods shown, that could dilute basic earnings per share in the future that were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share because to do so would have been antidilutive:



For the year ended	2013	2012	2011
Employee stock plans	39.9	104.8	81.4
Convertible notes	186.0	257.6	182.7

Our 2027 Notes, 2031 Notes and 2033 Notes contain terms that upon conversion require us to settle the aggregate principal amount in cash and the remainder of our conversion obligation amount in either shares of our common stock or cash, at our election. Our 2014 Notes and 2032 Notes contain terms that upon conversion provide us the option to pay cash, issue shares of common stock or any combination thereof for the aggregate amount due. It is our current intent to settle the principal amount of the 2014 Notes and 2032 Notes in cash upon conversion. As a result of these conversion terms, the 279.8 million shares underlying the 2014 Notes, 2027 Notes, 2031 Notes, 2032 Notes and 2033 Notes are considered in diluted earnings per share under the treasury stock method. (See "Debt" note.)

Consolidated Variable Interest Entities

12 Months Ended

Aug. 29, 2013

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Consolidated Variable Interest Entities

IM Flash

We partnered with Intel to form IMFT in 2006 and IMFS in 2007 to manufacture NAND Flash memory products for the exclusive use of the members. IMFT (and IMFS prior to April 6, 2012) is governed by a Board of Managers. The number of managers appointed by each member to the board varies based on the members' respective ownership interests. The members' ownership percentage is based on contributions to the partnership. We have owned 51% of IMFT from inception through August 29, 2013. Our ownership percentage of IMFS had increased from 51% at inception to 82% as of April 6, 2012 due to a series of contributions by us that were not fully matched by Intel.

On April 6, 2012, we entered into a series of agreements with Intel to restructure IM Flash. We acquired Intel's remaining 18% interest in IMFS for $466 million. In addition, we acquired IMFT's assets located at our Virginia wafer fabrication facility, for which Intel received a distribution from IMFT of $139 million. For both transactions, the amounts Intel received approximated the book values of Intel's interests in the assets acquired. Additionally, we received a $300 million deposit from Intel which may be applied either to Intel's purchases of NAND Flash under a supply agreement or, under certain circumstances, refunded. As of August 29, 2013, $134 million of the deposit remained to be applied or refunded.

The agreements also provided for the following:


•	expansion of the scope of the IMFT joint venture to include certain emerging memory technologies;


•	supply of NAND Flash memory products and certain emerging memory products to Intel on a cost-plus basis and termination of IMFS's supply agreement with us and Intel;


•	extension of IMFT's joint venture agreement through 2024;


•	certain buy-sell rights, commencing in 2015, pursuant to which Intel may elect to sell to us, or we may elect to purchase from Intel, Intel’s interest in IMFT (if Intel so elects, we would set the closing date of the transaction within two years following such election and could elect to receive financing from Intel for one to two years);


•	financing of $65 million provided by Intel to us under a two-year senior unsecured promissory note, payable with interest in approximately equal quarterly installments (as of August 29, 2013, $25 million of the note was outstanding); and


•	termination of IMFT's lease to use approximately 50% of our Virginia fabrication facility, which resulted in a charge to other operating expense of $17 million in 2012.

The following table presents IM Flash's distributions to and contributions from its members ("IM Flash" includes both IMFT and IMFS for all periods prior to April 6, 2012 and includes only IMFT for the period after April 6, 2012):



For the year ended	2013		2012		2011
IM Flash distributions to Micron	$	38	$	439	$	234
IM Flash distributions to Intel	37		391		225
Micron contributions to IM Flash	12		151		1,580
Intel contributions to IM Flash	11		177		—

IM Flash sells products to the joint venture members generally in proportion to their ownership interests at long-term negotiated prices approximating cost. Due to the changes in ownership, our share of IMFS output grew from 51% in the first quarter of 2011 to 78% in the second quarter of 2012. As a result of our restructuring of IM Flash on April 6, 2012, Intel has no continuing rights to the output from the IMFS and Virginia facilities. Intel continues to receive output from IMFT in proportion to its ownership interest at long-term negotiated prices approximating cost and, subsequent to April 6, 2012, also purchases NAND Flash products from us under a cost-plus supply arrangement. Aggregate sales of NAND Flash products to Intel (including sales by IMFT at prices approximating cost and sales by us under the cost-plus supply agreement) were $849 million, $986 million and $884 million for 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively. Receivables from Intel for sales of NAND Flash products as of August 29, 2013 and August 30, 2012, were $198 million and $103 million, respectively.

As a result of changes to the timing of the passage of title in the IMFT supply agreement with Intel, effective April 6, 2012, sales are now recognized upon completion of wafer fabrication, rather than after backend assembly and test are completed. As a result, we sold $97 million of backend inventories, which generated a one-time increase in NAND sales and reduction in work in process inventories in 2012.

The following table presents the assets and liabilities of IMFT included in our consolidated balance sheets, excluding intercompany balances:



As of	2013		2012
Assets
Cash and equivalents	$	62	$	157
Receivables	76		78
Inventories	49		67
Other current assets	4		5
Total current assets	191		307
Property, plant and equipment, net	1,382		1,342
Other noncurrent assets	46		36
Total assets	$	1,619	$	1,685

Liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	$	88	$	104
Deferred income	9		10
Equipment purchase contracts	78		58
Current portion of long-term debt	6		6
Total current liabilities	181		178
Long-term debt	13		18
Other noncurrent liabilities	118		129
Total liabilities	$	312	$	325

Amounts exclude intercompany balances that were eliminated in our consolidated balance sheets.

Our ability to access IMFT's cash and other assets through cash dividends, loans or advances, including to finance our other operations, is subject to agreement by Intel. Creditors of IMFT have recourse only to its assets and do not have recourse to any other of our assets.

IM Flash manufactures NAND Flash memory products using designs and technology we develop with Intel. We generally share product design and other NAND Flash R&D costs with Intel. The April 6, 2012 agreements with Intel expanded our NAND Flash R&D cost-sharing agreement with Intel to include certain emerging memory technologies, but did not change the cost-sharing percentage. R&D expenses were reduced by reimbursements from Intel of $127 million, $87 million and $95 million for 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

MP Mask

In 2006, we formed a joint venture with Photronics to produce photomasks for leading-edge and advanced next generation semiconductors. At inception and through August 29, 2013, we owned 50.01% and Photronics owned 49.99% of MP Mask. We contributed $21 million to MP Mask and Photronics contributed $20 million to MP Mask in 2012. In connection with the formation of the joint venture, we received $72 million in 2006 in exchange for entering into a license agreement with Photronics, which is being recognized over the term of the 10-year agreement. Deferred income and other noncurrent liabilities included an aggregate of $19 million and $26 million as of August 29, 2013 and August 30, 2012, respectively, related to this agreement. We purchase a substantial majority of the reticles produced by MP Mask pursuant to a supply arrangement.

Total MP Mask assets and liabilities included in our consolidated balance sheets were as follows:



As of	2013		2012
Current assets	$	26	$	19
Noncurrent assets (primarily property, plant and equipment)	182		170
Current liabilities	25		12

Amounts exclude intercompany balances that were eliminated in our consolidated balance sheets.

Creditors of MP Mask have recourse only to the assets of MP Mask and do not have recourse to any other of our assets.

Through February 24, 2012, we leased to Photronics a facility to produce photomasks under an operating lease. On February 24, 2012, we sold the facility to Photronics for $35 million. The proceeds were equal to our net carrying value and no gain or loss was realized from the sale.

Segment Information

12 Months Ended

Aug. 29, 2013

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Information

In the third quarter of 2014, we reorganized our business units. All prior period amounts reflect this reorganization. Factors used to identify our segments include, among others, markets, customers and products. Segment information reported herein is consistent with how it is reviewed and evaluated by our chief operating decision makers. We have the following four reportable segments:

Compute and Networking Business Unit ("CNBU"): Includes DRAM and NOR Flash products sold to the compute, networking, graphics, and cloud server markets, as well as NAND Flash products sold primarily into the networking market.

Storage Business Unit ("SBU"): Includes NAND Flash components and Solid State Drives ("SSDs") sold into enterprise and client storage, and cloud and removable storage markets. SBU also includes NAND Flash products sold to Intel through our IMFT joint venture.

Embedded Business Unit ("EBU"): Includes DRAM, NAND Flash and NOR Flash products sold into automotive and industrial applications, as well as the connected home and consumer electronics markets.

Mobile Business Unit ("MBU"): Includes DRAM, NAND Flash, and NOR Flash products sold to the smartphone, feature phone, and tablet mobile-device markets.

Our other operations do not meet the thresholds of a reportable segment and are reported under All Other.

Certain operating expenses directly associated with the activities of a specific reportable segment are charged to that segment. Other indirect operating expenses (income) are generally allocated to the reportable segments based on their respective percentage of cost of goods sold or forecasted wafer production. In 2013, we reclassified the (gains) losses from changes in currency exchange rates from other operating (income) expense, net to other non-operating income (expense), net in the consolidated statements of income. As a result, the (gains) losses from changes in currency exchange rates have been reclassified out of operating income (loss) for our segments for 2012 and 2011.

We do not identify or report internally our assets or capital expenditures by segment, nor do we allocate gains and losses from equity method investments, interest, other non-operating income or expense items or taxes to operating segments. There are no differences in the accounting policies for segment reporting and our consolidated results of operations.



For the year ended	2013			2012			2011
Net sales:
CNBU	$	3,462		$	2,667		$	3,084
SBU	2,824			2,842			2,185
EBU	1,275			1,097			1,147
MBU	1,214			1,176			1,944
All Other	298			452			428
	$	9,073		$	8,234		$	8,788

Operating income (loss):
CNBU	$	160		$	(458	)	$	262
SBU	173			199			265
EBU	227			129			276
MBU	(265		)	(371		)	18
All Other	(59		)	(111		)	(60		)
	$	236		$	(612	)	$	761

Depreciation and amortization expense was as follows:



For the year ended	2013		2012		2011
CNBU	$	687	$	755	$	717
SBU	551		649		512
EBU	215		228		234
MBU	293		372		507
All Other	67		140		131
Depreciation and amortization expense included in operating income (loss)	1,813		2,144		2,101
Other amortization	113		78		61
Total depreciation and amortization expense	$	1,926	$	2,222	$	2,162

- Definition

The entire disclosure for reporting segments including data and tables. Reportable segments include those that meet any of the following quantitative thresholds a) it's reported revenue, including sales to external customers and intersegment sales or transfers is 10 percent or more of the combined revenue, internal and external, of all operating segments b) the absolute amount of its reported profit or loss is 10 percent or more of the greater, in absolute amount of 1) the combined reported profit of all operating segments that did not report a loss or 2) the combined reported loss of all operating segments that did report a loss c) its assets are 10 percent or more of the combined assets of all operating segments.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 280
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Product Sales

12 Months Ended

Aug. 29, 2013

Segment Reconciliation [Abstract]

Disclosure Of Entity Wide Information Revenue From External Customers By Products And Services [Text Block]

Product Sales



For the year ended	2013		2012		2011
DRAM	$	4,361	$	3,178	$	3,620
NAND Flash	3,589		3,627		3,193
NOR Flash	792		977		1,547
Other	331		452		428
	$	9,073	$	8,234	$	8,788

Certain Concentrations

12 Months Ended

Aug. 29, 2013

Risks and Uncertainties [Abstract]

Certain Concentrations

Market concentrations as a percent of net sales were approximately as follows:



For the year ended	2013		2012		2011
Computing (including desktop PCs, servers, notebooks and workstations)	30	%	25	%	30	%
Mobile	15	%	15	%	25	%
Consumer electronics	15	%	20	%	15	%
Solid state drives	15	%	10	%	5	%
Networking and storage	10	%	10	%	15	%

Customer concentrations included net sales to Intel of 10%, 12% and 10% for 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively and net sales to Hewlett-Packard Company ("HP") of 10% in 2013. Substantially all of our sales to Intel are included in the SBU segment and substantially all of our sales to HP are included in the CNBU and SBU segments.

Certain of the raw materials and production equipment we use in manufacturing semiconductor products are available from multiple sources and in sufficient supply; however, only a limited number of suppliers are capable of delivering certain raw materials that meet our standards. In some cases, materials are provided by a single supplier.

Financial instruments that potentially subject us to concentrations of credit risk consist principally of cash, money market accounts, certificates of deposit, fixed-rate debt securities, trade receivables and derivative contracts. We invest through high-credit-quality financial institutions and, by policy, generally limit the concentration of credit exposure by restricting investments with any single obligor. A concentration of credit risk may exist with respect to receivables as a substantial portion of our customers are affiliated with the computing industry. We perform ongoing credit evaluations of customers worldwide and generally do not require collateral from our customers. Historically, we have not experienced significant losses on receivables. A concentration of risk may also exist with respect to derivatives as the number of counterparties to our currency and interest rate swap hedges is limited and the notional amount is relatively large. We seek to mitigate such risk by limiting our counterparties to major financial institutions. The 2031 Capped Calls, 2032 Capped Calls and 2033 Capped Calls expose us to credit risk to the extent the counterparties may be unable to meet the terms of the agreements. We seek to mitigate such risk by limiting our counterparties to major financial institutions and by spreading the risk across several major financial institutions. In addition, the potential risk of loss with any one counterparty resulting from this type of credit risk is monitored on an ongoing basis. (See "Shareholders' Equity – Capped Calls" note.)

Geographic Information

12 Months Ended

Aug. 29, 2013

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Geographic Information

Geographic net sales based on customer ship-to location were as follows:



For the year ended	2013		2012		2011
China	$	3,783	$	2,936	$	2,983
United States	1,512		1,262		1,363
Asia Pacific (excluding China, Taiwan and Malaysia)	1,342		1,241		1,518
Taiwan	980		1,022		744
Europe	820		827		924
Malaysia	193		546		737
Other	443		400		519
	$	9,073	$	8,234	$	8,788

Net property, plant and equipment by geographic area were as follows:



As of	2013		2012		2011
Singapore	$	3,225	$	3,270	$	3,569
United States	3,041		3,246		3,487
Japan	615		2		1
China	350		328		179
Taiwan	307		—		—
Israel	28		59		94
Italy	18		163		190
Other	42		35		35
	$	7,626	$	7,103	$	7,555

Quarterly Financial Information

12 Months Ended

Aug. 29, 2013

Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]

Quarterly Financial Information

Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited)

(in millions except per share amounts)



2013	Fourth Quarter		Third Quarter		Second Quarter			First Quarter
Net sales	$	2,843	$	2,318	$	2,078		$	1,834
Gross margin	708		556		366			217
Operating income (loss)	207		149		(23		)	(97		)
Net income (loss)	1,710		43		(284		)	(275		)
Net income (loss) attributable to Micron	1,708		43		(286		)	(275		)

Earnings (loss) per share:
Basic	$	1.65	$	0.04	$	(0.28	)	$	(0.27	)
Diluted	1.51		0.04		(0.28		)	(0.27		)

The results of operations for the fourth quarter of 2013 include a gain of $1,484 million for the acquisition of Elpida. The fourth quarter of 2013 includes Elpida's results of operation from the July 31, 2013 acquisition date. (See "Acquisition of Elpida" note.)

The results of operations for the fourth quarter of 2013 include a gain of $48 million from the issuance of shares by Inotera, which reduced our ownership interest from 39.7% to 35.5%. (See "Equity Method Investment - Inotera" note.)

The results of operations for the fourth, third, second and first quarters of 2013 include losses of $3 million, $47 million, $120 million and $58 million, respectively, for the Elpida Acquisition Hedges. (See "Derivatives - Elpida Acquisition Hedges" note.)

In 2013 we took action to dispose of 200mm wafer manufacturing facilities and optimize operations including our workforce. The results of operations for the fourth, third and second quarters of 2013 include charges of $32 million, $55 million and $60 million, respectively, for the restructure and asset impairments. The results of operations for the first quarter of 2013 included a credit of $21 million for restructure activities. (See "Restructure and Asset Impairments" note.)

The results of operations in the second quarter of 2013 included a loss of $31 million loss on extinguishment of debt. (See "Debt - Debt Restructure" note.)



2012	Fourth Quarter			Third Quarter			Second Quarter			First Quarter
Net sales	$	1,963		$	2,172		$	2,009		$	2,090
Gross margin	219			234			210			305
Operating loss	(149		)	(188		)	(204		)	(71		)
Net loss	(242		)	(320		)	(282		)	(187		)
Net loss attributable to Micron	(243		)	(320		)	(282		)	(187		)

Loss per share:
Basic	$	(0.24	)	$	(0.32	)	$	(0.29	)	$	(0.19	)
Diluted	(0.24		)	(0.32		)	(0.29		)	(0.19		)

As a result of the ongoing challenging global environment in the solar industry and unfavorable worldwide supply and demand conditions, on May 25, 2012, the Board of Directors of Transform approved a liquidation plan. As a result of the liquidation plan, we recognized a charge of $69 million in the third quarter of 2012. (See "Equity Method Investment - Other - Transform" note.)

On March 23, 2012, we entered into a settlement agreement with Oracle pursuant to which we agreed to make a payment of $58 million to Oracle for a settlement and full release of all claims and a dismissal with prejudice of their suit against us. The settlement amount was accrued and charged to operations in the second quarter of 2012.

Income taxes for the third quarter of 2012 included a tax benefits of $42 million related to the favorable resolution of a certain prior year tax matter, which was previously reserved as an uncertain tax position.

Schedule I Condensed Parent Company Financials

12 Months Ended

Aug. 29, 2013

Parent Company [Member]

Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]

Condensed Financial Information of Parent Company Only Disclosure [Text Block]

SCHEDULE I

CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF THE REGISTRANT

MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.

(Parent Company Only)

CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(in millions)



For the year ended	August 29, 2013			August 30, 2012			September 1, 2011
Net sales	$	4,404		$	4,590		$	6,141
Cost of goods sold	3,721			4,194			5,338
Gross margin	683			396			803

Selling, general and administrative	238			281			213
Research and development	921			917			761
Other operating (income) expense, net	77			18			(376		)
Operating income (loss)	(553		)	(820		)	205

Gain on acquisition of Elpida	1,484			—			—
Interest income and (expense), net	(189		)	(160		)	(92		)
Other non-operating income (expense), net	(248		)	17			(97		)
	494			(963		)	16

Income tax (provision) benefit	(1		)	8			(48		)
Equity in earnings (loss) of subsidiaries	703			29			244
Equity in net loss of equity method investees	(6		)	(106		)	(45		)
Net income (loss) attributable to Micron	1,190			(1,032		)	167
Other comprehensive income (loss)	(17		)	(52		)	121
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Micron	$	1,173		$	(1,084	)	$	288

See accompanying notes to condensed financial statements.

SCHEDULE I

CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF THE REGISTRANT

MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.

(Parent Company Only)

CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS

(in millions except par value amounts)



As of	August 29, 2013		August 30, 2012
Assets
Cash and equivalents	$	1,202	$	2,012
Short-term investments	221		100
Receivables	159		210
Notes and accounts receivable from subsidiaries	826		1,278
Finished goods	88		96
Work in process	332		333
Raw materials and supplies	43		65
Other current assets	30		31
Total current assets	2,901		4,125
Investment in subsidiaries	7,465		4,722
Long-term marketable investments	499		374
Noncurrent notes receivable from and prepaid expenses to subsidiaries	573		738
Property, plant and equipment, net	1,613		1,876
Equity method investments	12		20
Other noncurrent assets	472		444
Total assets	$	13,535	$	12,299

Liabilities and equity
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	$	650	$	721
Short-term debt and accounts payable to subsidiaries	416		557
Current portion of long-term debt	646		154
Other current liabilities	44		83
Total current liabilities	1,756		1,515
Long-term debt	2,438		2,781
Other noncurrent liabilities	199		303
Total liabilities	4,393		4,599

Commitments and contingencies

Micron shareholders' equity:
Common stock, $0.10 par value, 3,000 shares authorized, 1,044.4 shares issued and outstanding (1,017.7 as of August 30, 2012)	104		102
Other equity	9,038		7,598
Total Micron shareholders' equity	9,142		7,700
Total liabilities and equity	$	13,535	$	12,299

See accompanying notes to condensed financial statements.

SCHEDULE I

CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF THE REGISTRANT

MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.

(Parent Company Only)

CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(in millions)



For the year ended	August 29, 2013			August 30, 2012			September 1, 2011
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities	$	(347	)	$	(48	)	$	123

Cash flows from investing activities
Purchases of available-for-sale securities	(924		)	(559		)	(29		)
Cash paid for the acquisition of Elpida	(596		)	—			—
Expenditures for property, plant, and equipment	(281		)	(682		)	(421		)
Payments to settle hedging activities	(256		)	(51		)	(30		)
Loan to equity method investee	(45		)	—			—
Expenditures for intangible assets	(34		)	(40		)	(45		)
Cash contributions to subsidiaries	(23		)	(84		)	(767		)
Additions to equity method investments	—			(17		)	(31		)
Cash paid to terminate lease to IMFT	—			(107		)	—
Acquisition of additional interest in subsidiaries	—			—			(159		)
Proceeds from repayment of loans to subsidiaries, net	851			556			206
Proceeds from sales and maturities of available-for-sale securities	678			151			1
Cash distributions from subsidiaries	38			499			234
Proceeds from sales of property, plant and equipment	38			63			120
Proceeds from settlement hedging activities	38			26			54
Other	9			(28		)	(10		)
Net cash used for investing activities	(507		)	(273		)	(877		)

Cash flows from financing activities
Proceeds from issuance of debt	693			1,113			690
Proceeds from issuance of common stock	150			5			28
Proceeds from equipment sale-leaseback transactions	126			439			202
Cash received for capped call transactions	24			—			—
Repayments of debt	(777		)	(117		)	(557		)
Payments on equipment purchase contracts	(73		)	(41		)	(51		)
Cash paid for capped call transactions	(48		)	(103		)	(57		)
Payments of licensing obligations	(31		)	(18		)	(29		)
Debt issuance costs, net	(17		)	(21		)	(20		)
Cash paid to purchase common stock	(5		)	(6		)	(163		)
Other	2			—			—
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities	44			1,251			43

Net increase (decrease) in cash and equivalents	(810		)	930			(711		)
Cash and equivalents at beginning of period	2,012			1,082			1,793
Cash and equivalents at end of period	$	1,202		$	2,012		$	1,082

See accompanying notes to condensed financial statements.

MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.

SCHEDULE I

CONDENSED FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF THE REGISTRANT

NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(All tabular amounts in millions)

Basis of Presentation

Micron Technology, Inc., ("Micron") a Delaware corporation, was incorporated in 1978. Micron is the parent company of it's consolidated subsidiaries and, together with it's consolidated subsidiaries, is one of the world's leading providers of advanced semiconductor solutions.

These condensed financial statements have been prepared on a parent-only basis. Under this parent-only presentation, Micron's investments in its consolidated subsidiaries are presented under the equity method of accounting. In accordance with Rule 12-04 of Regulation S-X, these parent-only financial statements do not include all of the information and footnotes required by Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) in the United States (U.S.) for annual financial statements. Because these parent-only financial statements and notes do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP in the U.S. for annual financial statements, these parent-only financial statements and other information included should be read in conjunction with Micron's audited Consolidated Financial Statements contained within Part II, Item 8 of this Form 10-K for the year ended August 29, 2013.

Long-Term Debt



As of	2013		2012
Capital lease obligations	$	553	$	556
2014 convertible senior notes	465		860
2027 convertible senior notes	147		141
2031A convertible senior notes	277		265
2031B convertible senior notes	253		243
2032C convertible senior notes	463		451
2032D convertible senior notes	369		361
2033E convertible senior notes	272		—
2033F convertible senior notes	260		—
Intel senior note	25		58
	3,084		2,935
Less current portion	646		154
	$	2,438	$	2,781

Micron' senior notes are unsecured obligations ranking equally in right of payment with all of Micron's other existing and future unsecured indebtedness, and are effectively subordinated to all of Micron's other existing and future secured indebtedness, to the extent of the value of the assets securing such indebtedness. The convertible notes and the Intel note of Micron are structurally subordinated to $1,863 million of other notes payable of its subsidiaries and capital lease obligations. MTI guarantees certain debt obligations of its subsidiaries. MTI does not guarantee the Elpida creditor installment payments. As of August 29, 2013, Micron had guaranteed $701 million of debt obligations of its subsidiaries. Micron's guarantees of its subsidiary debt obligations are unsecured obligations ranking equally in right of payment with all of its other existing and future unsecured indebtedness.

Capital Lease Obligations

We have various capital lease obligations due in periodic installments with a weighted-average remaining term of 2.9 years and weighted-average effective interest rates of 4.7% as of August 29, 2013 and 4.8% as of August 30, 2012. In 2013, we received $126 million in proceeds from equipment sale-leaseback transactions and as a result recorded capital lease obligations aggregating $126 million at a weighted-average effective interest rate of 4.3%, payable in periodic installments through July, 2017. In 2012, we received $439 million in proceeds from equipment sale-leaseback transactions and as a result recorded capital lease obligations aggregating $439 million at a weighted-average effective interest rate of 4.1%, payable in periodic installments through August, 2016.

As of August 29, 2013 and August 30, 2012, production equipment with a carrying value of $458 million and $491 million, respectively, was collateral for Micron's capital leases.

Convertible Senior Notes and Intel Senior Note

For further information, see "Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data – Debt" to Micron's consolidated financial statements.

Maturities of Notes Payable and Future Minimum Lease Payments

As of August 29, 2013, maturities of notes payable and future minimum lease payments under capital lease obligations were as follows:



As of August 29, 2013	Notes Payable			Capital Lease Obligations
2014	$	510		$	181
2015	—			180
2016	—			200
2017	175			30
2018	645			3
2019 and thereafter	1,645			8
Discounts and interest, respectively	(444		)	(49		)
	$	2,531		$	553

Commitments

Micron has various financial guarantees which are issued in the normal course of business on behalf of its subsidiaries. These contracts include debt guarantees and guarantees on certain banking facilities. Micron enters into these arrangements to facilitate commercial transactions with third parties by enhancing the value of the transaction to the third party. Micron has entered into agreements covering purchases or sales, as applicable, by Micron or any of its subsidiaries, and occasionally Micron may be required to perform under such agreements on behalf of its subsidiaries.

As of August 29, 2013, the maximum potential amount of future payments Micron could have been required to make under its debt guarantees was approximately $705 million. Substantially all of this amount relates to guarantees for debt of wholly-owned entities whereby Micron would be obligated to perform under the guarantee if a subsidiary were to default on the terms of their debt arrangements. In the event of performance under the guarantee, Micron would be permitted to seek reimbursement from the subsidiary company(s) through liquidation of the assets collateralized by the various debt instruments. At the time these contracts were entered into, the collateralized assets approximated the value of the outstanding guarantees. The majority of these guarantees expire at various times between December, 2014 and January, 2018. Micron also guarantees credit facilities that provide for up to $408 million of additional financing. As of August 29, 2013, no amounts had been drawn under these credit facilities.

Micron guarantees certain banking facilities for its wholly-owned consolidated entities. Substantially all of these guarantees relate to bank overdraft protections. The maximum potential amount of future payments Micron could be required to make under these guarantees varies based on the extent of potential overdrafts. Micron's business processes substantially mitigate the risk of wholly-owned subsidiaries over drafting their bank accounts. The majority of these guarantees have no contractual expiration.

We have agreed, subject to certain conditions, to provide certain support to Elpida with respect to obtaining financing for working capital purposes and capital expenditures. In addition, we agreed, subject to certain conditions, to use reasonable best efforts to assist the Elpida Companies in financing up to 64 billion yen (or the equivalent of approximately $655 million) of eligible capital expenditures incurred through June 30, 2014, which may include us providing payment guarantees of third party financing under certain circumstances or direct financial support from Micron Technology, Inc. or one of its subsidiaries. For further information, see "Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data – Acquisition of Elpida Memory, Inc." to Micron's consolidated financial statements.

Contingencies

As is typical in the semiconductor and other high technology industries, from time to time others have asserted, and may in the future assert, that Micron and it's subsidiaries' products or manufacturing processes infringe their intellectual property rights. Micron has accrued a liability and charged operations for the estimated costs of adjudication or settlement of various asserted and unasserted claims existing as of the balance sheet date. We are currently a party to various litigation regarding patent, antitrust, securities, commercial and other matters arising from the normal course of business, none of which is expected to have a material adverse effect on Micron's business, results of operations or financial condition. Micron is a party to the matters listed in the "Contingencies" note in the consolidated financial statements, with the exception of the patent infringement case Tessera Inc. filed on December 7, 2007 against Elpida Memory, Inc., Elpida Memory (USA) Inc., and numerous other defendants, and the complaint filed on July 12, 2013 by seven former shareholders of Elpida against the board of directors of Elpida as of February 2013. For further information, see the Consolidated Financial Statements, "Contingencies" note.

Related Party Transaction

Transactions between Micron and its consolidated subsidiaries are eliminated in consolidation. Micron engages in various transactions with its equity method investees and eliminates the profits or losses on those transactions to the extent of its ownership interest until such time as the profits or losses are realized. As of August 29, 2013, Micron held a 31% ownership interest in Aptina Imaging Corporation ("Aptina") and a 50% ownership interest in Transform Solar Pty Ltd. Net sales included sales to consolidated subsidiaries of $4,190 million, $4,148 million and $5,718 million for 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively. Net sales for 2013, 2012 and 2011 also included $182 million, $372 million and $349 million, respectively, for sale of products to Aptina. For further information regarding transactions between Micron and its equity method investees, see the Consolidated Financial Statements, "Equity Method Investments – Other" note.

Schedule II Valuation and Qualifying Accounts

12 Months Ended

Aug. 29, 2013

Valuation and Qualifying Accounts [Abstract]

Schedule II Valuation and Qualifying Accounts

SCHEDULE II

VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS

(in millions)

MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.



	Balance at Beginning of Year		Business Acquisitions		Charged (Credited) to Costs and Expenses			Deductions/ Write-Offs			Balance at End of Year
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
Year ended August 29, 2013	$	5	$	—	$	1		$	(1	)	$	5
Year ended August 30, 2012	3		—		5			(3		)	5
Year ended September 1, 2011	4		—		—			(1		)	3

Deferred Tax Asset Valuation Allowance
Year ended August 29, 2013	$	1,522	$	1,292	$	370		$	31		$	3,215
Year ended August 30, 2012	1,207		—		373			(58		)	1,522
Year ended September 1, 2011	1,263		—		(103		)	47			1,207

Certain deferred tax assets and liabilities in prior years were corrected with corresponding changes in the valuation allowance, resulting in no change to net deferred tax assets. The change in these items was not material for any period presented.

Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)	12 Months Ended
Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)	Aug. 29, 2013
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Basis of Presentation	Basis of Presentation: We are one of the world's leading providers of advanced semiconductor solutions. Through our worldwide operations, we manufacture and market a full range of DRAM, NAND Flash and NOR Flash memory, as well as other innovative memory technologies, packaging solutions and semiconductor systems for use in leading-edge computing, consumer, networking, automotive, industrial, embedded and mobile products. The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Micron Technology, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries and have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Reclassifications	Certain reclassifications have been made to prior period amounts to conform to current period presentation, including restructure and asset impairment activities prior to 2013 that were previously reported in other operating (income) expense, net. In 2013, we reclassified gains and losses from changes in currency exchange rates in order to improve comparability with our industry peers. As a result of the reclassification, $6 million of losses in both 2012 and 2011, were reclassified from the amounts previously reported in other operating (income) expense, net to other non-operating income (expense), net. Certain deferred tax assets and liabilities in prior years were corrected with corresponding changes in the valuation allowance, resulting in no change to net deferred tax assets. The change in these items was not material for any period presented.
Fiscal Period	Our fiscal year is the 52 or 53-week period ending on the Thursday closest to August 31. Our fiscal years 2013, 2012 and 2011 each contained 52 weeks. All period references are to our fiscal periods unless otherwise indicated. Our recently acquired subsidiary, Elpida Memory, Inc., has been consolidated based on its fiscal year ending on August 31, 2013.
Use of Estimates	Use of Estimates: The preparation of financial statements and related disclosures in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires our management to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues, expenses and related disclosures. Estimates and judgments are based on historical experience, forecasted events and various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. Estimates and judgments may differ under different assumptions or conditions. We evaluate our estimates and judgments on an ongoing basis. Actual results could differ from estimates.
Product Warranty	Product Warranty: We generally provide a limited warranty that our products are in compliance with our specifications existing at the time of delivery. Under our general terms and conditions of sale, liability for certain failures of product during a stated warranty period is usually limited to repair or replacement of defective items or return of, or a credit with respect to, amounts paid for such items. Under certain circumstances, we provide more extensive limited warranty coverage than that provided under our general terms and conditions. Our warranty obligations are not material.
Revenue Recognition	Revenue Recognition: We recognize product or license revenue when persuasive evidence that a sales arrangement exists, delivery has occurred, the price is fixed or determinable and collectability is reasonably assured. Since we are unable to estimate returns and changes in market price, and therefore the price is not fixed or determinable, sales made under agreements allowing pricing protection or rights of return (other than for product warranty) are deferred until customers have resold the product.
Research and Development	Research and Development: Costs related to the conceptual formulation and design of products and processes are expensed as research and development as incurred. Determining when product development is complete requires judgment. Development of a product is deemed complete once the product has been thoroughly reviewed and has passed tests for performance and reliability. Subsequent to product qualification, product costs are valued in inventory. Product design and other research and development costs for certain technologies are shared with our joint venture partners. Amounts receivable from these cost-sharing arrangements are reflected as a reduction of research and development expense. (See "Equity Method Investments" and "Consolidated Variable Interest Entities – IM Flash" notes.)
Stock-based Compensation	Stock-based Compensation: Stock-based compensation is measured at the grant date, based on the fair value of the award, and recognized as expense under the straight-line attribution method over the requisite service period. We issue new shares upon the exercise of stock options or conversion of share units. (See "Equity Plans" note.)
Stock Repurchases	Stock Repurchases: When we repurchase and retire our common stock, any excess of the repurchase price paid over par value is allocated between paid-in capital and retained earnings.
Functional Currency	Functional Currency: The U.S. dollar is the functional currency for all of our consolidated operations.
Cash and Cash Equivalents	Cash equivalents include highly liquid short-term investments with original maturities to us of three months or less, readily convertible to known amounts of cash.
Investments	Investments with original maturities greater than three months and remaining maturities less than one year are included in short-term investments. Investments with remaining maturities greater than one year are included in long-term marketable investments. The carrying value of investment securities sold is determined using the specific identification method.
Derivative and Hedging Instruments	Derivative and Hedging Instruments: We use derivative financial instruments to manage certain exposures to fluctuating currency exchange and interest rates. Our derivatives consist primarily of forward and option currency contracts and interest rate swap contracts. We do not use derivative instruments for trading or speculative purposes. Derivative instruments are measured at their fair values and recognized as either assets or liabilities. The accounting for changes in the fair value of derivative instruments is based on the intended use of the derivative and the resulting designation. For derivative instruments that are not designated as hedges for accounting purpose, gains or losses from changes in fair values are recognized in other non-operating income (expense). For derivative instruments designated as cash-flow hedges, the effective portion of the gain or loss is included as a component of other comprehensive income (loss), and the ineffective or excluded portion of the gain or loss is included in other non-operating income (expense). The amounts in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) for these cash flow hedges are reclassified into earnings in the same line items of the consolidated statements of operation and in the same periods in which the underlying transactions affect earnings. Effectiveness is measured by comparing the cumulative change in the fair value of the hedge contract with the cumulative change in the forecasted cash flows of the hedged item. For the effectiveness assessment of our cash-flow hedges, changes in the time value are excluded for forward contracts and included for options. We seek to enter into master netting arrangements to mitigate credit risk in derivative transactions. These master netting arrangements allow us and our counterparties to net settle amounts owed to each other. Derivative assets and liabilities that can be net settled under these arrangements have been presented in our consolidated balance sheet on a net basis. (See "Derivative Financial Instruments – Currency Derivatives with Hedge Accounting Designation" note.)
Inventories	Inventories: Inventories are stated at the lower of average cost or market value. Cost includes labor, material and overhead costs, including product and process technology costs. Determining market values of inventories involves numerous judgments, including projecting average selling prices and sales volumes for future periods and costs to complete products in work in process inventories. When market values are below costs, we record a charge to cost of goods sold to write down inventories to their estimated market value in advance of when the inventories are actually sold. The major characteristics considered in determining inventory categories for purposes of determining the lower of cost or market value are product type and markets. Prior to the third quarter of 2013, inventory was categorized as memory (primarily DRAM and NAND Flash and NOR Flash) and imaging products for purposes of determining lower of average cost or market. Due to the sale on May 3, 2013 of Micron Technology Italia, S.r.l. ("MIT") and our assignment to LFoundry Marsica S.r.l. ("LFoundry") of our supply agreement with Aptina Imaging Corporation ("Aptina") for CMOS image sensors, we ceased manufacturing CMOS image sensors subsequent to that date and no longer have imagining inventory for purposes of determining lower of average cost or market.
Product and Process Technology	Product and Process Technology: Costs incurred to acquire product and process technology or to patent technology are capitalized and amortized on a straight-line basis over periods ranging up to 10 years. We capitalize a portion of costs incurred based on the historical and projected patents issued as a percent of patents we file. Capitalized product and process technology costs are amortized over the shorter of (i) the estimated useful life of the technology, (ii) the patent term or (iii) the term of the technology agreement. Fully-amortized assets are removed from product and process technology and accumulated amortization.
Property, plant and equipment	Property, Plant and Equipment: Property, plant and equipment are stated at cost and depreciated using the straight-line method over estimated useful lives of generally 10 to 30 years for buildings, generally 5 to 7 years for equipment and 3 to 5 years for software. Assets held for sale are carried at the lower of cost or estimated fair value and are included in other noncurrent assets. When property or equipment is retired or otherwise disposed, the net book value of the asset is removed and we recognize any gain or loss in our results of operations. We capitalize interest on borrowings during the active construction period of capital projects. Capitalized interest is added to the cost of the underlying assets and amortized over the useful lives of the assets.

Variable Interest Entities (Policies)	12 Months Ended
Variable Interest Entities (Policies)	Aug. 29, 2013
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Variable Interest Entities	We have interests in entities that are Variable Interest Entities ("VIEs"). If we are the primary beneficiary of a VIE, we are required to consolidate it. To determine if we are the primary beneficiary, we evaluate whether we have the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the VIE's economic performance and the obligation to absorb losses or the right to receive benefits of the VIE that could potentially be significant to the VIE. Our evaluation includes identification of significant activities and an assessment of our ability to direct those activities based on governance provisions and arrangements to provide or receive product and process technology, product supply, operations services, equity funding, financing and other applicable agreements and circumstances. Our assessments of whether we are the primary beneficiary of our VIEs require significant assumptions and judgments.

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Disclosure of accounting policy for consolidation to describe the significant judgments and assumptions made in determining whether a variable interest held by the entity requires the variable interest entity to be consolidated and (or) disclose information about its involvement with the variable interest entity; the methodology used by the entity for determining whether or not it is the primary beneficiary of the variable interest entity; and the significant factors considered and judgments made in determining that the power to direct the activities that significantly impact the economic performance of the variable interest entity are shared (as defined).

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Acquisition of Elpida Memory, Inc. Elpida Memories, Inc. (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Aug. 29, 2013

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information [Table Text Block]



	2013		2012
Net sales	$	12,494	$	11,492
Net income (loss)	3,725		(4,422		)
Net income (loss) attributable to Micron	3,670		(4,454		)
Earnings (loss) per share:
Basic	$	3.59	$	(4.49	)
Diluted	3.47		(4.49		)

Elpida Company [Member]

Business Acquisition [Line Items]

Schedule of Business Acquisitions, by Acquisition [Table Text Block]

The consideration and provisional valuation of assets acquired and liabilities assumed are as follows:



Assets acquired and liabilities assumed:
Cash and equivalents	$	999
Receivables	697
Inventories	962
Restricted cash	557
Other current assets	142
Property, plant and equipment	935
Equity method investment	40
Intangible assets	10
Deferred tax assets	811
Other noncurrent assets	66

Accounts payable and accrued expenses	(387		)
Equipment purchase contracts	(22		)
Current portion of long-term debt	(673		)
Long-term debt	(1,461		)
Other noncurrent liabilities	(75		)

Total net assets acquired	2,601

Noncontrolling interests in Elpida:	168

Consideration	949

Gain on acquisition	$	1,484

Investments (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Aug. 29, 2013

Investments [Abstract]

Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities Reconciliation [Table Text Block]

As of August 29, 2013 and August 30, 2012, available-for-sale investments, including cash equivalents, were as follows:



As of	2013									2012
	Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses		Fair Value
Money market funds	$	1,188	$	—	$	—		$	1,188	$	2,159	$	—	$	—	$	2,159
Corporate bonds	414		1		(1		)	414		233		1		—		234
Certificates of deposit	349		—		—			349		31		—		—		31
Government securities	168		—		—			168		144		—		—		144
Asset-backed securities	97		—		—			97		77		—		—		77
Commercial paper	61		—		—			61		39		—		—		39
Marketable equity securities	6		—		—			6		10		—		—		10
	$	2,283	$	1	$	(1	)	$	2,283	$	2,693	$	1	$	—	$	2,694

Investments Classified by Contractual Maturity Date [Table Text Block]

The table below presents the amortized cost and fair value of available-for-sale debt securities, including cash equivalents, as of August 29, 2013 by contractual maturity:



	Amortized Cost		Fair Value
Money market funds not due at a single maturity date	$	1,188	$	1,188
Due in 1 year or less	596		596
Due in 1 - 2 years	224		224
Due in 2 - 4 years	253		253
Due after 4 years	16		16
	$	2,277	$	2,277

Receivables (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Aug. 29, 2013

Receivables [Abstract]

Schedule of Receivables



As of	2013		2012
Trade receivables (net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $5 and $5, respectively)	$	2,069	$	933
Income and other taxes	74		80
Related party receivables	8		63
Other	178		213
	$	2,329	$	1,289

Inventories (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Aug. 29, 2013

Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule Of Inventory



As of	2013		2012
Finished goods	$	796	$	512
Work in process	1,719		1,148
Raw materials and supplies	134		152
	$	2,649	$	1,812

Property, Plant and Equipment (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Aug. 29, 2013

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Schedule of Property, Plant and Equipment



As of	2013			2012
Land	$	86		$	92
Buildings (includes $209 and $196, respectively, for capital leases)	4,835			4,714
Equipment (includes $1,305 and $919, respectively, for capital leases)	15,600			15,653
Construction in progress	84			43
Software	315			323
	20,920			20,825
Accumulated depreciation (includes $463 and $253, respectively, for capital leases)	(13,294		)	(13,722		)
	$	7,626		$	7,103

Equity Method Investments (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Aug. 29, 2013

Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract]

Equity Method Investments



As of	2013				2012
	Investment Balance		Ownership Percentage		Investment Balance		Ownership Percentage
Inotera	$	344	35	%	$	370	40	%
Tera Probe	40		40	%	—		—	%
Other	12		Various		19		Various
	$	396			$	389



For the year ended	2013			2012			2011
Inotera	$	(79	)	$	(189	)	$	(112	)
Other	(4		)	(105		)	(46		)
	$	(83	)	$	(294	)	$	(158	)



As of	2013		2012
Current assets	$	1,018	$	724
Noncurrent assets	2,634		3,024
Current liabilities	1,912		2,519
Noncurrent liabilities	435		155



For the years ended	2013			2012			2011
Net sales	$	1,788		$	1,798		$	1,839
Gross margin	1			(451		)	(268		)
Operating loss	(203		)	(751		)	(559		)
Net loss	(188		)	(793		)	(594		)

Intangible Assets (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Aug. 29, 2013

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule Of Finite Lived Intangible Assets By Major Class



As of	2013					2012
	Gross Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Gross Amount		Accumulated Amortization
Product and process technology	$	642	$	(269	)	$	575	$	(234	)
Customer relationships	127		(114		)	127		(98		)
Other	—		—			1		—
	$	769	$	(383	)	$	703	$	(332	)

Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Aug. 29, 2013

Payables and Accruals [Abstract]

Accounts Payable And Accrued Liabilities Schedule



As of	2013		2012
Accounts payable	$	1,048	$	818
Related party payables	374		130
Salaries, wages and benefits	267		290
Customer advances	140		141
Income and other taxes	47		25
Other	239		237
	$	2,115	$	1,641

Debt (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Aug. 29, 2013

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Debt



As of	2013		2012
Elpida creditor installment payments	$	1,644	$	—
Capital lease obligations	1,252		883
2014 convertible senior notes	465		860
2027 convertible senior notes	147		141
2031A convertible senior notes	277		265
2031B convertible senior notes	253		243
2032C convertible senior notes	463		451
2032D convertible senior notes	369		361
2033E convertible senior notes	272		—
2033F convertible senior notes	260		—
Other notes payable	635		58
	6,037		3,262
Less current portion	1,585		224
	$	4,452	$	3,038

Schedule of Debt Restructuring [Table Text Block]



As of August 29, 2013	Scheduled Deposits of Restricted Cash		Estimated Payments to Elpida Creditors
July 31, 2013	¥	60,000	¥	—	$	—
2014	—		52,270		532
2015	20,000		20,267		206
2016	20,000		20,135		205
2017	20,000		20,003		204
2018	20,000		19,871		202
2019	30,000		28,508		290
2020	30,000		32,242		330
	¥	200,000	¥	193,296	$	1,969
Less unamortized discount					(325		)
Elpida Creditor Installment Payments					$	1,644

Schedule Of Convertible Debt Instruments With Debt And Equity Components [Text Block]

Conversion prices per share and the conversion value in excess of principal for our convertible notes were as follows:



	Initial Conversion				Conversion Price Per Share Threshold⁽²⁾	Conversion Value in Excess of Principal⁽³⁾
	Outstanding Principal		Price Per Share	Number of Shares⁽¹⁾	Conversion Price Per Share Threshold⁽²⁾	2013		2012
2014 Notes	$	485	14.23	34.1	18.50	$	—	$	—
2027 Notes	175		10.90	16.1	14.17	43		—
2031A Notes	345		9.50	36.3	12.35	148		—
2031B Notes	345		9.50	36.3	12.35	148		—
2032C Notes	550		9.63	57.1	12.52	225		—
2032D Notes	450		9.98	45.1	12.97	162		—
2033E Notes	300		10.93	27.4	14.21	72		—
2033F Notes	300		10.93	27.4	14.21	72		—

⁽¹⁾Shares issuable, upon conversion, for the principal amount of the notes.

⁽³⁾Based on our closing share price of $13.57 and $6.18 as of August 29, 2013 and August 30, 2012, respectively.



As of		2013							2012
	Term (Years)⁽¹⁾	Outstanding Principal		Unamortized Discount			Net Carrying Amount		Outstanding Principal		Unamortized Discount			Net Carrying Amount
2014 Notes	1	$	485	$	(20	)	$	465	$	949	$	(89	)	$	860
2027 Notes	4	175		(28		)	147		175		(34		)	141
2031A Notes	5	345		(68		)	277		345		(80		)	265
2031B Notes	7	345		(92		)	253		345		(102		)	243
2032C Notes	6	550		(87		)	463		550		(99		)	451
2032D Notes	8	450		(81		)	369		450		(89		)	361
2033E Notes	4	300		(28		)	272		—		—			—
2033F Notes	6	300		(40		)	260		—		—			—

⁽¹⁾Expected term for amortization of the remaining debt discount as of August 29, 2013.

Carrying amounts of the equity components for our convertible notes were as follows:



As of	2013		2012
2014 Notes	$	353	$	368
2027 Notes	40		40
2031A Notes	89		89
2031B Notes	109		109
2032C Notes	101		101
2032D Notes	90		90
2033E Notes	30		—
2033F Notes	42		—

Schedule Of Convertible Debt Instruments Interest Rates And Expense [Text Block]

Interest expense for our convertible notes was as follows:



For the year ended	2013		2012		2011
Contractual interest expense:
2014 Notes, stated rate of 1.875%	$	13	$	18	$	19
2027 Notes, stated rate of 1.875%	3		3		3
2031A Notes, stated rate of 1.5%	5		5		1
2031B Notes, stated rate of 1.875%	6		6		1
2032C Notes, stated rate of 2.375%	13		5		—
2032D Notes, stated rate of 3.125%	14		5		—
2033E Notes, stated rate of 1.625%	3		—		—
2033F Notes, stated rate of 2.125%	3		—		—
	60		42		24

Amortization of discount and issuance costs:
2014 Notes, effective rate of 7.9%	37		47		46
2027 Notes, effective rate of 6.9%	7		6		5
2031A Notes, effective rate of 6.5%	12		11		1
2031B Notes, effective rate of 7.0%	10		10		1
2032C Notes, effective rate of 6.0%	14		5		—
2032D Notes, effective rate of 6.3%	9		3		—
2033E Notes, effective rate of 4.5%	4		—		—
2033F Notes, effective rate of 4.9%	3		—		—
	96		82		53
	$	156	$	124	$	77

Maturities of Notes Payable and Future Minimum Lease Payments [Table Text Block]

As of August 29, 2013, maturities of notes payable, including the Elpida Creditor Installment Payments, and future minimum lease payments under capital lease obligations were as follows:



As of August 29, 2013	Notes Payable			Capital Lease Obligations
2014	$	1,203		$	449
2015	367			349
2016	356			307
2017	500			85
2018	869			41
2019 and thereafter	2,263			135
Discounts and interest, respectively	(773		)	(114		)
	$	4,785		$	1,252

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of long-debt instruments or arrangements, including identification, terms, features, collateral requirements and other information necessary to a fair presentation. These are debt arrangements that originally required repayment more than twelve months after issuance or greater than the normal operating cycle of the entity, if longer.

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Commitments (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Aug. 29, 2013

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Minimum Future Operating Lease Commitments

As of August 29, 2013, minimum future rental commitments are as follows:



As of August 29, 2013	Operating Lease Commitments
2014	$	22
2015	14
2016	12
2017	11
2018	10
2019 and thereafter	37
	$	106

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of a lessee's leasing arrangements including: (1) the basis on which contingent rental payments are determined, (2) the existence and terms of renewal or purchase options and escalation clauses, (3) restrictions imposed by lease arrangements, such as those concerning dividends, additional debt, and further leasing, (4) rent holidays, rent concessions, or leasehold improvement incentives and unusual provisions or conditions. Disclosure may also include the specific period used to amortize material leasehold improvements made at the inception of the lease or during the lease term. Additionally, for operating leases having initial or remaining noncancelable lease terms in excess of one year: (a) future minimum rental payments required as of the date of the latest balance sheet presented, in the aggregate and for each of the five succeeding fiscal years, (b) the total of minimum rentals to be received in the future under noncancelable subleases as of the date of the latest balance sheet presented, and (c) for all operating leases, rental expense for each period for which an income statement is presented, with separate amounts for minimum rentals, contingent rentals, and sublease rentals. Rental payments under leases with terms of a month or less that were not renewed need not be included.

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Shareholders' Equity (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Aug. 29, 2013

Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]

Schedule of Options Indexed to Issuer's Equity [Table Text Block]

The following table presents information related to the issued and outstanding capped calls as of August 29, 2013.



Capped Calls				Strike Price¹		Cap Price Range				Common Shares Covered	Value at Expiration²
Capped Calls	Expiration Dates			Strike Price¹		Low		High		Common Shares Covered	Minimum		Maximum
2031	Jul 2014	-	Feb 2016	$	9.50	$	11.40	$	13.17	72.6	$	—	$	207
2032C	May 2016	-	Nov 2017	9.80		14.26		15.69		56.3	—		307
2032D	Nov 2016	-	May 2018	10.16		14.62		16.04		44.3	—		244
2033E	Jan 2018	-	Feb 2018	10.93		14.51		14.51		27.5	—		98
2033F	Jan 2020	-	Feb 2020	10.93		14.51		14.51		27.5	—		98
										228.2	$	—	$	954

¹Initial strike prices are subject to certain adjustments

Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Table Text Block]



	As of August 30, 2012			Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)			As of August 29, 2013
Cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments	$	49		$	(5	)	$	44
Gain (loss) on derivatives, net	31			(10		)	21
Gain (loss) on investments, net	1			(1		)	—
Pension liability adjustments	(1		)	(1		)	(2		)
Accumulated other comprehensive income	$	80		$	(17	)	$	63

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of the freestanding option contracts issued by an entity that are indexed to, and potentially settled in, an entity's own stock. Includes disclosure on the strike price and the number of shares to which the contract is indexed, the settlement date or dates of the contract, and the issuer's accounting for the contract. If the terms of the contract provide settlement alternatives, those settlement alternatives are disclosed, including who controls the settlement alternatives, and the maximum number of shares that could be required to be issued, to net share settle the contract, if applicable. If a contract does not have a fixed or determinable maximum number of shares that could be required to be issued, the fact that a potentially infinite number of shares that may be required to be issued to settle the contract is disclosed. Disclosure also includes the contract's current fair value for each settlement alternative and how changes in the price of the issuer's equity instruments affect those settlement amounts.

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Derivative Financial Instruments (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Aug. 29, 2013

Derivative Instrument Detail [Abstract]

Schedule of Other Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments, Statements of Financial Performance and Financial Position, Location [Table Text Block]

Total gross notional amounts and fair values for currency derivatives and interest rate swaps without hedge accounting designation were as follows:



	Notional Amount (in U.S. Dollars)				Fair Value of
					Current Assets⁽¹⁾		Noncurrent Assets⁽²⁾		(Current Liabilities)⁽³⁾
As of August 29, 2013
Currency forward contracts:
Yen	$	336			$	1	$	3	$	—
Singapore dollar	218				—		—		—
Euro	217				1		—		(1		)
Shekel	78				—		—		(1		)
Currency options:
New Taiwan dollar	351				—		—		—
Interest rate swap contracts	62				—		—		—
	$	1,262			$	2	$	3	$	(2	)

As of August 30, 2012
Forward contracts:
Singapore dollar	$	251			$	—	$	—	$	(1	)
Euro	173				2		—		(1		)
Shekel	65				—		—		(1		)
Yen	18				—		—		—
Currency options:
Yen	5,050		⁽⁴	⁾	57		—		—
New Taiwan dollar	342				2		—		—
	$	5,899			$	61	$	—	$	(3	)


⁽¹⁾	Included in receivables - other.


⁽²⁾	Included in other noncurrent assets.


⁽³⁾	Included in accounts payable and accrued expenses - other.


⁽⁴⁾	Notional amount includes purchased options of $2,527 million and sold options of $2,523 million for the Elpida Hedges.

Schedule of Cash Flow Hedging Instruments, Statements of Financial Performance and Financial Position, Location [Table Text Block]

Total gross notional amounts and fair values for derivatives with cash flow hedge accounting designation were as follows:



	Notional Amount (in U.S. Dollars)		Fair Value of
	Notional Amount (in U.S. Dollars)		Current Assets⁽¹⁾		(Current Liabilities)⁽²⁾
As of August 29, 2013
Currency forward contracts:
Yen	$	6	$	—	$	(1	)
Euro	6		—		—
Currency options:
Yen	21		—		(2		)
Interest swap contracts:	250		—		—
	$	283	$	—	$	(3	)
As of August 30, 2012
Currency forward contracts:
Yen	$	108	$	2	$	—
Euro	35		—		—
Currency options:
Yen	32		—		$	—
	$	175	$	2	$	—


⁽¹⁾	Included in receivables - other.


⁽²⁾	Included in accounts payable and accrued expenses - other.

Fair Value Measurements (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Aug. 29, 2013

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

Assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis

Assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis were as follows:



As of	2013								2012
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total		Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Cash equivalents:
Money market funds	$	1,188	$	—	$	—	$	1,188	$	2,159	$	—	$	—	$	2,159
Certificates of deposit	—		38		—		38		—		27		—		27
Commercial paper	—		35		—		35		—		29		—		29
Government securities	—		—		—		—		—		5		—		5
	1,188		73		—		1,261		2,159		61		—		2,220
Short-term investments:
Corporate bonds	—		112		—		112		—		31		—		31
Government securities	—		72		—		72		—		51		—		51
Commercial paper	—		26		—		26		—		10		—		10
Certificates of deposit	—		9		—		9		—		4		—		4
Asset-backed securities	—		2		—		2		—		4		—		4
	—		221		—		221		—		100		—		100
Long-term marketable investments:
Corporate bonds	—		302		—		302		—		203		—		203
Government securities	—		96		—		96		—		88		—		88
Asset-backed securities	—		95		—		95		—		73		—		73
Marketable equity securities	6		—		—		6		5		5		—		10
	6		493		—		499		5		369		—		374
Restricted cash:
Certificates of deposit	—		302		—		302		—		—		—		—
	—		302		—		302		—		—		—		—

	$	1,194	$	1,089	$	—	$	2,283	$	2,164	$	530	$	—	$	2,694

Estimated fair value and carrying value of debt instruments

The estimated fair value and carrying value of debt instruments (carrying value excludes the equity components of our convertible notes classified in equity) were as follows:



As of	2013				2012
	Fair Value		Carrying Value		Fair Value		Carrying Value
Convertible notes	$	4,167	$	2,506	$	2,669	$	2,321
Elpida creditor installment payments and other notes	2,269		2,279		56		58

Equity Plans (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Aug. 29, 2013

Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]

Schedule option activity

Option activity for 2013 is summarized as follows:



	Number of Shares		Weighted-Average Exercise Price Per Share		Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Life (In Years)	Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Outstanding at August 30, 2012	95.7		$	8.42
Granted	17.8		6.62
Exercised	(22.8	)	6.60
Cancelled or expired	(19.9	)	12.47
Outstanding at August 29, 2013	70.8		7.41		3.3	$	439

Exercisable at August 29, 2013	31.2		$	8.21	1.8	$	170
Expected to vest after August 29, 2013	37.6		6.78		4.4	255

Assumptions used in Black-Scholes option valuation model

Assumptions used in the Black-Scholes model are presented below:



For the year ended	2013		2012		2011
Average expected life in years	5.1		5.1		5.1
Weighted-average expected volatility	59	%	66	%	56	%
Weighted-average risk-free interest rate	0.7	%	0.9	%	1.8	%

Schedule of restricted stock awards activity

Restricted Stock Awards activity for 2013 is summarized as follows:



	Number of Shares		Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Share
Outstanding at August 30, 2012	9.4		$	6.87
Granted	6.6		6.23
Restrictions lapsed	(2.5	)	7.06
Cancelled	(0.5	)	7.29
Outstanding at August 29, 2013	13.0		6.49

Expected to vest after August 29, 2013	11.9		$	6.41

Restricted Stock Awards granted for 2013, 2012 and 2011 were as follows:



For the year ended	2013		2012		2011
Service-based awards	5.4		3.9		4.4
Performance-based awards	1.2		1.9		1.2
Weighted-average grant-date fair values per share	$	6.23	$	5.43	$	8.72

Stock-based compensation expense

Stock-based Compensation Expense



For the year ended	2013		2012		2011
Stock-based compensation expense by caption:
Cost of goods sold	$	27	$	23	$	20
Selling, general and administrative	45		47		38
Research and development	18		17		17
Other operating (income) expense	1		—		1
	$	91	$	87	$	76

Stock-based compensation expense by type of award:
Stock options	$	57	$	57	$	44
Restricted stock awards	34		30		32
	$	91	$	87	$	76

Restucture and Asset Impairments Restructuring and Asset Impairments (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Aug. 29, 2013

Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]

Schedule of Restructuring and Related Costs [Table Text Block]



For the year ended	2013			2012		2011
Loss on impairment of MIT assets	$	62		$	—	$	—
Loss on impairment of LED assets	33			—		—
Loss on restructure of ST consortium agreement	26			—		—
Gain on termination of lease to Transform	(25		)	—		—
Gain from disposition of Japan Fabrication Facility	—			—		(54		)
Other	30			10		(21		)
	$	126		$	10	$	(75	)

Micron Technology Italia, Srl. [Member]

Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]

Schedule of Micron Technology Italia, Srl. net assets sold [Table Text Block]

The carrying values of the MIT assets and liabilities sold, after the effects of the write down, were as follows:



Other current assets	$	75
Other noncurrent assets	37
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	(43		)
Other noncurrent liabilities	(34		)
	$	35

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of disposal groups, which may include the gain (loss) recognized in the income statement and the income statement caption that includes that gain (loss), amounts of revenues and pretax profit or loss reported in discontinued operations, the classification and carrying value of the assets and liabilities comprising the disposal group, and the segment in which the disposal group was reported. Also may include the amount of adjustments to amounts previously reported in discontinued operations such as resolution of contingencies arising from the disposal transaction or the operations of the component prior to disposal.

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Other Operating (Income) Expense, Net (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Aug. 29, 2013

Other Income and Expenses [Abstract]

Schedule of Other operating (income) expense, net



For the year ended	2013			2012		2011
(Gain) loss on disposition of property, plant and equipment	$	(3	)	$	5	$	(17	)
Samsung patent cross-license agreement	—			—		(275		)
Other	(5		)	27		(19		)
	$	(8	)	$	32	$	(311	)

Other Non-Operating Income (Expense), Net (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Aug. 29, 2013

Other Nonoperating Income (Expense) [Abstract]

Schedule of Other Nonoperating Income (Expense) [Table Text Block]



For the year ended	2013			2012			2011
Gain (loss) from changes in currency exchange rates	$	(229	)	$	(6	)	$	(6	)
Loss on extinguishment of debt	(31		)	—			(113		)
Gain (loss) from investments	(5		)	35			(3		)
Gain from issuance of Inotera shares	48			—			—
Other	(1		)	—			13
	$	(218	)	$	29		$	(109	)

Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Aug. 29, 2013

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Income tax (provision) benefit



For the year ended	2013			2012			2011
Income (loss) before taxes, net income attributable to noncontrolling interests and equity in net income (loss) of equity method investees:
U.S.	$	446		$	(1,028	)	$	257
Foreign	839			274			294
	$	1,285		$	(754	)	$	551
Income tax (provision) benefit:
Current:
U.S. federal	$	—		$	14		$	—
Foreign	(17		)	(22		)	(89		)
State	—			—			(1		)
	(17		)	(8		)	(90		)
Deferred:
U.S. federal	—			—			—
Foreign	9			25			(113		)
	9			25			(113		)
Income tax (provision) benefit	$	(8	)	$	17		$	(203	)

Income tax (provision) benefit computed using the U.S. federal statutory rate reconciled to income tax (provision) benefit

Income tax (provision) benefit computed using the U.S. federal statutory rate reconciled to income tax (provision) benefit was as follows:



For the year ended	2013			2012			2011
U.S. federal income tax (provision) benefit at statutory rate	$	(450	)	$	264		$	(193	)
Change in valuation allowance	(370		)	(373		)	103
Transaction costs to acquire Elpida	(38		)	—			—
Gain on acquisition of Elpida	520			—			—
Foreign operations	282			104			(119		)
Tax credits	36			2			17
State taxes, net of federal benefit	6			9			(5		)
Debt repurchase premium	—			—			(20		)
Other	6			11			14
Income tax (provision) benefit	$	(8	)	$	17		$	(203	)

Deferred tax assets and liabilities

Deferred tax assets and liabilities consist of the following as of the end of the periods shown below:



As of	2013			2012
Deferred tax assets:
Net operating loss and credit carryforwards	$	4,048		$	1,733
Property, plant and equipment	373			16
Accrued salaries, wages and benefits	107			99
Deferred income	39			39
Other	138			92
Gross deferred tax assets	4,705			1,979
Less valuation allowance	(3,215		)	(1,522		)
Deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowance	1,490			457

Deferred tax liabilities:
Debt discount	(294		)	(182		)
Unremitted earnings on certain subsidiaries	(126		)	(111		)
Product and process technology	(74		)	(61		)
Other	(14		)	(38		)
Deferred tax liabilities	(508		)	(392		)

Net deferred tax assets	$	982		$	65

Reported as:
Current deferred tax assets (included in other current assets)	$	123		$	19
Noncurrent deferred tax assets	861			47
Current deferred tax liabilities (included in accounts payable and accrued expenses)	(2		)	—
Noncurrent deferred tax liabilities (included in other noncurrent liabilities)	—			(1		)
Net deferred tax assets	$	982		$	65

Reconciliation of beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits

Below is a reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits:



For the year ended	2013			2012			2011
Beginning unrecognized tax benefits	$	77		$	121		$	88
Settlements with tax authorities	(8		)	(29		)	(2		)
Decreases related to tax positions from prior years	—			(14		)	(3		)
Foreign currency translation increases (decreases) to tax positions	4			(9		)	6
Increases related to tax positions taken during current year	4			6			28
Increases related to tax positions from prior years	—			2			4
Unrecognized tax benefits acquired in current year	1			—			—
Ending unrecognized tax benefits	$	78		$	77		$	121

Earnings Per Share (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Aug. 29, 2013

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Basic and diluted earnings per share



For the year ended	2013		2012			2011
Net income (loss) available to Micron shareholders – Basic and Diluted	$	1,190	$	(1,032	)	$	167

Weighted-average common shares outstanding – Basic	1,021.7		991.2			988.0
Net effect of dilutive equity awards, convertible notes and escrow shares	34.6		—			19.5
Weighted-average common shares outstanding – Diluted	1,056.3		991.2			1,007.5

Earnings (loss) per share:
Basic	$	1.16	$	(1.04	)	$	0.17
Diluted	1.13		(1.04		)	0.17

Schedule of Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Table Text Block]



For the year ended	2013	2012	2011
Employee stock plans	39.9	104.8	81.4
Convertible notes	186.0	257.6	182.7

Consolidated Variable Interest Entities (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Aug. 29, 2013

Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]

IM Flash's distributions to, and contributions from, shareholders



For the year ended	2013		2012		2011
IM Flash distributions to Micron	$	38	$	439	$	234
IM Flash distributions to Intel	37		391		225
Micron contributions to IM Flash	12		151		1,580
Intel contributions to IM Flash	11		177		—

IM Flash Technologies, LLC [Member]

Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]

Total IM Flash and MP Mask assets and liabilities

The following table presents the assets and liabilities of IMFT included in our consolidated balance sheets, excluding intercompany balances:



As of	2013		2012
Assets
Cash and equivalents	$	62	$	157
Receivables	76		78
Inventories	49		67
Other current assets	4		5
Total current assets	191		307
Property, plant and equipment, net	1,382		1,342
Other noncurrent assets	46		36
Total assets	$	1,619	$	1,685

Liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	$	88	$	104
Deferred income	9		10
Equipment purchase contracts	78		58
Current portion of long-term debt	6		6
Total current liabilities	181		178
Long-term debt	13		18
Other noncurrent liabilities	118		129
Total liabilities	$	312	$	325

Amounts exclude intercompany balances that were eliminated in our consolidated balance sheets.

MP Mask Technology Center LLC [Member]

Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]

Total IM Flash and MP Mask assets and liabilities

Total MP Mask assets and liabilities included in our consolidated balance sheets were as follows:



As of	2013		2012
Current assets	$	26	$	19
Noncurrent assets (primarily property, plant and equipment)	182		170
Current liabilities	25		12

Amounts exclude intercompany balances that were eliminated in our consolidated balance sheets.

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of the significant judgments and assumptions made in determining whether a variable interest (as defined) held by the entity requires the variable interest entity (VIE) (as defined) to be consolidated and (or) disclose information about its involvement with the VIE, individually or in aggregate (as applicable); the nature of restrictions, if any, on the consolidated VIE's assets and on the settlement of its liabilities reported by an entity in its statement of financial position, including the carrying amounts of such assets and liabilities; the nature of, and changes in, the risks associated with involvement in the VIE; how involvement with the VIE affects the entity's financial position, financial performance, and cash flows; the lack of recourse if creditors (or beneficial interest holders) of the consolidated VIE have no recourse to the general credit of the primary beneficiary (if applicable); the terms of arrangements, giving consideration to both explicit arrangements and implicit variable interests, if any, that could require the entity to provide financial support to the VIE, including events or circumstances that could expose the entity to a loss; the methodology used by the entity for determining whether or not it is the primary beneficiary of the variable interest entity; the significant factors considered and judgments made in determining that the power to direct the activities of a VIE that most significantly impact the VIE's economic performance are shared (as defined); the carrying amounts and classification of assets and liabilities of the VIE included in the statement of financial position; the entity's maximum exposure to loss, if any, as a result of its involvement with the VIE, including how the maximum exposure is determined and significant sources of the entity's exposure to the VIE; a comparison of the carrying amounts of the assets and liabilities and the entity's maximum exposure to loss; information about any liquidity arrangements, guarantees, and (or) other commitments by third parties that may affect the fair value or risk of the entity's variable interest in the VIE; whether or not the entity has provided financial support or other support (explicitly or implicitly) to the VIE that it was not previously contractually required to provide or whether the entity intends to provide that support, including the type and amount of the support and the primary reasons for providing the support; and supplemental information the entity determines necessary to provide.

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Segment Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Aug. 29, 2013

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Information



For the year ended	2013			2012			2011
Net sales:
CNBU	$	3,462		$	2,667		$	3,084
SBU	2,824			2,842			2,185
EBU	1,275			1,097			1,147
MBU	1,214			1,176			1,944
All Other	298			452			428
	$	9,073		$	8,234		$	8,788

Operating income (loss):
CNBU	$	160		$	(458	)	$	262
SBU	173			199			265
EBU	227			129			276
MBU	(265		)	(371		)	18
All Other	(59		)	(111		)	(60		)
	$	236		$	(612	)	$	761

Depreciation and amortization expense was as follows:



For the year ended	2013		2012		2011
CNBU	$	687	$	755	$	717
SBU	551		649		512
EBU	215		228		234
MBU	293		372		507
All Other	67		140		131
Depreciation and amortization expense included in operating income (loss)	1,813		2,144		2,101
Other amortization	113		78		61
Total depreciation and amortization expense	$	1,926	$	2,222	$	2,162

Product Sales Product Sales (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Aug. 29, 2013

Segment Reconciliation [Abstract]

Schedule of Entity-Wide Information, Revenue from External Customers by Products and Services [Text Block]



For the year ended	2013		2012		2011
DRAM	$	4,361	$	3,178	$	3,620
NAND Flash	3,589		3,627		3,193
NOR Flash	792		977		1,547
Other	331		452		428
	$	9,073	$	8,234	$	8,788

Certain Concentrations Certain Concentrations (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Aug. 29, 2013

Risks and Uncertainties [Abstract]

Schedule of market concentration risk [Table Text Block]

Market concentrations as a percent of net sales were approximately as follows:



For the year ended	2013		2012		2011
Computing (including desktop PCs, servers, notebooks and workstations)	30	%	25	%	30	%
Mobile	15	%	15	%	25	%
Consumer electronics	15	%	20	%	15	%
Solid state drives	15	%	10	%	5	%
Networking and storage	10	%	10	%	15	%

Geographic Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Aug. 29, 2013

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of geographic net sales and property, plant and equipment by geographic area

Geographic net sales based on customer ship-to location were as follows:



For the year ended	2013		2012		2011
China	$	3,783	$	2,936	$	2,983
United States	1,512		1,262		1,363
Asia Pacific (excluding China, Taiwan and Malaysia)	1,342		1,241		1,518
Taiwan	980		1,022		744
Europe	820		827		924
Malaysia	193		546		737
Other	443		400		519
	$	9,073	$	8,234	$	8,788

Net property, plant and equipment by geographic area were as follows:



As of	2013		2012		2011
Singapore	$	3,225	$	3,270	$	3,569
United States	3,041		3,246		3,487
Japan	615		2		1
China	350		328		179
Taiwan	307		—		—
Israel	28		59		94
Italy	18		163		190
Other	42		35		35
	$	7,626	$	7,103	$	7,555

Quarterly Financial Information Quarterly Financial Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Aug. 29, 2013

Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Quarterly Financial Information [Text Block]



2012	Fourth Quarter			Third Quarter			Second Quarter			First Quarter
Net sales	$	1,963		$	2,172		$	2,009		$	2,090
Gross margin	219			234			210			305
Operating loss	(149		)	(188		)	(204		)	(71		)
Net loss	(242		)	(320		)	(282		)	(187		)
Net loss attributable to Micron	(243		)	(320		)	(282		)	(187		)

Loss per share:
Basic	$	(0.24	)	$	(0.32	)	$	(0.29	)	$	(0.19	)
Diluted	(0.24		)	(0.32		)	(0.29		)	(0.19		)



2013	Fourth Quarter		Third Quarter		Second Quarter			First Quarter
Net sales	$	2,843	$	2,318	$	2,078		$	1,834
Gross margin	708		556		366			217
Operating income (loss)	207		149		(23		)	(97		)
Net income (loss)	1,710		43		(284		)	(275		)
Net income (loss) attributable to Micron	1,708		43		(286		)	(275		)

Earnings (loss) per share:
Basic	$	1.65	$	0.04	$	(0.28	)	$	(0.27	)
Diluted	1.51		0.04		(0.28		)	(0.27		)

Schedule I Condensed Parent Company Financials (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Aug. 29, 2013

Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]

Schedule of Debt



As of	2013		2012
Elpida creditor installment payments	$	1,644	$	—
Capital lease obligations	1,252		883
2014 convertible senior notes	465		860
2027 convertible senior notes	147		141
2031A convertible senior notes	277		265
2031B convertible senior notes	253		243
2032C convertible senior notes	463		451
2032D convertible senior notes	369		361
2033E convertible senior notes	272		—
2033F convertible senior notes	260		—
Other notes payable	635		58
	6,037		3,262
Less current portion	1,585		224
	$	4,452	$	3,038

Maturities of Notes Payable and Future Minimum Lease Payments [Table Text Block]

As of August 29, 2013, maturities of notes payable, including the Elpida Creditor Installment Payments, and future minimum lease payments under capital lease obligations were as follows:



As of August 29, 2013	Notes Payable			Capital Lease Obligations
2014	$	1,203		$	449
2015	367			349
2016	356			307
2017	500			85
2018	869			41
2019 and thereafter	2,263			135
Discounts and interest, respectively	(773		)	(114		)
	$	4,785		$	1,252

Parent Company [Member]

Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]

Schedule of Debt



As of	2013		2012
Capital lease obligations	$	553	$	556
2014 convertible senior notes	465		860
2027 convertible senior notes	147		141
2031A convertible senior notes	277		265
2031B convertible senior notes	253		243
2032C convertible senior notes	463		451
2032D convertible senior notes	369		361
2033E convertible senior notes	272		—
2033F convertible senior notes	260		—
Intel senior note	25		58
	3,084		2,935
Less current portion	646		154
	$	2,438	$	2,781

Maturities of Notes Payable and Future Minimum Lease Payments [Table Text Block]

As of August 29, 2013, maturities of notes payable and future minimum lease payments under capital lease obligations were as follows:



As of August 29, 2013	Notes Payable			Capital Lease Obligations
2014	$	510		$	181
2015	—			180
2016	—			200
2017	175			30
2018	645			3
2019 and thereafter	1,645			8
Discounts and interest, respectively	(444		)	(49		)
	$	2,531		$	553

- Definition

+ References

+ Details

Schedule II Valuation and Qualifying Accounts (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Aug. 29, 2013

Valuation and Qualifying Accounts [Abstract]

Valuation and Qualifying Accounts



	Balance at Beginning of Year		Business Acquisitions		Charged (Credited) to Costs and Expenses			Deductions/ Write-Offs			Balance at End of Year
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
Year ended August 29, 2013	$	5	$	—	$	1		$	(1	)	$	5
Year ended August 30, 2012	3		—		5			(3		)	5
Year ended September 1, 2011	4		—		—			(1		)	3

Deferred Tax Asset Valuation Allowance
Year ended August 29, 2013	$	1,522	$	1,292	$	370		$	31		$	3,215
Year ended August 30, 2012	1,207		—		373			(58		)	1,522
Year ended September 1, 2011	1,263		—		(103		)	47			1,207

Significant Accounting Policies Significant Accounting Policies - Basis of Presentation (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Aug. 30, 2012	Sep. 01, 2011
Foreign Currency Gain (Loss) [Member] \| Other Non-Operating Income Expense Net [Member] \| Other operating (income) expense [Member]
Prior Period Reclassification Adjustment	$ 6	$ 6

Significant Accounting Policies Significant Accounting Policies - Product and Process Technology (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Aug. 29, 2013
Maximum [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Maximum life of finite-lived intangible assets (in years)	10 years

Significant Accounting Policies - Property, Plant and Equipment (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Aug. 29, 2013
Building [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment useful life (in years)	10 years
Building [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment useful life (in years)	30 years
Equipment [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment useful life (in years)	5 years
Equipment [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment useful life (in years)	7 years
Software [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment useful life (in years)	3 years
Software [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment useful life (in years)	5 years

Acquisition of Elpida Memory, Inc. Elpida Memories, Inc. (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions		1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2013 USD ($) mm	Aug. 29, 2013 USD ($) mm	Aug. 29, 2013 USD ($) mm	Aug. 29, 2013 USD ($) mm $ / shares	Aug. 30, 2012 USD ($) $ / shares	Sep. 01, 2011 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2012 USD ($)	Sep. 02, 2010 USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash paid for the acquisition of Elpida	$ 949
Escrow Deposit							$ 18
Rexchip Share Purchase Agreement [Abstract]
Diameter of Wafer Used in Production (in millimeters) \| mm		200	200	200
Recognized amounts of identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed: [Abstract]
Cash and equivalents	999
Receivables	697
Inventories	962
Restricted cash	557
Other current assets	142
Property, plant and equipment	935
Equity method investment	40
Intangible assets	10
Deferred tax assets	811
Other noncurrent assets	66
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	(387)
Equipment purchase contracts	(22)
Current portion of long-term debt	(673)
Long-term debt	(1,461)
Other noncurrent liabilities	(75)
Total net assets acquired	2,601
Noncontrolling interests in Elpida	168
Consideration	949
Gain on acquisition of Elpida				$ (1,484)	$ 0	$ 0
Restrictions for Consolidated and Unconsolidated Subsidiaries [Abstract]
Cash and equivalents		$ 2,880	$ 2,880	2,880	2,459	$ 2,160		$ 2,913
Restricted cash		556	556	556	0
Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information [Abstract]
Elpida net sales after acquisition date		355
Elpida operating income after acquisition date		46
Transaction costs		50	50	50
Component of pro forma net income (loss) related to forgiveness of debt income for which no adjustment was made				1,692
Component of pro forma net income (loss) related to impairment of long-lived assets for which no adjustment was made					2,828
Net sales				12,494	11,492
Net income (loss)				3,725	(4,422)
Net income (loss) attributable to Micron				$ 3,670	$ (4,454)
Earnings (loss) per share: [Abstract]
Basic (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares				$ 3.59	$ (4.49)
Diluted (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares				$ 3.47	$ (4.49)
Elpida Company [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash paid for the acquisition of Elpida	$ 615
Rexchip Share Purchase Agreement [Abstract]
Business Acquisition, Equity Interest Held by Acquiree, Less than Wholly Owned Subsidiary, Ownership Percentage	65.00%
Diameter of Wafer Used in Production (in millimeters) \| mm	300
Business Acquisition, Equity Interest Held by Acquiree, Wholly Owned Subsidiary, Ownership Percentage	100.00%
Recognized amounts of identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed: [Abstract]
Consideration	$ 615
Gain on acquisition of Elpida			(1,484)	$ (1,484)
Restrictions for Consolidated and Unconsolidated Subsidiaries [Abstract]
Amount of Restricted Net Assets for Consolidated and Unconsolidated Subsidiaries		2,460	2,460	2,460
Cash and equivalents		1,094	1,094	1,094
Restricted cash		$ 556	$ 556	$ 556
Rexchip Electronics Corporation [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash paid for the acquisition of Elpida	$ 334
Rexchip Share Purchase Agreement [Abstract]
Percentage of equity acquired	24.00%
Ownership percentage after stock transactions during period (in hundredths)				89.00%
Diameter of Wafer Used in Production (in millimeters) \| mm	300
Recognized amounts of identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed: [Abstract]
Consideration	$ 334

Investments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
Investments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Aug. 29, 2013	Aug. 30, 2012	Sep. 01, 2011
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	$ 2,283	$ 2,693
Gross Unrealized Gains	1	1
Gross Unrealized Losses	(1)	0
Fair Value	2,283	2,694
Available-for-sale Securities, Debt Maturities, Amortized Cost Basis [Abstract]
Money market funds not due at a single maturity date	1,188
Due in 1 year or less	596
Due in 1-2 years	224
Due in 2-4 years	253
Due after 4 years	16
Debt Maturities, Amortized Cost Basis	2,277
Available-for-sale Securities, Debt Maturities, Fair Value [Abstract]
Money market funds not due at a single maturity date	1,188
Due in 1 year or less	596
Due in 1-2 years	224
Due in 2-4 years	253
Due after 4 years	16
Debt Securities, Fair Value	2,277
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Realized Gain (Loss), Disclosures [Abstract]
Net unrealized holding gains (losses) reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income		31
Proceeds from the sale of available-for-sale securities	526	149	$ 1
Gross realized gains from sale of available-for-sale securities		34
Money market funds [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	1,188	2,159
Gross Unrealized Gains	0	0
Gross Unrealized Losses	0	0
Fair Value	1,188	2,159
Corporate bonds [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	414	233
Gross Unrealized Gains	1	1
Gross Unrealized Losses	(1)	0
Fair Value	414	234
Certificates of deposit [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	349	31
Gross Unrealized Gains	0	0
Gross Unrealized Losses	0	0
Fair Value	349	31
Government securities [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	168	144
Gross Unrealized Gains	0	0
Gross Unrealized Losses	0	0
Fair Value	168	144
Asset-backed securities [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	97	77
Gross Unrealized Gains	0	0
Gross Unrealized Losses	0	0
Fair Value	97	77
Commercial paper [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	61	39
Gross Unrealized Gains	0	0
Gross Unrealized Losses	0	0
Fair Value	61	39
Marketable equity securities [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	6	10
Gross Unrealized Gains	0	0
Gross Unrealized Losses	0	0
Fair Value	6	10
Marketable equity securities other-than-temporary impairment losses	$ 4	$ 11

Receivables (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Aug. 29, 2013	Aug. 30, 2012
Receivables [Abstract]
Trade receivables (net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $5 and $5, respectively)	$ 2,069	$ 933
Income and other taxes	74	80
Related party receivables	8	63
Other	178	213
Receivables	2,329	1,289
Allowance for doubtful accounts	5	5
Intel [Member]
Receivables [Abstract]
Other	34	34
Nanya [Member]
Receivables [Abstract]
Other		17
Foreign Currency Hedges [Member]
Receivables [Abstract]
Other	$ 2	$ 63

Inventories (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Aug. 29, 2013	Aug. 30, 2012
Inventory, Net, Items Net of Reserve Alternative [Abstract]
Finished goods	$ 796	$ 512
Work in process	1,719	1,148
Raw materials and supplies	134	152
Inventories	$ 2,649	$ 1,812

Property, Plant and Equipment (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Aug. 29, 2013	Aug. 30, 2012	Sep. 01, 2011
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net, by Type [Abstract]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross	$ 20,920	$ 20,825
Accumulated depreciation	(13,294)	(13,722)
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net	7,626	7,103	$ 7,555
Depreciation [Abstract]
Depreciation expense	1,721	2,053	$ 2,026
Assets Held under Capital Leases [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net, by Type [Abstract]
Accumulated depreciation	(463)	(253)
Land [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net, by Type [Abstract]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross	86	92
Buildings [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net, by Type [Abstract]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross	4,835	4,714
Buildings [Member] \| Assets Held under Capital Leases [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net, by Type [Abstract]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross	209	196
Equipment [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net, by Type [Abstract]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross	15,600	15,653
Equipment [Member] \| Assets Held under Capital Leases [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net, by Type [Abstract]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross	1,305	919
Construction in progress [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net, by Type [Abstract]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross	84	43
Software [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net, by Type [Abstract]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross	315	323
Production Equipment And Buildings [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment Assets Held-for-sale or held-for-development Disclosure [Abstract]
Debt Instrument, Collateral Amount	541
Other noncurrent assets [Member]
Property, Plant and Equipment Assets Held-for-sale or held-for-development Disclosure [Abstract]
Property, plant and equipment classified as held for sale	22	$ 25
Land held for development	$ 54

Equity Method Investments (Details) $ / shares in Units, shares in Millions, $ in Millions			1 Months Ended		2 Months Ended	3 Months Ended									6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2013 USD ($)	May 28, 2013 $ / shares shares	Aug. 29, 2013 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2012 USD ($)	Mar. 01, 2012 USD ($)	Aug. 29, 2013 USD ($)	Aug. 30, 2012 USD ($)	Mar. 01, 2012 USD ($)	Dec. 01, 2011 USD ($)	Sep. 01, 2011 USD ($)	Jun. 02, 2011 USD ($)	Mar. 03, 2011 USD ($)	Dec. 02, 2010 USD ($)	Mar. 04, 2010	Jun. 30, 2013 USD ($)	Aug. 29, 2013 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 USD ($)	Aug. 30, 2012 USD ($)	Sep. 01, 2011 USD ($)	May 28, 2013 $ / shares
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Investment Balance			$ 396			$ 396	$ 389									$ 396		$ 389
Equity in net income (loss) of equity method investees, net of tax																(83)		(294)	$ (158)
Equity Method Investment, Summarized Financial Information, Assets [Abstract]
Current assets			1,018			1,018	724									1,018		724
Noncurrent assets			2,634			2,634	3,024									2,634		3,024
Equity Method Investment, Summarized Financial Information, Liabilities [Abstract]
Current liabilities			1,912			1,912	2,519									1,912		2,519
Noncurrent liabilities			435			435	155									435		155
Equity Method Investment, Summarized Financial Information, Income Statement [Abstract]
Net sales																1,788		1,798	1,839
Gross margin																1		(451)	(268)
Operating loss																(203)		(751)	(559)
Net loss																(188)		(793)	(594)
Inotera net income (loss)																(188)		(793)	(594)
Equity [Abstract]
Payments to acquire equity method investments																0		187	31
Gain from issuance of Inotera shares																48		0	0
Related Party Transaction, Due from (to) Related Party, Current [Abstract]
Fair value of investment in Tera Probe acquired with Elpida	$ 40
Primarily Inotera [Member]
Equity Method Investment, Summarized Financial Information, Income Statement [Abstract]
Maximum exposure to loss related to variable interest entities			344			344										344
Inotera [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Investment Balance			$ 344			$ 344	$ 370									$ 344		$ 370
Ownership Percentage (in hundredths)			35.00%			35.00%	40.00%									35.00%		40.00%
Equity in net income (loss) of equity method investees, net of tax																$ (79)		$ (189)	(112)
Equity Method Investment, Summarized Financial Information, Income Statement [Abstract]
Net loss															$ 91		$ (541)
Inotera net income (loss)															91		$ (541)
Inotera current liabilities that exceed current assets															$ 1,000
Equity [Abstract]
Ownership percentage after stock transactions during period (in hundredths)		35.00%		40.00%
Payments to acquire equity method investments				$ 170
Number of shares issued by Inotera \| shares		634
Stock price per share \| (per share)		$ 9.47																		$ 0.32
Gain from issuance of Inotera shares						$ 48										48
Market value of equity interests			$ 854			854										854
Amount in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) for cumulative translation adjustments on its investment			$ 44			$ 44	$ 49									$ 44		49
Amortization of difference between cost and underlying equity in net assets																		48	48
Related Party Transaction, Due from (to) Related Party, Current [Abstract]
Amount loaned to Inotera								$ 133
Inotera loan stated annual interest rate					2.00%
Percentage of Inotera's wafer production previously obligated to purchase (in hundredths)																	50.00%
Inotera [Member] \| Nanya [Member]
Equity [Abstract]
Percentage interest held by a third party (in hundredths)			36.00%			36.00%										36.00%
Inotera [Member] \| Inventories [Member]
Related Party Transaction, Due from (to) Related Party, Current [Abstract]
Purchases of DRAM products from Inotera																$ 1,260		646	641
Loss on our purchase commitment under Inotera supply agreement							17	19	$ 40	$ 28	$ 3	$ 12	$ 11
Tera Probe [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Investment Balance			$ 40			$ 40	$ 0									$ 40		$ 0
Ownership Percentage (in hundredths)			40.00%			40.00%	0.00%									40.00%		0.00%
Equity [Abstract]
Market value of equity interests			$ 30			$ 30										$ 30
Related Party Transaction, Due from (to) Related Party, Current [Abstract]
Difference between cost of Tera Probe investment and underlying equity			$ 35			35										35
Weighted-average period for remaining Inotera amortization (in years)			7 years
Tera Probe [Member] \| Elpida Company [Member]
Equity [Abstract]
Ownership percentage after stock transactions during period (in hundredths)	40.00%
Related Party Transaction, Due from (to) Related Party, Current [Abstract]
Fair value of investment in Tera Probe acquired with Elpida	$ 40
Other [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Investment Balance			$ 12			$ 12	$ 19									12		$ 19
Equity in net income (loss) of equity method investees, net of tax																$ (4)		(105)	(46)
Other [Member] \| Transform [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Ownership Percentage (in hundredths)			50.00%			50.00%										50.00%
Equity Method Investment, Summarized Financial Information, Assets [Abstract]
Equity Method Investment Summarized Financial Information Liquidation Assets			$ 9			$ 9	29									$ 9		29
Equity Method Investment, Summarized Financial Information, Liabilities [Abstract]
Equity Method Investment Summarized Financial Information Liquidation Liabilities			$ 8			$ 8	14									$ 8		14
Equity Method Investment, Summarized Financial Information, Income Statement [Abstract]
Equity Method Investment Summarized Financial Information Changes In Net Assets Liabilities In Liquidation							$ 67
Equity [Abstract]
Ownership percentage after stock transactions during period (in hundredths)														50.00%
Payments to acquire equity method investments																		17	30
Payments by third party to acquire interest in equity method investment of the entity.																		17	30
Other [Member] \| Transform [Member] \| Origin Energy Limited [Member]
Equity [Abstract]
Percentage interest held by a third party (in hundredths)			50.00%			50.00%										50.00%
Other [Member] \| Aptina [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Investment Balance					$ 0			$ 0
Ownership Percentage (in hundredths)			31.00%			31.00%										31.00%
Nanya [Member]
Related Party Transaction, Due from (to) Related Party, Current [Abstract]
Reduction in research and development costs under cost sharing arrangement																$ 19		138	141
Royalty revenue from Nanya for sales of DRAM products on process nodes of 50nm or higher																$ 3		$ 11	$ 25

Equity Method Investments - 2 (Details) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
Equity Method Investments - 2 (Details) $ in Millions	Aug. 29, 2013 USD ($) mm	Aug. 30, 2012 USD ($)	Sep. 01, 2011 USD ($)	May 22, 2013 USD ($) integer	May 03, 2013 mm
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Diameter of Wafer Used in Production (in millimeters) \| mm	200
Micron Technology Italia, Srl. [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Diameter of Wafer Used in Production (in millimeters) \| mm					200
Transform [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Manufacturing facilities leased to Transform included in noncurrent assets		$ 26
Deferred rent revenue on the fully-paid lease		26
Gain on lease termination	$ 25
Revenues from transactions with related party		13	$ 20
Aptina [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Revenues from transactions with related party	182	372	349
Cost of goods sold from transactions with related party	219	$ 395	$ 358
Aptina [Member] \| Short-term interest free loan to Aptina [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Maximum loan amount available to Aptina				$ 45
Number of equals draws available under loan to Aptina \| integer				3
Number of equal return payments due under loan to Aptina \| integer				3
Aptina [Member] \| Short-term interest free loan to Aptina [Member] \| Other current assets [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Outstanding balance of loan to Aptina	45
Tera Probe [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Related party purchases from Tera Probe	$ 13

Intangible Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
Intangible Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Aug. 29, 2013	Aug. 30, 2012	Sep. 01, 2011
Intangible Assets [Abstract]
Gross Amount	$ 769	$ 703
Accumulated Amortization	(383)	(332)
Amortization expense for intangible assets	83	88	$ 79
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Future Amortization Expense [Abstract]
Annual amortization for 2014	90
Annual amortization for 2015	73
Annual amortization for 2016	65
Annual amortization for 2017	54
Annual amortization for 2018	44
Product and process technology [Member]
Intangible Assets [Abstract]
Gross Amount	642	575
Accumulated Amortization	(269)	(234)
Product and process technology intangible asset capitalized during period	$ 100	$ 47
Product and process technology intangible asset capitalized during period, weighted-average useful lives (in years)	7 years	10 years
Customer relationships [Member]
Intangible Assets [Abstract]
Gross Amount	$ 127	$ 127
Accumulated Amortization	(114)	(98)
Other [Member]
Intangible Assets [Abstract]
Gross Amount	0	1
Accumulated Amortization	$ 0	$ 0

Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Aug. 29, 2013	Aug. 30, 2012
Accounts payable	$ 1,048	$ 818
Related party payables	374	130
Salaries, wages and benefits	267	290
Customer advances	140	141
Income and other taxes	47	25
Other	239	237
Total accounts payable and accrued expenses	2,115	1,641
Other Liabilities, Noncurrent [Abstract]
Other noncurrent liabilities	535	630
Foreign Currency Hedges [Member]
Other		51
Intel [Member]
Customer advances	134	139
Other	8	14
Intel [Member] \| Customer advances [Member]
Other Liabilities, Noncurrent [Abstract]
Other noncurrent liabilities		120
Inotera [Member]
Related party payables	345	$ 130
Tera Probe [Member]
Related party payables	$ 29

Debt - Schedule of Long-term Debt (Details)
$ / shares in Units, shares in Millions

3 Months Ended

7 Months Ended

9 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

Feb. 13, 2013

USD ($)

Jan. 31, 2013

USD ($)

Oct. 18, 2012

USD ($)

Dec. 02, 2010

USD ($)

Aug. 29, 2013

USD ($)

integer

$ / shares

Jun. 04, 2012

USD ($)

Aug. 29, 2013

USD ($)

integer

$ / shares

Aug. 30, 2012

USD ($)

$ / shares

Sep. 01, 2011

USD ($)

Aug. 27, 2013

USD ($)

Jul. 31, 2013

USD ($)

Feb. 12, 2013

USD ($)

Oct. 02, 2012

USD ($)

decimal

Apr. 18, 2012

USD ($)

Apr. 06, 2012

USD ($)

Jul. 26, 2011

USD ($)

May 31, 2007

USD ($)

Debt Instrument [Line Items]

Long-term Debt, Gross

$ 6,037,000,000

$ 3,262,000,000

Less current portion

(1,585,000,000)

(224,000,000)

Long-term debt

4,452,000,000

3,038,000,000

Other notes payable of Micron's subsidiaries and capital lease obligations

$ 1,863,000,000

1,863,000,000

Leases, Capital [Abstract]

Proceeds from equipment sale-leaseback transactions

$ 126,000,000

$ 609,000,000

$ 268,000,000

Convertible Debt Issuances [Abstract]

Share Price (in dollars per share) | $ / shares

$ 13.57

$ 6.18

Interest Costs Incurred [Abstract]

Amortization of debt discount and issuance costs

$ 122,000,000

$ 81,000,000

57,000,000

Parent Company [Member]

Debt Instrument [Line Items]

Long-term Debt, Gross

$ 3,084,000,000

3,084,000,000

2,935,000,000

Less current portion

(646,000,000)

(154,000,000)

Long-term debt

2,438,000,000

2,781,000,000

Subordinated Debt

2,531,000,000

Leases, Capital [Abstract]

Proceeds from equipment sale-leaseback transactions

126,000,000

439,000,000

202,000,000

2027 convertible senior notes [Member]

Convertible Debt Issuances [Abstract]

Stated principal amount of debt instrument

$ 175,000,000

Reorganization obligation [Member]

Debt Instrument [Line Items]

Long-term Debt, Gross

$ 1,644,000,000

Leases, Capital [Abstract]

Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage

6.25%

Convertible Debt Issuances [Abstract]

Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount

$ (325,000,000)

Interest Costs Incurred [Abstract]

Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage

6.25%

Capital Lease Obligations [Member]

Debt Instrument [Line Items]

Long-term Debt, Gross

$ 1,252,000,000

$ 883,000,000

Leases, Capital [Abstract]

Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage

4.10%

4.90%

3.20%

Capital Lease Obligation Assumed

$ 377,000,000

Weighted Average Remaining Term (in years)

4 years

Convertible Debt Issuances [Abstract]

Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount

$ (114,000,000)

Interest Costs Incurred [Abstract]

Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage

4.10%

4.90%

3.20%

Long-term Debt, by Maturity [Abstract]

$ 449,000,000

349,000,000

307,000,000

85,000,000

41,000,000

135,000,000

$ 135,000,000

Capital Lease Obligations [Member] | Elpida Company [Member]

Leases, Capital [Abstract]

Weighted Average Remaining Term (in years)

5 years 6 months

Capital Lease Obligations [Member] | Parent Company [Member]

Debt Instrument [Line Items]

Long-term Debt, Gross

$ 553,000,000

$ 556,000,000

Leases, Capital [Abstract]

Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage

4.70%

4.80%

Weighted Average Remaining Term (in years)

2 years 11 months

Convertible Debt Issuances [Abstract]

Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount

$ (49,000,000)

Interest Costs Incurred [Abstract]

Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage

4.70%

4.80%

Capital Lease Obligations [Member] | Sales-leaseback transactions [Member]

Leases, Capital [Abstract]

Proceeds from equipment sale-leaseback transactions

$ 126,000,000

$ 609,000,000

Long-term Debt, Gross, current period additions

$ 126,000,000

$ 609,000,000

Imputed interest rate of sale leaseback additions (in hundredths)

4.30%

4.20%

Due date

Jul. 31, 2017

Aug. 31, 2016

Capital Lease Obligations [Member] | Sales-leaseback transactions [Member] | Parent Company [Member]

Leases, Capital [Abstract]

Proceeds from equipment sale-leaseback transactions

$ 126,000,000

$ 439,000,000

Long-term Debt, Gross, current period additions

$ 126,000,000

$ 439,000,000

Imputed interest rate of sale leaseback additions (in hundredths)

4.30%

4.10%

Due date

Jul. 31, 2017

Aug. 31, 2016

Convertible Debt [Member]

Interest Costs Incurred [Abstract]

Contractual interest expense

$ 60,000,000

$ 42,000,000

24,000,000

Amortization of debt discount and issuance costs

96,000,000

82,000,000

53,000,000

Convertible note interest expense

156,000,000

124,000,000

77,000,000

Convertible Debt [Member] | 2014 convertible senior notes [Member]

Debt Instrument [Line Items]

Long-term Debt, Gross

$ 465,000,000

860,000,000

Leases, Capital [Abstract]

Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage

7.90%

Due date

Jun. 30, 2014

Convertible Debt Issuances [Abstract]

Stated principal amount of debt instrument

$ 485,000,000

949,000,000

$ 1,300,000,000

Initial conversion, price per share | $ / shares

$ 14.23

Initial conversion, number of shares | shares

^[1]

34.1

Conversion price per share threshold (dollars per share) | $ / shares

^[2]

$ 18.50

Conversion value in excess of principal

^[3]

$ 0

Expected term for amortization of the remaining debt discount (in years)

^[4]

1 year

Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount

$ (20,000,000)

(89,000,000)

Additional paid in capital equity component of convertible debt

$ 353,000,000

368,000,000

Face value of debt extinguished

$ 464,000,000

351,000,000

Conversion rate (in shares)

70.2679

Principal amount per debenture used In coversion rate

$ 1,000

Conversion rights, minimum number of trading days (in days) | integer

Conversion rights, consecutive trading period (in days)

30 days

Conversion rights, threshold percentage of applicable conversion price (in hundredths)

130.00%

Conversion rights, maximum percentage of product of stock price and conversion rate (in hundredths)

98.00%

Interest Costs Incurred [Abstract]

Contractual interest expense

$ 13,000,000

18,000,000

19,000,000

Stated interest rate (in hundredths)

1.875%

Amortization of debt discount and issuance costs

$ 37,000,000

47,000,000

46,000,000

Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage

7.90%

Convertible Debt [Member] | 2014 convertible senior notes [Member] | Parent Company [Member]

Debt Instrument [Line Items]

Long-term Debt, Gross

$ 465,000,000

860,000,000

Convertible Debt [Member] | 2027 convertible senior notes [Member]

Debt Instrument [Line Items]

Long-term Debt, Gross

$ 147,000,000

141,000,000

Leases, Capital [Abstract]

Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage

6.90%

Due date

Jun. 30, 2027

Convertible Debt Issuances [Abstract]

Stated principal amount of debt instrument

$ 175,000,000

175,000,000

Initial conversion, price per share | $ / shares

$ 10.90

Initial conversion, number of shares | shares

^[1]

16.1

Conversion price per share threshold (dollars per share) | $ / shares

^[2]

$ 14.17

Conversion value in excess of principal

^[3]

$ 43,000,000

Expected term for amortization of the remaining debt discount (in years)

^[4]

4 years

Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount

$ (28,000,000)

(34,000,000)

Additional paid in capital equity component of convertible debt

$ 40,000,000

40,000,000

Conversion rate (in shares)

91.7431

Principal amount per debenture used In coversion rate

$ 1,000

Conversion rights, minimum number of trading days (in days) | integer

Conversion rights, consecutive trading period (in days)

30 days

Conversion rights, threshold percentage of applicable conversion price (in hundredths)

130.00%

Conversion rights, maximum percentage of product of stock price and conversion rate (in hundredths)

98.00%

Interest Costs Incurred [Abstract]

Contractual interest expense

$ 3,000,000

3,000,000

Stated interest rate (in hundredths)

1.875%

Amortization of debt discount and issuance costs

$ 7,000,000

6,000,000

5,000,000

Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage

6.90%

Convertible Debt [Member] | 2027 convertible senior notes [Member] | Parent Company [Member]

Debt Instrument [Line Items]

Long-term Debt, Gross

$ 147,000,000

141,000,000

Convertible Debt [Member] | 2031A convertible senior notes [Member]

Debt Instrument [Line Items]

Long-term Debt, Gross

$ 277,000,000

265,000,000

Leases, Capital [Abstract]

Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage

6.50%

Due date

Aug. 31, 2031

Convertible Debt Issuances [Abstract]

Stated principal amount of debt instrument

$ 345,000,000

345,000,000

$ 345,000,000

Initial conversion, price per share | $ / shares

$ 9.50

Initial conversion, number of shares | shares

^[1]

36.3

Conversion price per share threshold (dollars per share) | $ / shares

^[2]

$ 12.35

Conversion value in excess of principal

^[3]

$ 148,000,000

Expected term for amortization of the remaining debt discount (in years)

^[4]

5 years

Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount

$ (68,000,000)

(80,000,000)

Additional paid in capital equity component of convertible debt

$ 89,000,000

89,000,000

Interest Costs Incurred [Abstract]

Contractual interest expense

$ 5,000,000

5,000,000

1,000,000

Stated interest rate (in hundredths)

1.50%

Amortization of debt discount and issuance costs

$ 12,000,000

11,000,000

1,000,000

Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage

6.50%

Convertible Debt [Member] | 2031A convertible senior notes [Member] | Parent Company [Member]

Debt Instrument [Line Items]

Long-term Debt, Gross

$ 277,000,000

265,000,000

Convertible Debt [Member] | 2031B convertible senior notes [Member]

Debt Instrument [Line Items]

Long-term Debt, Gross

$ 253,000,000

243,000,000

Leases, Capital [Abstract]

Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage

7.00%

Due date

Aug. 31, 2031

Convertible Debt Issuances [Abstract]

Stated principal amount of debt instrument

$ 345,000,000

345,000,000

$ 345,000,000

Initial conversion, price per share | $ / shares

$ 9.50

Initial conversion, number of shares | shares

^[1]

36.3

Conversion price per share threshold (dollars per share) | $ / shares

^[2]

$ 12.35

Conversion value in excess of principal

^[3]

$ 148,000,000

Expected term for amortization of the remaining debt discount (in years)

^[4]

7 years

Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount

$ (92,000,000)

(102,000,000)

Additional paid in capital equity component of convertible debt

$ 109,000,000

109,000,000

Interest Costs Incurred [Abstract]

Contractual interest expense

$ 6,000,000

6,000,000

1,000,000

Stated interest rate (in hundredths)

1.875%

Amortization of debt discount and issuance costs

$ 10,000,000

10,000,000

1,000,000

Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage

7.00%

Convertible Debt [Member] | 2031B convertible senior notes [Member] | Parent Company [Member]

Debt Instrument [Line Items]

Long-term Debt, Gross

$ 253,000,000

243,000,000

Convertible Debt [Member] | 2031A and 2031B convertible senior notes [Member]

Convertible Debt Issuances [Abstract]

Initial conversion, price per share | $ / shares

$ 9.50

Conversion price per share threshold (dollars per share) | $ / shares

$ 12.35

Conversion rate (in shares)

105.2632

Principal amount per debenture used In coversion rate

$ 1,000

Conversion rights, minimum number of trading days (in days) | integer

Conversion rights, consecutive trading period (in days)

30 days

Conversion rights, threshold percentage of applicable conversion price (in hundredths)

130.00%

Conversion rights, maximum percentage of product of stock price and conversion rate (in hundredths)

98.00%

Make whole premium discount rate

1.50%

Convertible Debt [Member] | 2032C convertible senior notes [Member]

Debt Instrument [Line Items]

Long-term Debt, Gross

$ 463,000,000

451,000,000

Leases, Capital [Abstract]

Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage

6.00%

Due date

May 31, 2032

Convertible Debt Issuances [Abstract]

Stated principal amount of debt instrument

$ 550,000,000

550,000,000

$ 550,000,000

Initial conversion, price per share | $ / shares

$ 9.63

Initial conversion, number of shares | shares

^[1]

57.1

Conversion price per share threshold (dollars per share) | $ / shares

^[2]

$ 12.52

Conversion value in excess of principal

^[3]

$ 225,000,000

Expected term for amortization of the remaining debt discount (in years)

^[4]

6 years

Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount

$ (87,000,000)

(99,000,000)

Additional paid in capital equity component of convertible debt

$ 101,000,000

101,000,000

Conversion rate (in shares)

103.8907

Principal amount per debenture used In coversion rate

$ 1,000

Interest Costs Incurred [Abstract]

Contractual interest expense

$ 13,000,000

5,000,000

Stated interest rate (in hundredths)

2.375%

Amortization of debt discount and issuance costs

$ 14,000,000

5,000,000

Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage

6.00%

Convertible Debt [Member] | 2032C convertible senior notes [Member] | Parent Company [Member]

Debt Instrument [Line Items]

Long-term Debt, Gross

$ 463,000,000

451,000,000

Convertible Debt [Member] | 2032D convertible senior notes [Member]

Debt Instrument [Line Items]

Long-term Debt, Gross

$ 369,000,000

361,000,000

Leases, Capital [Abstract]

Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage

6.30%

Due date

May 31, 2032

Convertible Debt Issuances [Abstract]

Stated principal amount of debt instrument

$ 450,000,000

450,000,000

$ 450,000,000

Initial conversion, price per share | $ / shares

$ 9.98

Initial conversion, number of shares | shares

^[1]

45.1

Conversion price per share threshold (dollars per share) | $ / shares

^[2]

$ 12.97

Conversion value in excess of principal

^[3]

$ 162,000,000

Expected term for amortization of the remaining debt discount (in years)

^[4]

8 years

Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount

$ (81,000,000)

(89,000,000)

Additional paid in capital equity component of convertible debt

$ 90,000,000

90,000,000

Conversion rate (in shares)

100.1803

Principal amount per debenture used In coversion rate

$ 1,000

Interest Costs Incurred [Abstract]

Contractual interest expense

$ 14,000,000

5,000,000

Stated interest rate (in hundredths)

3.125%

Amortization of debt discount and issuance costs

$ 9,000,000

3,000,000

Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage

6.30%

Convertible Debt [Member] | 2032D convertible senior notes [Member] | Parent Company [Member]

Debt Instrument [Line Items]

Long-term Debt, Gross

$ 369,000,000

361,000,000

Convertible Debt [Member] | 2032C and 2032D convertible senior notes [Member]

Convertible Debt Issuances [Abstract]

Conversion rights, minimum number of trading days (in days) | integer

Conversion rights, consecutive trading period (in days)

30 days

Conversion rights, threshold percentage of applicable conversion price (in hundredths)

130.00%

Conversion rights, maximum percentage of product of stock price and conversion rate (in hundredths)

98.00%

Make whole premium discount rate

1.50%

Convertible Debt [Member] | 2033E convertible senior notes [Member]

Debt Instrument [Line Items]

Long-term Debt, Gross

$ 272,000,000

Leases, Capital [Abstract]

Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage

4.50%

Due date

Feb. 28, 2033

Convertible Debt Issuances [Abstract]

Stated principal amount of debt instrument

$ 300,000,000

Initial conversion, price per share | $ / shares

$ 10.93

Initial conversion, number of shares | shares

^[1]

27.4

Conversion price per share threshold (dollars per share) | $ / shares

^[2]

$ 14.21

Conversion value in excess of principal

^[3]

$ 72,000,000

Expected term for amortization of the remaining debt discount (in years)

^[4]

4 years

Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount

$ (28,000,000)

(31,000,000)

Additional paid in capital equity component of convertible debt

$ 30,000,000

30,000,000

Interest Costs Incurred [Abstract]

Contractual interest expense

$ 3,000,000

Stated interest rate (in hundredths)

1.625%

Amortization of debt discount and issuance costs

$ 4,000,000

Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage

4.50%

Convertible Debt [Member] | 2033E convertible senior notes [Member] | Parent Company [Member]

Debt Instrument [Line Items]

Long-term Debt, Gross

$ 272,000,000

Convertible Debt [Member] | 2033F convertible senior note [Member]

Debt Instrument [Line Items]

Long-term Debt, Gross

$ 260,000,000

Leases, Capital [Abstract]

Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage

4.90%

Due date

Feb. 28, 2033

Convertible Debt Issuances [Abstract]

Stated principal amount of debt instrument

$ 300,000,000

300,000,000

Initial conversion, price per share | $ / shares

$ 10.93

Initial conversion, number of shares | shares

^[1]

27.4

Conversion price per share threshold (dollars per share) | $ / shares

^[2]

$ 14.21

Conversion value in excess of principal

^[3]

$ 72,000,000

Expected term for amortization of the remaining debt discount (in years)

^[4]

6 years

Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount

$ (40,000,000)

(43,000,000)

Additional paid in capital equity component of convertible debt

$ 42,000,000

42,000,000

Interest Costs Incurred [Abstract]

Contractual interest expense

$ 3,000,000

Stated interest rate (in hundredths)

2.125%

Amortization of debt discount and issuance costs

$ 3,000,000

$ 0

Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage

4.90%

Convertible Debt [Member] | 2033F convertible senior note [Member] | Parent Company [Member]

Debt Instrument [Line Items]

Long-term Debt, Gross

$ 260,000,000

Convertible Debt [Member] | 2033E and 2033F convertible senior notes [Member]

Debt Instrument [Line Items]

Long-term Debt, Gross

526,000,000

Convertible Debt Issuances [Abstract]

Initial conversion, price per share | $ / shares

$ 10.93

Conversion price per share threshold (dollars per share) | $ / shares

$ 14.21

Additional paid in capital equity component of convertible debt

72,000,000

Conversion rate (in shares)

91.4808

Principal amount per debenture used In coversion rate

$ 1,000

Conversion rights, minimum number of trading days (in days) | integer

Conversion rights, consecutive trading period (in days)

30 days

Conversion rights, threshold percentage of applicable conversion price (in hundredths)

130.00%

Conversion rights, maximum percentage of product of stock price and conversion rate (in hundredths)

98.00%

Payments of debt issuance costs

$ 16,000,000

Convertible Debt [Member] | 2033E and 2033F convertible senior notes [Member] | Other noncurrent assets [Member]

Convertible Debt Issuances [Abstract]

Unamortized deferred debt issuance costs

$ 14,000,000

Convertible Debt [Member] | 2013 convertible senior notes [Member]

Interest Costs Incurred [Abstract]

Debt Conversion, Converted Instrument, Amount

$ 139,000,000

Debt Conversion, Converted Instrument, Shares Issued (in shares) | shares

27.3

Debt Instrument Convertible Interest Expense Make Whole

$ 9,000,000

Notes Payable, Other Payables [Member]

Debt Instrument [Line Items]

Long-term Debt, Gross

635,000,000

$ 635,000,000

58,000,000

Notes Payable, Other Payables [Member] | Secured Debt 2 [Member]

Debt Instrument [Line Items]

Long-term Debt, Gross

$ 309,000,000

$ 312,000,000

Interest Costs Incurred [Abstract]

Debt instrument, original term

4 years

Derivative, Fixed Interest Rate

4.20%

Notes Payable, Other Payables [Member] | Secured Debt 2 [Member] | Minimum [Member]

Interest Costs Incurred [Abstract]

Debt Convenant Ratio of Outstanding Balance to Fair Value of Collateral

0.8

Notes Payable, Other Payables [Member] | Secured Debt 2 [Member] | Maximum [Member]

Interest Costs Incurred [Abstract]

Debt Convenant Ratio of Outstanding Balance to Fair Value of Collateral

1.0

Notes Payable, Other Payables [Member] | Secured Debt 2 [Member] | Libor [Member]

Interest Costs Incurred [Abstract]

Variable interest rate debt, reference rate period (in months)

3 months

Margin on variable rate financing (in hundredths)

3.25%

Variable rate on loan from Intel at Libor less points but not to be less than zero (in hundredths)

3.25%

Notes Payable, Other Payables [Member] | Secured Debt 1 [Member]

Debt Instrument [Line Items]

Long-term Debt, Gross

$ 191,000,000

Interest Costs Incurred [Abstract]

Stated interest rate (in hundredths)

2.40%

Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity

$ 214,000,000

Debt instruments number of periodic payments | decimal

Debt Instrument Period After Draw Prior To Initial Payment (in months)

6 months

Draw on facility agreement

$ 41,000,000

$ 173,000,000

Notes Payable, Other Payables [Member] | Secured Debt 3 [Member]

Debt Instrument [Line Items]

Long-term Debt, Gross

$ 110,000,000

Interest Costs Incurred [Abstract]

Long Term Debt Gross Assumed

$ 120,000,000

Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage Rate Range, Minimum

2.50%

Notes Payable, Other Payables [Member] | Secured Debt 3 [Member] | Taiwan Dollar Commercial Paper Rate [Member]

Interest Costs Incurred [Abstract]

Variable interest rate debt, reference rate period (in months)

90 days

Margin on variable rate financing (in hundredths)

0.85%

Variable rate on loan from Intel at Libor less points but not to be less than zero (in hundredths)

0.85%

Notes Payable, Other Payables [Member] | Intel Senior Note [Member]

Debt Instrument [Line Items]

Long-term Debt, Gross

25,000,000

$ 25,000,000

$ 65,000,000

Interest Costs Incurred [Abstract]

Debt instrument, original term

2 years

Notes Payable, Other Payables [Member] | Intel Senior Note [Member] | Libor [Member]

Interest Costs Incurred [Abstract]

Variable interest rate debt, reference rate period (in months)

3 months

Margin on variable rate financing (in hundredths)

(0.50%)

Variable rate on loan from Intel at Libor less points but not to be less than zero (in hundredths)

(0.50%)

Notes Payable, Other Payables [Member] | Intel Senior Note [Member] | Parent Company [Member]

Debt Instrument [Line Items]

Long-term Debt, Gross

25,000,000

$ 25,000,000

$ 58,000,000

Line of Credit [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility 1 [Member]

Interest Costs Incurred [Abstract]

Debt instrument, original term

3 years

Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity

$ 255,000,000

Percentage of collateral to face value of issued and ouststanding credit facility

80.00%

Line of Credit [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility 1 [Member] | Sibor [Member]

Interest Costs Incurred [Abstract]

Margin on variable rate financing (in hundredths)

2.80%

Variable rate on loan from Intel at Libor less points but not to be less than zero (in hundredths)

2.80%

Line of Credit [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility 2 [Member]

Interest Costs Incurred [Abstract]

Debt instrument, original term

3 years

Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity

$ 153,000,000

Percentage of collateral to face value of issued and ouststanding credit facility

85.00%

Line of Credit [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility 2 [Member] | Libor [Member] | Variable Interest Rate One Month LIBOR Option [Member]

Interest Costs Incurred [Abstract]

Margin on variable rate financing (in hundredths)

1.00%

Variable rate on loan from Intel at Libor less points but not to be less than zero (in hundredths)

1.00%

Line of Credit [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility 2 [Member] | Libor [Member] | Minimum [Member] | Variable Interest Rate LIBOR Option [Member]

Interest Costs Incurred [Abstract]

Margin on variable rate financing (in hundredths)

1.50%

Variable rate on loan from Intel at Libor less points but not to be less than zero (in hundredths)

1.50%

Line of Credit [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility 2 [Member] | Libor [Member] | Maximum [Member] | Variable Interest Rate LIBOR Option [Member]

Interest Costs Incurred [Abstract]

Margin on variable rate financing (in hundredths)

2.00%

Variable rate on loan from Intel at Libor less points but not to be less than zero (in hundredths)

2.00%

Line of Credit [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility 2 [Member] | Federal Funds Effective Rate [Member] | Minimum [Member] | Variable Interest Rate Federal Funds Effective Rate Option [Member]

Interest Costs Incurred [Abstract]

Margin on variable rate financing (in hundredths)

0.50%

Variable rate on loan from Intel at Libor less points but not to be less than zero (in hundredths)

0.50%

Line of Credit [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility 2 [Member] | Federal Funds Effective Rate [Member] | Maximum [Member] | Variable Interest Rate Federal Funds Effective Rate Option [Member]

Interest Costs Incurred [Abstract]

Margin on variable rate financing (in hundredths)

1.00%

Variable rate on loan from Intel at Libor less points but not to be less than zero (in hundredths)

1.00%

Loans Payable [Member]

Debt Instrument [Line Items]

Long-term Debt, Gross

$ 4,785,000,000

Convertible Debt Issuances [Abstract]

Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount

(773,000,000)

Long-term Debt, by Maturity [Abstract]

1,203,000,000

367,000,000

356,000,000

500,000,000

869,000,000

2,263,000,000

Loans Payable [Member] | Parent Company [Member]

Debt Instrument [Line Items]

Long-term Debt, Gross

2,531,000,000

Convertible Debt Issuances [Abstract]

Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount

$ (444,000,000)

[1]	(1)Shares issuable, upon conversion, for the principal amount of the notes.
[2]	(2)Holders may convert their notes during any calendar quarter if the closing price of our common stock for at least 20 trading days in a 30 trading day period ending on the last trading day of the immediately preceding calendar quarter is 130% of the initial conversion price per share.
[3]	(3)Based on our closing share price of $13.57 and $6.18 as of August 29, 2013 and August 30, 2012, respectively.
[4]	(1)Expected term for amortization of the remaining debt discount as of August 29, 2013.

Debt - Extinguishment of Debt (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Feb. 13, 2013	Feb. 28, 2013	Dec. 02, 2010	Aug. 29, 2013	Aug. 30, 2012	Sep. 01, 2011	Feb. 12, 2013
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Gross				$ 6,037	$ 3,262
Gain (Loss) on extinguishment of debt		$ (31)	$ (111)	$ (31)	$ 0	$ (113)
2014 convertible senior notes [Member]
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items]
Extinquishment of Debt, Amount	$ 464
Repayments of convertible debt	477
Long-term Debt, Gross							$ 431
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount							33
Additional paid in capital equity component of convertible debt							15
Gain (Loss) on extinguishment of debt	$ (31)
Fair Value of the Debt Component of Convertible Debt Instrument							$ 462
2014 convertible senior notes [Member] \| Exchanged [Member]
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items]
Extinquishment of Debt, Amount			175
Gain (Loss) on extinguishment of debt			(15)
2014 convertible senior notes [Member] \| Repurchased [Member]
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items]
Extinquishment of Debt, Amount			176
Repayments of convertible debt			171
Gain (Loss) on extinguishment of debt			(17)
2013 convertible senior notes [Member] \| Repurchased [Member]
Extinguishment of Debt [Line Items]
Extinquishment of Debt, Amount			91
Repayments of convertible debt			166
Gain (Loss) on extinguishment of debt			$ (79)

Debt Elpida Debt Restructure (Details) ¥ in Millions, $ in Millions	Jul. 31, 2013 USD ($)	Aug. 29, 2013 JPY (¥) decimal	Aug. 29, 2013 USD ($) decimal	Jul. 31, 2013 JPY (¥)	Jul. 31, 2013 USD ($)	Aug. 30, 2012 USD ($)
Assumed Debt Subject to Bankruptcy [Line Items]
Cash paid for the acquisition of Elpida \| $	$ 949
Elpida Sponsor Agreement [Abstract]
Long-term Debt, Gross \| $			$ 6,037			$ 3,262
Reorganization obligation [Member]
Assumed Debt Subject to Bankruptcy [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage		6.25%	6.25%
Elpida Sponsor Agreement [Abstract]
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount \| $			$ (325)
Long-term Debt, Gross \| $			$ 1,644			$ 0
ElpidaMemoryInc [Member] \| Reorganization obligation [Member]
Assumed Debt Subject to Bankruptcy [Line Items]
Recovery Rate Of Secured Creditors		100.00%	100.00%
Recovery Rate of Unsecured Creditors		17.40%	17.40%
Akita [Member] \| Reorganization obligation [Member]
Assumed Debt Subject to Bankruptcy [Line Items]
Recovery Rate Of Secured Creditors		100.00%	100.00%
Recovery Rate of Unsecured Creditors		19.00%	19.00%
Elpida Company [Member]
Assumed Debt Subject to Bankruptcy [Line Items]
Cash paid for the acquisition of Elpida \| $	$ 615
Elpida Company [Member] \| Reorganization obligation [Member]
Assumed Debt Subject to Bankruptcy [Line Items]
Reorganization Plan Number of Annual Installment Payments \| decimal		6	6
Reorganization payments, by maturity [Abstract]
Initial Installment Reorganization Payment				¥ 60,000
Reorganization Plan Payments, Total Cash Payments		¥ 200,000	$ 2,050
Elpida Sponsor Agreement [Abstract]
Initial Installment Reorganization Payment to 3rd Party Creditors				¥ 0	$ 0
Scenario, Plan [Member] \| Elpida Company [Member] \| Reorganization obligation [Member]
Assumed Debt Subject to Bankruptcy [Line Items]
Reorganization Plan Future Payments		140,000
Reorganization payments, by maturity [Abstract]
Reorganization Payment Year One		0
Reorganization Payment Year Two		20,000
Reorganization Payment Year Three		20,000
Reorganization Payment Year Four		20,000
Reorganization Payment Year Five		20,000
Reorganization Payment Year Six		30,000
Reorganization Payment Year Seven		30,000
Reorganization Plan Payments, Total Cash Payments		200,000
Elpida Sponsor Agreement [Abstract]
Estimated Reorganization Payment to Third Pary Creditors in Year One		52,270	532
Estimated Reorganization Payment to Third Party Creditors in Year Two		20,267	206
Estimated Reorganization Payment to Third Party Creditors in Year Three		20,135	205
Estimated Reorganization Payment to Third Party Creditors in Year Four		20,003	204
Estimated Reorganization Payment to Third Party Creditors in Year Five		19,871	202
Estimated Reorganization Payment to Third Party Creditors in Year Six		28,508	290
Estimated Reorganization Payment to Third Party Creditors in Year Seven		32,242	330
Estimated Reorganization Payment to Third Party Creditors, Total Cash Payments		¥ 193,296	$ 1,969

Commitments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
Commitments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Aug. 29, 2013	Aug. 30, 2012	Sep. 01, 2011
Operating Leases, Rent Expense, Net [Abstract]
Rent expense	$ 41	$ 48	$ 69
Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments Due [Abstract]
2014	22
2015	14
2016	12
2017	11
2018	10
2019 and thereafter	37
Total operating lease commitments	106
Capital Addition Purchase Commitments [Member]
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation [Line Items]
Commitments for acquisition of property, plant and equipment	$ 775

Contingencies (Details) $ in Millions				1 Months Ended		12 Months Ended	29 Months Ended
Contingencies (Details) $ in Millions	Aug. 21, 2013 integer	Oct. 16, 2012 integer	Jun. 23, 2010 USD ($) integer	Sep. 25, 2013	Jul. 31, 2006 integer	Aug. 29, 2013 USD ($) integer	Nov. 29, 2012 USD ($)	Jan. 09, 2009 integer
Patent Matters [Member] \| Rambus Patent Litigation Delaware [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Allegedly number of patents infringed						12
Court ruling patents unenforceable against us due to spoliation (number of patents)								12
Patent Matters [Member] \| Rambus Patent Litigation Northern California [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Allegedly number of patents infringed						14
Patent Matters [Member] \| HSM Portfolio LLC and Technology Properties LLC [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of other defendants						17
Allegedly number of patents infringed						2
Loss Contingency, Patents Allegedly Infringed, Additional Patents Asserted	2
Patent Matters [Member] \| HSM Portfolio LLC and Technology Properties LLC [Member] \| Elpida Company [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss Contingency, Patents Allegedly Infringed, Additional Patents Asserted	1
Patent Matters [Member] \| Advanced Data Access LLC [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of other defendants						7
Allegedly number of patents infringed						2
Settlement agreement execution date						March 20, 2013
Patent Matters [Member] \| Smart Memory Solutions LLC [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Allegedly number of patents infringed						1
Settlement agreement execution date						March 20, 2013
Patent Matters [Member] \| Board Of Trustees For The University Of Illinois [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Allegedly number of patents infringed						3
Loss Contingency Number Of Petitions Submitted For Inter-Partes Review						3
Patent Matters [Member] \| Semiconductor Technologies, LLC [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Allegedly number of patents infringed						5
Settlement agreement execution date						March 20, 2013
Patent Matters [Member] \| Semcon Tech, LLC [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Allegedly number of patents infringed						1
Patent Matters [Member] \| Tessera, Inc. [Member] \| Elpida Company [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Allegedly number of patents infringed						4
Antitrust Matters [Member] \| Rambus DRAM Complaint [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Approximation of damages claimed \| $						$ 3,900
Antitrust Matters [Member] \| DRAM Purported Class Action Price-fixing Lawsuit [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of lawsuits filed						68
Approximate number of U.S. states and territories filing suit					40
Settlement agreement amount \| $			$ 67
Settlement agreement number of installment payments			3
Settlement agreement number of years for installment payments (in years)						2 years
Amount paid into an escrow account in connection with settlement \| $							$ 67
Settlement agreement execution date						June 23, 2010
Antitrust Matters [Member] \| Canadian DRAM Putative Class Action Price-fixing Lawsuit [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of lawsuits filed						3
Loss Contingency, Claims Settled and Dismissed, Number		3
Settlement agreement execution date						October 16, 2012
Securities Matter [Member] \| Former Shareholders of Elpida Memory, Inc [Member] \| Elpida Company [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss Contingency, Number of Plaintiffs						7
Securities Matter [Member] \| Former Shareholders of Elpida Memory, Inc [Member] \| Elpida Company [Member] \| Scenario, Forecast [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Loss Contingency, Date Complaint Withdrawn				Sep. 25, 2013
Commercial Matters [Member] \| Qimonda AG Inotera Share Purchase Proceedings [Member] \| Inotera [Member]
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Equity method investment net carrying value of shares acquired from Qimonda \| $						$ 190

Shareholders' Equity Shareholders' Equity - Repurchase of Common Stock (Details) - July 26 2011 Repurchase of Common Stock [Member] $ / shares in Units, shares in Millions, $ in Millions	Jul. 26, 2011 USD ($) $ / shares shares
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items]
Cash paid to repurchase common stock \| $	$ 150
Repurchase of common stock (in shares) \| shares	19.7
Repurchase of common stock (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	$ 7.60

Shareholders' Equity Shareholders' Equity - Capped Call Transactions (Details)
$ / shares in Units, shares in Millions

1 Months Ended

6 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2012

Mar. 01, 2012

Aug. 29, 2013

USD ($)

$ / shares

$ / decimal

Aug. 30, 2012

USD ($)

$ / decimal

Sep. 01, 2011

USD ($)

Option Indexed to Issuer's Equity [Line Items]

Cash paid for capped call transactions

$ 48,000,000

$ 103,000,000

$ 57,000,000

Call Option [Member] | Purchased options [Member] | 2031A and 2031B convertible senior notes [Member]

Option Indexed to Issuer's Equity [Line Items]

Cash paid for capped call transactions

$ 57,000,000

Option indexed to issuer's equity, strike price (in dollars per share) | $ / decimal

^[1]

9.50

Option indexed to issuer's equity, shares (in shares) | shares

72.6

Call Option [Member] | Purchased options [Member] | 2031A and 2031B convertible senior notes [Member] | Minimum [Member]

Option Indexed to Issuer's Equity [Line Items]

Option Indexed to Issuer's Equity, capped ceiling | $ / shares

$ 11.40

Option indexed to issuers equity settlement proceeds

^[2]

$ 0

Call Option [Member] | Purchased options [Member] | 2031A and 2031B convertible senior notes [Member] | Maximum [Member]

Option Indexed to Issuer's Equity [Line Items]

Option Indexed to Issuer's Equity, capped ceiling | $ / shares

$ 13.17

Option indexed to issuers equity settlement proceeds

^[2]

$ 207,000,000

Call Option [Member] | Purchased options [Member] | 2032C and 2032D convertible senior notes [Member]

Option Indexed to Issuer's Equity [Line Items]

Cash paid for capped call transactions

$ 103,000,000

Call Option [Member] | Purchased options [Member] | 2033E and 2033F convertible senior notes [Member]

Option Indexed to Issuer's Equity [Line Items]

Cash paid for capped call transactions

$ 48,000,000

Call Option [Member] | Purchased options [Member] | 2032C convertible senior notes [Member]

Option Indexed to Issuer's Equity [Line Items]

Option indexed to issuer's equity, strike price (in dollars per share) | $ / decimal

^[1]

9.80

Option indexed to issuer's equity, shares (in shares) | shares

56.3

Call Option [Member] | Purchased options [Member] | 2032C convertible senior notes [Member] | Minimum [Member]

Option Indexed to Issuer's Equity [Line Items]

Option Indexed to Issuer's Equity, capped ceiling | $ / shares

$ 14.26

Option indexed to issuers equity settlement proceeds

^[2]

$ 0

Call Option [Member] | Purchased options [Member] | 2032C convertible senior notes [Member] | Maximum [Member]

Option Indexed to Issuer's Equity [Line Items]

Option Indexed to Issuer's Equity, capped ceiling | $ / shares

$ 15.69

Option indexed to issuers equity settlement proceeds

^[2]

$ 307,000,000

Call Option [Member] | Purchased options [Member] | 2032D convertible senior notes [Member]

Option Indexed to Issuer's Equity [Line Items]

Option indexed to issuer's equity, strike price (in dollars per share) | $ / decimal

^[1]

10.16

Option indexed to issuer's equity, shares (in shares) | shares

44.3

Call Option [Member] | Purchased options [Member] | 2032D convertible senior notes [Member] | Minimum [Member]

Option Indexed to Issuer's Equity [Line Items]

Option Indexed to Issuer's Equity, capped ceiling | $ / shares

$ 14.62

Option indexed to issuers equity settlement proceeds

^[2]

$ 0

Call Option [Member] | Purchased options [Member] | 2032D convertible senior notes [Member] | Maximum [Member]

Option Indexed to Issuer's Equity [Line Items]

Option Indexed to Issuer's Equity, capped ceiling | $ / shares

$ 16.04

Option indexed to issuers equity settlement proceeds

^[2]

$ 244,000,000

Call Option [Member] | Purchased options [Member] | 2033E convertible senior notes [Member]

Option Indexed to Issuer's Equity [Line Items]

Option indexed to issuer's equity, strike price (in dollars per share) | $ / decimal

^[1]

10.93

Option indexed to issuer's equity, shares (in shares) | shares

27.5

Call Option [Member] | Purchased options [Member] | 2033E convertible senior notes [Member] | Minimum [Member]

Option Indexed to Issuer's Equity [Line Items]

Option Indexed to Issuer's Equity, capped ceiling | $ / shares

$ 14.51

Option indexed to issuers equity settlement proceeds

^[2]

$ 0

Call Option [Member] | Purchased options [Member] | 2033E convertible senior notes [Member] | Maximum [Member]

Option Indexed to Issuer's Equity [Line Items]

Option Indexed to Issuer's Equity, capped ceiling | $ / shares

$ 14.51

Option indexed to issuers equity settlement proceeds

^[2]

$ 98,000,000

Call Option [Member] | Purchased options [Member] | 2033F convertible senior note [Member]

Option Indexed to Issuer's Equity [Line Items]

Option indexed to issuer's equity, strike price (in dollars per share) | $ / decimal

^[1]

10.93

Option indexed to issuer's equity, shares (in shares) | shares

27.5

Call Option [Member] | Purchased options [Member] | 2033F convertible senior note [Member] | Minimum [Member]

Option Indexed to Issuer's Equity [Line Items]

Option Indexed to Issuer's Equity, capped ceiling | $ / shares

$ 14.51

Option indexed to issuers equity settlement proceeds

^[2]

$ 0

Call Option [Member] | Purchased options [Member] | 2033F convertible senior note [Member] | Maximum [Member]

Option Indexed to Issuer's Equity [Line Items]

Option Indexed to Issuer's Equity, capped ceiling | $ / shares

$ 14.51

Option indexed to issuers equity settlement proceeds

^[2]

$ 98,000,000

Call Option [Member] | Purchased options [Member] | 2013 convertible senior notes [Member]

Option Indexed to Issuer's Equity [Line Items]

Option indexed to issuer's equity, strike price (in dollars per share) | $ / decimal

5.08

Option Indexed to Issuer's Equity, capped ceiling | $ / shares

$ 6.64

Option indexed to issuer's equity, shares (in shares) | shares

45.2

Option indexed to issuers equity settlement cash received

$ 24,000,000

Call Option [Member] | Purchased options [Member] | 2014 convertible senior notes [Member]

Option Indexed to Issuer's Equity [Line Items]

Option indexed to issuer's equity, strike price (in dollars per share) | $ / decimal

14.23

Capped Calls Expired, Maximum Shares Covered (in shares) | shares

30.4

Capped Calls Settled, Maximum Shares Covered (in shares) | shares

60.9

Call Option [Member] | Purchased options [Member] | Convertible Debt [Member]

Option Indexed to Issuer's Equity [Line Items]

Option indexed to issuer's equity, shares (in shares) | shares

228.2

Call Option [Member] | Purchased options [Member] | Convertible Debt [Member] | Minimum [Member]

Option Indexed to Issuer's Equity [Line Items]

Option indexed to issuers equity settlement proceeds

^[2]

$ 0

Call Option [Member] | Purchased options [Member] | Convertible Debt [Member] | Maximum [Member]

Option Indexed to Issuer's Equity [Line Items]

Option indexed to issuers equity settlement proceeds

^[2]

$ 954,000,000

[1]

1 Initial strike prices are subject to certain adjustments

[2]

2 Settlement in cash on the respective expiration dates would result in us receiving an amount ranging from zero, if the market price per share of our common stock is at or below the respective low strike price, to the respective maximum amount if the market price per share of our common stock is at or above the respective high cap price. If share settlement were elected, the number of shares repurchased would be determined by the value of the capped calls at the time of settlement divided by the share price on the settlement date.

Shareholders' Equity - Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Aug. 29, 2013	Aug. 30, 2012	Sep. 01, 2011
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Abstract]
Accumulated other comprehensive income	$ 63	$ 80
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
Cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments	(5)	(16)	$ 63
Gain (loss) on derivatives, net	(9)	(18)	48
Gain (loss) on investments, net	(1)	(24)	11
Pension liability adjustments	(1)	0	5
Other comprehensive income (loss)	(16)	(58)	127
Attributable to Micron [Member]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Abstract]
Cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments	44	49
Gain (loss) on derivatives, net	21	31
Gain (loss) on investments, net	0	1
Pension liability adjustments	(2)	(1)
Accumulated other comprehensive income	63	80
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
Cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments	(5)
Gain (loss) on derivatives, net	(10)
Gain (loss) on investments, net	(1)
Pension liability adjustments	(1)
Other comprehensive income (loss)	$ (17)	$ (52)	$ 121

Derivative Financial Instruments - Fair Values (Details)
$ in Millions, ¥ in Billions

12 Months Ended

Aug. 29, 2013

JPY (¥)

Aug. 29, 2013

USD ($)

Aug. 27, 2013

USD ($)

Aug. 30, 2012

USD ($)

Interest Rate Derivatives [Abstract]

Long-term Debt, Gross

$ 6,037

$ 3,262

Notes Payable, Other Payables [Member]

Interest Rate Derivatives [Abstract]

Long-term Debt, Gross

635

Secured Debt 2 [Member] | Notes Payable, Other Payables [Member]

Interest Rate Derivatives [Abstract]

Debt instrument, original term

4 years

Long-term Debt, Gross

309

$ 312

Interest Rate Swap [Member]

Interest Rate Derivatives [Abstract]

Term of interest rate swap contract

4 years

Accounts Receivable [Member]

Derivative, Fair Value, Net [Abstract]

Fair Value of Asset

^[1]

Other noncurrent assets [Member]

Derivative, Fair Value, Net [Abstract]

Fair Value of Asset

^[2]

Accounts Payable [Member]

Derivative, Fair Value, Net [Abstract]

Fair Value of Liability

^[3]

(5)

Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member]

Notional Disclosures [Abstract]

Notional Amount Outstanding

1,262

5,899

Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Forward Contracts [Member]

Foreign Currency Cash Flow Hedges [Abstract]

General maturity of non-designated currency forward contracts (in days)

35 days

Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Forward Contracts [Member] | Singapore dollar

Notional Disclosures [Abstract]

Notional Amount Outstanding

218

251

Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Forward Contracts [Member] | Euro

Notional Disclosures [Abstract]

Notional Amount Outstanding

217

173

Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Forward Contracts [Member] | Shekel

Notional Disclosures [Abstract]

Notional Amount Outstanding

Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Forward Contracts [Member] | Yen

Notional Disclosures [Abstract]

Notional Amount Outstanding

336

Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Forward Contracts [Member] | Yen | Reorganization obligation [Member] | More Than One Year And Within Two Years From Balance Sheet Date [Member]

Notional Disclosures [Abstract]

Notional Amount Outstanding | ¥

¥ 20

Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Forward Contracts [Member] | Yen | Reorganization obligation [Member] | More Than Two Years And Within Three Years From Balance Sheet Date [Member]

Notional Disclosures [Abstract]

Notional Amount Outstanding | ¥

¥ 10

Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Currency options [Member] | Yen

Notional Disclosures [Abstract]

Notional Amount Outstanding

^[4]

5,050

Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Currency options [Member] | New Taiwan dollar

Notional Disclosures [Abstract]

Notional Amount Outstanding

$ 351

342

Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Currency options [Member] | Purchased options [Member] | Yen

Notional Disclosures [Abstract]

Notional Amount Outstanding

^[4]

2,527

Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Currency options [Member] | Sold options [Member] | Yen

Notional Disclosures [Abstract]

Notional Amount Outstanding

^[4]

2,523

Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Interest Rate Swap [Member]

Interest Rate Derivatives [Abstract]

Hedging designation allocation

20.00%

Notional Disclosures [Abstract]

Notional Amount Outstanding

$ 62

Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Accounts Receivable [Member]

Derivative, Fair Value, Net [Abstract]

Fair Value of Asset

^[1]

Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Accounts Receivable [Member] | Forward Contracts [Member] | Singapore dollar

Derivative, Fair Value, Net [Abstract]

Fair Value of Asset

^[1]

Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Accounts Receivable [Member] | Forward Contracts [Member] | Euro

Derivative, Fair Value, Net [Abstract]

Fair Value of Asset

^[1]

Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Accounts Receivable [Member] | Forward Contracts [Member] | Shekel

Derivative, Fair Value, Net [Abstract]

Fair Value of Asset

^[1]

Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Accounts Receivable [Member] | Forward Contracts [Member] | Yen

Derivative, Fair Value, Net [Abstract]

Fair Value of Asset

^[1]

Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Accounts Receivable [Member] | Currency options [Member] | Yen

Derivative, Fair Value, Net [Abstract]

Fair Value of Asset

^[1]

Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Accounts Receivable [Member] | Currency options [Member] | New Taiwan dollar

Derivative, Fair Value, Net [Abstract]

Fair Value of Asset

^[1]

Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Accounts Receivable [Member] | Interest Rate Swap [Member]

Derivative, Fair Value, Net [Abstract]

Fair Value of Asset

^[1]

Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Other noncurrent assets [Member]

Derivative, Fair Value, Net [Abstract]

Fair Value of Asset

^[1]

^[2]

Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Other noncurrent assets [Member] | Forward Contracts [Member] | Singapore dollar

Derivative, Fair Value, Net [Abstract]

Fair Value of Asset

^[2]

Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Other noncurrent assets [Member] | Forward Contracts [Member] | Euro

Derivative, Fair Value, Net [Abstract]

Fair Value of Asset

^[2]

Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Other noncurrent assets [Member] | Forward Contracts [Member] | Shekel

Derivative, Fair Value, Net [Abstract]

Fair Value of Asset

^[2]

Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Other noncurrent assets [Member] | Forward Contracts [Member] | Yen

Derivative, Fair Value, Net [Abstract]

Fair Value of Asset

^[2]

Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Other noncurrent assets [Member] | Currency options [Member] | Yen

Derivative, Fair Value, Net [Abstract]

Fair Value of Asset

^[2]

Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Other noncurrent assets [Member] | Currency options [Member] | New Taiwan dollar

Derivative, Fair Value, Net [Abstract]

Fair Value of Asset

^[2]

Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Other noncurrent assets [Member] | Interest Rate Swap [Member]

Derivative, Fair Value, Net [Abstract]

Fair Value of Asset

^[2]

Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Accounts Payable [Member]

Derivative, Fair Value, Net [Abstract]

Fair Value of Liability

^[3]

(2)

(3)

Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Accounts Payable [Member] | Forward Contracts [Member] | Singapore dollar

Derivative, Fair Value, Net [Abstract]

Fair Value of Liability

^[3]

(1)

Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Accounts Payable [Member] | Forward Contracts [Member] | Euro

Derivative, Fair Value, Net [Abstract]

Fair Value of Liability

^[3]

(1)

Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Accounts Payable [Member] | Forward Contracts [Member] | Shekel

Derivative, Fair Value, Net [Abstract]

Fair Value of Liability

^[3]

(1)

Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Accounts Payable [Member] | Forward Contracts [Member] | Yen

Derivative, Fair Value, Net [Abstract]

Fair Value of Liability

^[3]

Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Accounts Payable [Member] | Currency options [Member] | Yen

Derivative, Fair Value, Net [Abstract]

Fair Value of Liability

^[3]

Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Accounts Payable [Member] | Currency options [Member] | New Taiwan dollar

Derivative, Fair Value, Net [Abstract]

Fair Value of Liability

^[3]

Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Accounts Payable [Member] | Interest Rate Swap [Member]

Derivative, Fair Value, Net [Abstract]

Fair Value of Liability

^[3]

Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Cash Flow Hedging [Member]

Notional Disclosures [Abstract]

Notional Amount Outstanding

283

175

Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Cash Flow Hedging [Member] | Forward Contracts [Member]

Foreign Currency Cash Flow Hedges [Abstract]

General maturity of hedge contracts (in days or months)

12 months

Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Cash Flow Hedging [Member] | Forward Contracts [Member] | Euro

Notional Disclosures [Abstract]

Notional Amount Outstanding

Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Cash Flow Hedging [Member] | Forward Contracts [Member] | Yen

Notional Disclosures [Abstract]

Notional Amount Outstanding

108

Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Cash Flow Hedging [Member] | Currency options [Member] | Minimum [Member]

Foreign Currency Cash Flow Hedges [Abstract]

General maturity of hedge contracts (in days or months)

12 months

Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Cash Flow Hedging [Member] | Currency options [Member] | Maximum [Member]

Foreign Currency Cash Flow Hedges [Abstract]

General maturity of hedge contracts (in days or months)

18 months

Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Cash Flow Hedging [Member] | Currency options [Member] | Yen

Notional Disclosures [Abstract]

Notional Amount Outstanding

$ 21

Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Cash Flow Hedging [Member] | Interest Rate Swap [Member]

Interest Rate Derivatives [Abstract]

Hedging designation allocation

80.00%

Notional Disclosures [Abstract]

Notional Amount Outstanding

$ 250

Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Cash Flow Hedging [Member] | Accounts Receivable [Member]

Derivative, Fair Value, Net [Abstract]

Fair Value of Asset

^[1]

Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Cash Flow Hedging [Member] | Accounts Receivable [Member] | Forward Contracts [Member] | Euro

Derivative, Fair Value, Net [Abstract]

Fair Value of Asset

^[1]

Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Cash Flow Hedging [Member] | Accounts Receivable [Member] | Forward Contracts [Member] | Yen

Derivative, Fair Value, Net [Abstract]

Fair Value of Asset

^[1]

Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Cash Flow Hedging [Member] | Accounts Receivable [Member] | Currency options [Member] | Yen

Derivative, Fair Value, Net [Abstract]

Fair Value of Asset

^[1]

Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Cash Flow Hedging [Member] | Accounts Receivable [Member] | Interest Rate Swap [Member]

Derivative, Fair Value, Net [Abstract]

Fair Value of Asset

^[1]

Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Cash Flow Hedging [Member] | Accounts Payable [Member]

Derivative, Fair Value, Net [Abstract]

Fair Value of Liability

^[5]

(3)

Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Cash Flow Hedging [Member] | Accounts Payable [Member] | Forward Contracts [Member] | Euro

Derivative, Fair Value, Net [Abstract]

Fair Value of Liability

^[5]

Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Cash Flow Hedging [Member] | Accounts Payable [Member] | Forward Contracts [Member] | Yen

Derivative, Fair Value, Net [Abstract]

Fair Value of Liability

^[5]

(1)

Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Cash Flow Hedging [Member] | Accounts Payable [Member] | Currency options [Member] | Yen

Derivative, Fair Value, Net [Abstract]

Fair Value of Liability

^[5]

(2)

$ 0

Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] | Cash Flow Hedging [Member] | Accounts Payable [Member] | Interest Rate Swap [Member]

Derivative, Fair Value, Net [Abstract]

Fair Value of Liability

^[5]

$ 0

[1]	(1) Included in receivables - other.
[2]	(2) Included in other noncurrent assets.
[3]	(3) Included in accounts payable and accrued expenses - other.
[4]	(4) Notional amount includes purchased options of $2,527 million and sold options of $2,523 million for the Elpida Hedges.
[5]	(2) Included in accounts payable and accrued expenses - other.

Derivative Financial Instruments - Hedging Relationship (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended				12 Months Ended
	Aug. 29, 2013	May 30, 2013	Feb. 28, 2013	Nov. 29, 2012	Aug. 29, 2013	Aug. 30, 2012	Sep. 01, 2011
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Derivative, Gain (Loss) on Derivative, Net					$ (222)	$ (19)	$ 21
Cash Flow Hedge Gain (Loss) to be Reclassified within Twelve Months	$ 4				4
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Elpida Company [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Derivative, Gain (Loss) on Derivative, Net	$ (3)	$ (47)	$ (120)	$ (58)
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Other Non-Operating Income Expense Net [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Derivative, Gain (Loss) on Derivative, Net					(222)	(17)	21
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Other Non-Operating Income Expense Net [Member] \| Elpida Company [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Derivative, Gain (Loss) on Derivative, Net					(228)	8
Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Cash Flow Hedging [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income, Effective Portion, Net					1	9
Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Cash Flow Hedging [Member] \| Other Comprehensive Income [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income, Effective Portion					$ (8)	$ (9)	$ 49

Derivative Financial Instruments Derivative Financial Instruments - Fair Value Derivatives Balance Sheet Location After Netting Arrangements Table (Details)
$ in Millions

Aug. 29, 2013

USD ($)

Accounts Receivable [Member]

Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]

Gross amount

$ 2

^[1]

Gross amounts offset in the statement of financial position

(1)

^[1]

Net amounts presented in the statement of financial position

^[1]

Other noncurrent assets [Member]

Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]

Gross amount

^[2]

Gross amounts offset in the statement of financial position

^[2]

Net amounts presented in the statement of financial position

^[2]

Accounts Payable [Member]

Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]

Gross amount

(5)

^[3]

Gross amounts offset in the statement of financial position

^[3]

Net amounts presented in the statement of financial position

$ (4)

^[3]

[1]	(1) Included in receivables - other.
[2]	(2) Included in other noncurrent assets.
[3]	(3) Included in accounts payable and accrued expenses - other.

Fair Value Measurements - Assets measured (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	May 31, 2012	Aug. 29, 2013	Aug. 30, 2012
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Short-term investments		$ 221	$ 100
Long-term marketable investments		499	374
Transform [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Abstract]
Other than temporary impairment in Transform	$ 69
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Cash equivalents		1,261	2,220
Short-term investments		221	100
Long-term marketable investments		499	374
Restricted cash		302	0
Total assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis		2,283	2,694
Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring [Member] \| Transform [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Abstract]
Other than temporary impairment in Transform	$ 69
Money market funds [Member] \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Cash equivalents		1,188	2,159
Certificates of deposit [Member] \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Cash equivalents		38	27
Short-term investments		9	4
Restricted cash		302	0
Commercial paper [Member] \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Cash equivalents		35	29
Government securities [Member] \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Cash equivalents		0	5
Short-term investments		72	51
Long-term marketable investments		96	88
Corporate bonds [Member] \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Short-term investments		112	31
Long-term marketable investments		302	203
Commercial Paper, Not Included with Cash and Cash Equivalents [Member] \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Short-term investments		26	10
Asset-backed securities [Member] \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Short-term investments		2	4
Long-term marketable investments		95	73
Marketable equity securities [Member] \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term marketable investments		6	10
Level 1 [Member] \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Cash equivalents		1,188	2,159
Short-term investments		0	0
Long-term marketable investments		6	5
Restricted cash		0	0
Total assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis		1,194	2,164
Level 1 [Member] \| Money market funds [Member] \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Cash equivalents		1,188	2,159
Level 1 [Member] \| Certificates of deposit [Member] \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Cash equivalents		0	0
Short-term investments		0	0
Restricted cash		0	0
Level 1 [Member] \| Commercial paper [Member] \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Cash equivalents		0	0
Level 1 [Member] \| Government securities [Member] \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Cash equivalents		0	0
Short-term investments		0	0
Long-term marketable investments		0	0
Level 1 [Member] \| Corporate bonds [Member] \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Short-term investments		0	0
Long-term marketable investments		0	0
Level 1 [Member] \| Commercial Paper, Not Included with Cash and Cash Equivalents [Member] \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Short-term investments		0	0
Level 1 [Member] \| Asset-backed securities [Member] \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Short-term investments		0	0
Long-term marketable investments		0	0
Level 1 [Member] \| Marketable equity securities [Member] \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term marketable investments		6	5
Level 2 [Member] \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Cash equivalents		73	61
Short-term investments		221	100
Long-term marketable investments		493	369
Restricted cash		302	0
Total assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis		1,089	530
Level 2 [Member] \| Money market funds [Member] \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Cash equivalents		0	0
Level 2 [Member] \| Certificates of deposit [Member] \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Cash equivalents		38	27
Short-term investments		9	4
Restricted cash		302	0
Level 2 [Member] \| Commercial paper [Member] \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Cash equivalents		35	29
Level 2 [Member] \| Government securities [Member] \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Cash equivalents		0	5
Short-term investments		72	51
Long-term marketable investments		96	88
Level 2 [Member] \| Corporate bonds [Member] \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Short-term investments		112	31
Long-term marketable investments		302	203
Level 2 [Member] \| Commercial Paper, Not Included with Cash and Cash Equivalents [Member] \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Short-term investments		26	10
Level 2 [Member] \| Asset-backed securities [Member] \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Short-term investments		2	4
Long-term marketable investments		95	73
Level 2 [Member] \| Marketable equity securities [Member] \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term marketable investments		0	5
Level 3 [Member] \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Cash equivalents		0	0
Short-term investments		0	0
Long-term marketable investments		0	0
Restricted cash		0	0
Total assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis		0	0
Level 3 [Member] \| Money market funds [Member] \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Cash equivalents		0	0
Level 3 [Member] \| Certificates of deposit [Member] \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Cash equivalents		0	0
Short-term investments		0	0
Restricted cash		0	0
Level 3 [Member] \| Commercial paper [Member] \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Cash equivalents		0	0
Level 3 [Member] \| Government securities [Member] \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Cash equivalents		0	0
Short-term investments		0	0
Long-term marketable investments		0	0
Level 3 [Member] \| Corporate bonds [Member] \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Short-term investments		0	0
Long-term marketable investments		0	0
Level 3 [Member] \| Commercial Paper, Not Included with Cash and Cash Equivalents [Member] \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Short-term investments		0	0
Level 3 [Member] \| Asset-backed securities [Member] \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Short-term investments		0	0
Long-term marketable investments		0	0
Level 3 [Member] \| Marketable equity securities [Member] \| Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member]
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term marketable investments		$ 0	$ 0

Fair Value Measurements - Fair and Carrying Value (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Aug. 29, 2013	Aug. 30, 2012
Fair Value [Member] \| Level 2 [Member]
Fair value disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of convertible debt instruments	$ 4,167	$ 2,669
Elpida creditor installment payments and other debt instruments	2,269	56
Carrying Value [Member]
Fair value disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of convertible debt instruments	2,506	2,321
Elpida creditor installment payments and other debt instruments	$ 2,279	$ 58

Equity Plans - Share Based Compensation (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Millions, $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Aug. 29, 2013	Aug. 30, 2012	Sep. 01, 2011
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares of common stock reserved for issuance for stock options and restricted stock awards (in shares)	160.2
Number of shares subject to outstanding awards (in shares)	83.8
Number of shares available for future awards (in shares)	76.4
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding [Roll Forward]
Number of shares outstanding (in shares)	95.7
Number of shares granted (in shares)	17.8
Number of shares excercised (in shares)	(22.8)
Number of shares cancelled or expired (in shares)	(19.9)
Number of shares outstanding (in shares)	70.8	95.7
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Outstanding, Weighted Average Exercise Price [Roll Forward]
Weighted average exercise price per share for options outstanding (in dollars per share)	$ 8.42
Weighted average exercise price per share for options granted (in dollars per share)	6.62
Weighted average exercise price per share for options exercised (in dollars per share)	6.60
Weighted average exercise price per share for options cancelled or expired (in dollars per share)	12.47
Weighted average exercise price per share for options outstanding (in dollars per share)	$ 7.41	$ 8.42
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award Options, Outstanding, Additiona Disclosures [Abstract]
Weighted average remaining contractual term for options outstanding at August 29, 2013 (in years)	3 years 3 months
Aggregated intrinsic value for options outstanding at August 29, 2013	$ 439
Options exercisable at August 29, 2013 (in shares)	31.2
Weighted average exercise price per share for options exerciasble at August 29, 2013 (in dollars per share)	$ 8.21
Weighted average remaining contractual term for options exercisable at August 29, 2013 (in years)	1 year 10 months
Aggregated intrinsic value for options exercisable at August 29, 2013	$ 170
Options expected to vest after August 29, 2013 (in shares)	37.6
Weighted average exercise price per share for options expected to vest after August 29, 2013 (in dollars per share)	$ 6.78
Weighted average remaining contractual term for options expected to vest after August 29, 2013 (in years)	4 years 5 months
Aggregated intrinsic value for options expected to vest after August 29, 2013	$ 255
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Additional General Disclosures [Abstract]
Weighted-average grant-date fair values per share of options granted during period (in dollars per share)	$ 3.34	$ 3.18	$ 4.46
Total intrinsic value for option exercised	$ 103	$ 6	$ 35
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions and Methodology [Abstract]
Fair Value Assumptions, Method Used	Black-Scholes
Average expected life (in years)	5 years 1 month	5 years 1 month	5 years 1 month
Weighted-average expected volatility (in hundredths)	59.00%	66.00%	56.00%
Weighted-average risk-free interest rate (in hundredths)	0.70%	0.90%	1.80%
Restricted Stock Awards activity
Number of Shares - Outstanding (in shares)	9.4
Number of Shares - Granted (in shares)	6.6
Number of Shares - Restrictions lapsed (in shares)	(2.5)
Number of Shares - Cancelled (in shares)	(0.5)
Number of Shares - Outstanding (in shares)	13.0	9.4
Restricted awards expected to vest after August 29, 2013 (in shares)	11.9
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value [Roll Forward]
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Share - Outstanding (in dollars per share)	$ 6.87
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Share - Granted (in dollars per share)	6.23	$ 5.43	$ 8.72
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Share - Restrictions lapsed (in dollars per share)	7.06
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Share - Cancelled (in dollars per share)	7.29
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Share - Outstanding (in dollars per share)	6.49	$ 6.87
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value for restricted awards expected to vest after August 29, 2013 (in dollars per share)	$ 6.41
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Additional Disclosures [Abstract]
Aggregate fair value of awards for which restrictions lapsed	$ 17	$ 32	$ 43
Service-based awards [Member]
Restricted Stock Awards activity
Number of Shares - Granted (in shares)	5.4	3.9	4.4
Performance-based shares [Member]
Restricted Stock Awards activity
Number of Shares - Granted (in shares)	1.2	1.9	1.2
Number of Shares - Outstanding (in shares)	3.4
Employee Stock Option [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock option annual incremental vesting (percentage)	25.00%
General number of years from grant date until stock options expire (in years)	6 years
Employee Stock Option [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock option annual incremental vesting (percentage)	33.00%
General number of years from grant date until stock options expire (in years)	10 years

Equity Plans - Stock-based compensation expense (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Aug. 29, 2013	Aug. 30, 2012	Sep. 01, 2011
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation	$ 91	$ 87	$ 76
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Aggregate Disclosures [Abstract]
Total unrecognized compensation costs, net of estimated forfeitures, related to non-vested awards expected to be recognized	$ 136
Weighted average period that unrecognized compensation costs is expected to be recognized (in years)	1 year 2 months
Stock Options [Member]
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation	$ 57	57	44
Restricted Stock Awards [Member]
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation	34	30	32
Employee stock plans [Member]
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Aggregate Disclosures [Abstract]
Stock compensation expense capitalized and remained in inventory	6	5
Cost of Goods Sold [Member]
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation	27	23	20
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member]
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation	45	47	38
Research and Development [Member]
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation	18	17	17
Other operating (income) expense [Member]
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation	$ 1	$ 0	$ 1

Employee Benefit Plans (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
Employee Benefit Plans (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Aug. 29, 2013	Aug. 30, 2012	Sep. 01, 2011
Defined Contribution Pension and Other Postretirement Plans Disclosure [Abstract]
Employee contribution to 401(k) retirement plan, maximum percentage of eligible pay (in hundredths)	75.00%
Employer matching contribution to 401(k) retirement plan, maximum percentage (in hundredths)	5.00%
Contribution expense for 401(k) retirement plan	$ 41	$ 41	$ 26

Restucture and Asset Impairments Restructure and Asset Impairments (Details) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended					6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2011 USD ($)	Aug. 29, 2013 USD ($) shares	May 30, 2013 USD ($)	Feb. 28, 2013 USD ($)	Nov. 29, 2012 USD ($)	Jun. 02, 2011 USD ($)	May 31, 2012 USD ($)	Aug. 29, 2013 USD ($) integer shares	Aug. 30, 2012 USD ($)	Sep. 01, 2011 USD ($)	Aug. 06, 2012 shares
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructure and asset impairments		$ 32	$ 55	$ 60	$ (21)			$ 126	$ 10	$ (75)
Japan Fabrication Facility [Abstract]
Restructuring Reserve		$ 12						$ 12
Japan Fabrication Facility [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Disposal Group, Not Discontinued Operation, Gain (Loss) on Disposal						$ (54)
Japan Fabrication Facility [Abstract]
Proceeds from Divestiture of Businesses	$ 40						$ 20
Net carrying value of assets and liabilities sold						23
Disposal Group, Not Discontinued Operation, Gain (Loss) on Disposal						(54)
Disposal Group Not Discontinued Operation Cost Of Disposed Entity Transaction Costs						3
Disposal Group Not Discontinued Operation Loss On Write Down Of Tax Assets						$ 74
Marketable equity securities [Member] \| Tower Semiconductor Ltd. [Member] \| Japan Fabrication Facility [Member]
Japan Fabrication Facility [Abstract]
Disposal Group Not Discontinued Operation Divestiture Amount Of Shares Received \| shares		1,300,000						1,300,000
Available For Sale Securities Number of Shares Received in Reverse Stock Split \| shares											1
Available For Sale Securities Reverse Stock Split Conversion Ratio \| shares											15
SBU [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructure and asset impairments								$ 20		(25)
EBU [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructure and asset impairments								14	2	(4)
MBU [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructure and asset impairments								12	6	(23)
CNBU [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructure and asset impairments								12	(1)	(24)
Micron Technology Italia, Srl. [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Loss on impairment of assets								62	0	0
Light-emitting Diode (LED) [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Loss on impairment of assets								33	0	0
Consortium Agreement [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructure and asset impairments								$ 26	0	0
Number of positions transferred to ST \| integer								500
Transform [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Gain on lease termination								$ (25)	0	0
Japan Fabrication Facility [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Disposal Group, Not Discontinued Operation, Gain (Loss) on Disposal								0	0	(54)
Japan Fabrication Facility [Abstract]
Disposal Group, Not Discontinued Operation, Gain (Loss) on Disposal								0	0	(54)
Other Restucturing Activities [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructure and asset impairments								30	$ 10	$ (21)
Other Restucturing Activities [Member] \| Workforce Optimization [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructure and asset impairments								17
Other Restucturing Activities [Member] \| Micron Semiconductor Israel Ltd. [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructure and asset impairments								$ 14

Restucture and Asset Impairments Net Carrying Value of Assets and Liabilities Sold (Details) $ in Millions	May 03, 2013 USD ($) mm	Aug. 29, 2013 USD ($) mm
Disposal Group, Not Discontinued Operation, Disposal Disclosures [Abstract]
Diameter of Wafer Used in Production (in millimeters) \| mm		200
Micron Technology Italia, Srl. [Member]
Disposal Group, Not Discontinued Operation, Disposal Disclosures [Abstract]
Diameter of Wafer Used in Production (in millimeters) \| mm	200
Value of consideration received	$ 35
Other current assets	75
Other noncurrent assets	37
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	(43)
Other noncurrent liabilities	(34)
Net carrying value of assets and liabilities sold	$ 35
Micron Semiconductor Israel Ltd. [Member]
Disposal Group, Not Discontinued Operation, Disposal Disclosures [Abstract]
Diameter of Wafer Used in Production (in millimeters) \| mm		200
Israel assets held for sale		$ 38

Other Operating (Income) Expense, Net (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Aug. 29, 2013	Aug. 30, 2012	Sep. 01, 2011
Component Of Operating Other Income And Expense Net [Line Items]
(Gain) loss on disposition of property, plant and equipment	$ (3)	$ 5	$ (17)
Samsung patent cross-license agreement	0	0	(275)
Other	(5)	27	(19)
Other operating (income) expense, net	$ 8	(32)	$ 311
Contract Termination [Member]
Component Of Operating Other Income And Expense Net [Line Items]
Other		17
Receivable In Connection With Certain Tax Matters [Member]
Component Of Operating Other Income And Expense Net [Line Items]
Other		$ 10

Other Non-Operating Income (Expense), Net (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Feb. 28, 2013	Dec. 02, 2010	Aug. 29, 2013	Aug. 30, 2012	Sep. 01, 2011
Component of Other Non-Operating Income (Expense), Net [Line Items]
Gain (loss) from changes in currency exchange rates			$ (229)	$ (6)	$ (6)
Loss from extinguishment of debt	$ (31)	$ (111)	(31)	0	(113)
Gain (loss) from investments			(5)	35	(3)
Gain from issuance of Inotera shares			48	0	0
Other			(1)	0	13
Other non-operating income (expense), net			$ (218)	$ 29	(109)
Debt Restructure [Member]
Component of Other Non-Operating Income (Expense), Net [Line Items]
Loss from extinguishment of debt					(111)
Debt Guarantee Obligation [Member]
Component of Other Non-Operating Income (Expense), Net [Line Items]
Other					$ 15

- Definition

This item represents the net total realized and unrealized gain (loss) included in earnings for the period as a result of selling or holding marketable securities categorized as trading, available-for-sale, or held-to-maturity, including the unrealized holding gain (loss) of held-to-maturity securities transferred to the trading security category and the cumulative unrealized gain (loss) which was included in other comprehensive income (a separate component of shareholders' equity) for available-for-sale securities transferred to trading securities during the period. Additionally, this item would include any gains (losses) realized during the period from the sale of investments accounted for under the cost method of accounting and losses recognized for other than temporary impairments (OTTI) of the subject investments.

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Income Taxes (Details 1) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
Income Taxes (Details 1) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Aug. 29, 2013	Aug. 30, 2012	Sep. 01, 2011
Income (loss) before taxes, net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests and equity in net income (loss) of equity method investees [Abstract]
U.S.	$ 446	$ (1,028)	$ 257
Foreign	839	274	294
Income (loss) from continuing operations before equity method investments, income taxes, and noncontrolling interest	1,285	(754)	551
Current [Abstract]
U.S. Federal	0	14	0
Foreign	(17)	(22)	(89)
State	0	0	(1)
Total income tax (provision) benefit - current	(17)	(8)	(90)
Deferred [Abstract]
U.S. Federal	0	0	0
Foreign	9	25	(113)
Total income tax (provision) benefit - deferred	9	25	(113)
Income tax (provision) benefit	(8)	17	(203)
Income tax (provision) benefit, income tax reconciliation [Abstract]
U.S. federal income tax (provision) benefit at statutory rate	(450)	264	(193)
Change in valuation allowance	(370)	(373)	103
Transaction costs	(38)	0	0
Gain on acquisition of Elpida	520	0	0
Foreign operations	282	104	(119)
Tax credits	36	2	17
State taxes, net of federal benefit	6	9	(5)
Debt repurchase premium	0	0	(20)
Other	6	11	14
Income Tax Expense (Benefit)	(8)	17	$ (203)
Deferred tax assets:
Net operating loss and credit carryforwards	4,048	1,733
Property, plant and equipment	373	16
Accrued salaries, wages and benefits	107	99
Deferred income	39	39
Other	138	92
Gross deferred tax assets	4,705	1,979
Less valuation allowance	(3,215)	(1,522)
Deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowance	1,490	457
Deferred tax liabilities:
Debt discount	(294)	(182)
Unremitted earnings on certain subsidiaries	(126)	(111)
Product and process technology	(74)	(61)
Other	(14)	(38)
Deferred tax liabilities	508	392
Net deferred tax assets	982	65
Reported as:
Noncurrent deferred tax assets (included in other noncurrent assets)	861	47
Net deferred tax assets	982	65
Valuation allowance	3,215	1,522
Net tax benefits, Not Recorded as Deferred Tax Assets, Compensation and Benefits, Share-based Compensation Cost	67
Changes in valuation allowance	1,693	315
Remaining undistributed earnings of non-U.S. subsidiaries which have been indefinitely reinvested	1,800
Foreign Tax Authority [Member]
Operating Loss Carryforwards, Valuation Allowance	4,700
Deferred tax assets:
Less valuation allowance	(1,500)
Reported as:
Valuation allowance	1,500
Elpida Company [Member]
Deferred tax liabilities:
Net deferred tax assets	912
Reported as:
Net deferred tax assets	912
Changes in valuation allowance	1,292
Elpida Company [Member] \| Foreign Tax Authority [Member]
Operating Loss Carryforwards, Valuation Allowance	3,800
Other current assets [Member]
Reported as:
Current deferred tax assets (included in other current assets)	123	19
Other noncurrent assets [Member]
Reported as:
Noncurrent deferred tax assets (included in other noncurrent assets)	861	47
Accounts payable and accrued expenses [Member]
Reported as:
Current deferred tax liabilities (included in accounts payable and accrued expenses)	(2)	0
Other noncurrent liabilities [Member]
Reported as:
Noncurrent deferred tax liabilities (included in other noncurrent liabilities)	$ 0	$ (1)

Income Taxes - Operating Loss Carryforwards (Details 2) $ in Billions	Aug. 29, 2013 USD ($)
Federal [Member]
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Net operating loss carryforwards	$ 4.2
State [Member]
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Net operating loss carryforwards	2.2
Foreign Tax Authority [Member]
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Net operating loss carryforwards	7.0
Net operating loss carryforwards, valuation allowance	4.7
Foreign Tax Authority [Member] \| Elpida Company [Member]
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Net operating loss carryforwards	5.9
Net operating loss carryforwards, valuation allowance	$ 3.8

Income Taxes - Tax Credit Carryforwards (Details 3) $ in Millions	Aug. 29, 2013 USD ($)
Federal [Member]
Tax Credit Carryforward [Line Items]
Tax credit carryforwards	$ 238
State [Member]
Tax Credit Carryforward [Line Items]
Tax credit carryforwards	$ 203

Income Taxes (Details 4) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
Income Taxes (Details 4) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Aug. 29, 2013	Aug. 30, 2012	Sep. 01, 2011
Reconciliation of Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Excluding Amounts Pertaining to Examined Tax Returns [Roll Forward]
Beginning unrecognized tax benefits	$ 77	$ 121	$ 88
Settlements with tax authorities	(8)	(29)	(2)
Decreases related to tax positions taken from prior years	0	(14)	(3)
Foreign currency translation decreases to tax positions		(9)
Foreign currency translation increases to tax positions	4		6
Increases related to tax positions taken during current year	4	6	28
Increases related to tax positions from prior years	0	2	4
Unrecognized tax benefits acquired in current year	1	0	0
Ending unrecognized tax benefits	78	77	121
Unrecognized tax benefits that affect our effective tax rate	63	66	113
Income Tax Examination, Penalties and Interest Accrued [Abstract]
Accrued interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions	$ 16	$ 12	$ 16

Income Taxes Income Tax Holiday (Details 5) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Aug. 29, 2013	Aug. 30, 2012	Sep. 01, 2011
Income Tax Holiday [Line Items]
Tax benefit due to arrangements allowing computation of tax provision at rates below local statutory rates	$ 141	$ 52	$ 72
Tax benefit per diluted share due to arrangements allowing computation of tax provision at rates below local statutory rates (in dollars per share)	$ 0.13	$ 0.05	$ 0.07

Earnings Per Share (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Aug. 29, 2013	May 30, 2013	Feb. 28, 2013	Nov. 29, 2012	Aug. 30, 2012	May 31, 2012	Mar. 01, 2012	Dec. 01, 2011	Aug. 29, 2013	Aug. 30, 2012	Sep. 01, 2011
Earnings Per Share Reconciliation [Abstract]
Net income (loss) available to Micron shareholders - Basic and Diluted	$ 1,708	$ 43	$ (286)	$ (275)	$ (243)	$ (320)	$ (282)	$ (187)	$ 1,190	$ (1,032)	$ 167
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding Reconciliation [Abstract]
Weighted-average common shares outstanding - Basic (in shares)									1,021.7	991.2	988.0
Net effect of dilutive equity awards, escrow shares and assumed conversion of debt (in shares)									34.6	0.0	19.5
Weighted-average common shares outstanding - Diluted (in shares)									1,056.3	991.2	1,007.5
Earnings Per Share, Basic [Abstract]
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 1.65	$ 0.04	$ (0.28)	$ (0.27)	$ (0.24)	$ (0.32)	$ (0.29)	$ (0.19)	$ 1.16	$ (1.04)	$ 0.17
Earnings Per Share, Diluted [Abstract]
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 1.51	$ 0.04	$ (0.28)	$ (0.27)	$ (0.24)	$ (0.32)	$ (0.29)	$ (0.19)	$ 1.13	$ (1.04)	$ 0.17
Convertible Senior Notes Due 2014, 2027, 2031,2032 and 2033 [Member]
Weighted Average Number Diluted Shares Outstanding Adjustment [Abstract]
Shares considered in diluted earnings per share under the treasure stock method (in shares)									279.8

Earnings Per Share Earnings Per Share - Potential Common Shares Excluded in the Computation of Diluted Earnings Per Share Because They Would Have Been Antidilutive (Details) - shares shares in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Aug. 29, 2013	Aug. 30, 2012	Sep. 01, 2011
Employee stock plans [Member]
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Antidilutive potential common shares that could dilute basic earnings per share in the future (in shares)	39.9	104.8	81.4
Convertible notes [Member]
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Antidilutive potential common shares that could dilute basic earnings per share in the future (in shares)	186.0	257.6	182.7

Consolidated Variable Interest Entities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Aug. 29, 2013	May 30, 2013	Feb. 28, 2013	Nov. 29, 2012	Aug. 30, 2012	May 31, 2012	Mar. 01, 2012	Dec. 01, 2011	Aug. 29, 2013	Aug. 30, 2012	Sep. 01, 2011	Aug. 31, 2006	Apr. 06, 2012	Feb. 24, 2012	Dec. 02, 2010	Aug. 30, 2007
Consolidation, Less than Wholly Owned Subsidiary, Parent Ownership Interest, Changes, Net [Abstract]
Acquisition of noncontrolling interests										$ 466	$ 159
Customer advances	$ 140				$ 141				$ 140	141
Long-term Debt, Gross	6,037				3,262				6,037	3,262
Gain (loss) on lease termination									5	(27)	19
Distributions to, and contributions from, shareholders [Abstract]
Distributions to noncontrolling interests from consolidated VIE's									37	391	225
Cash received from noncontrolling interests									11	197	8
Net sales	2,843	$ 2,318	$ 2,078	$ 1,834	1,963	$ 2,172	$ 2,009	$ 2,090	9,073	8,234	8,788
Trade Receivables	2,069				933				$ 2,069	933
Sale proceeds for facility sold to Photronics														$ 35
Nonsoftware License Arrangement with Photronics [Member]
Distributions to, and contributions from, shareholders [Abstract]
Proceeds for entering into license agreement with Photronics												$ 72
Term of license agreement with Photronics (in years)									10 years
Deferred income and other noncurrent liabilities related to license agreement with Photronics	19				26				$ 19	26
NAND Flash [Member]
Distributions to, and contributions from, shareholders [Abstract]
Net sales									3,589	3,627	3,193
Contract Termination [Member]
Consolidation, Less than Wholly Owned Subsidiary, Parent Ownership Interest, Changes, Net [Abstract]
Gain (loss) on lease termination										(17)
Notes Payable, Other Payables [Member]
Consolidation, Less than Wholly Owned Subsidiary, Parent Ownership Interest, Changes, Net [Abstract]
Long-term Debt, Gross	635				58				635	58
Intel [Member]
Consolidation, Less than Wholly Owned Subsidiary, Parent Ownership Interest, Changes, Net [Abstract]
Intel's deposit to be applied to future purchases of NAND Flash													$ 300
Customer advances	134				139				134	139
Intel [Member] \| NAND Flash [Member]
Distributions to, and contributions from, shareholders [Abstract]
Net sales									849	986	884
Trade Receivables	198				$ 103				198	103
R and D expenses reduced by reimbursements from Intel									$ 127	87	95
Intel Senior Note [Member] \| Notes Payable, Other Payables [Member]
Consolidation, Less than Wholly Owned Subsidiary, Parent Ownership Interest, Changes, Net [Abstract]
Debt instrument, original term									2 years
Long-term Debt, Gross	$ 25								$ 25				$ 65
IM Flash Technologies, LLC [Member]
Consolidation, Less than Wholly Owned Subsidiary, Parent Ownership Interest, Changes, Net [Abstract]
Leased Facility Percentage of Facility Leased to Related Party Terminated													50.00%
Distributions to, and contributions from, shareholders [Abstract]
Distributions to noncontrolling interests from consolidated VIE's						$ 139
IM Flash Technologies, LLC [Member] \| Contract Termination [Member]
Consolidation, Less than Wholly Owned Subsidiary, Parent Ownership Interest, Changes, Net [Abstract]
Gain (loss) on lease termination										(17)
IM Flash Technologies, LLC [Member] \| Intel [Member] \| NAND Flash [Member]
Distributions to, and contributions from, shareholders [Abstract]
Sales and inventory impact of changes to the IMFT supply agreement with Intel										97
IM Flash Singapore LLP [Member]
Consolidation, Less than Wholly Owned Subsidiary, Parent Ownership Interest, Changes, Net [Abstract]
Minority Interest Decrease From Purchase Of Interest, Ownership Percentage (in hundredths)						18.00%
Acquisition of noncontrolling interests						$ 466
Variable Interest Entities Which We Have Determined That We Are the Primary Beneficiary [Member] \| IM Flash Technologies, LLC [Member]
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Variable interest entity, ownership percentage (in hundredths)	51.00%								51.00%
Distributions to, and contributions from, shareholders [Abstract]
Distributions to Micron from Consolidated VIE's									$ 38
Distributions to noncontrolling interests from consolidated VIE's									37
Micron contributions to consolidated VIE's									12
Cash received from noncontrolling interests									$ 11
Variable Interest Entities Which We Have Determined That We Are the Primary Beneficiary [Member] \| IM Flash Singapore LLP [Member]
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Variable interest entity, ownership percentage (in hundredths)													82.00%			51.00%
Distributions to, and contributions from, shareholders [Abstract]
Micron share of IMFS cost and supply							78.00%								51.00%
Variable Interest Entities Which We Have Determined That We Are the Primary Beneficiary [Member] \| IM Flash [Member]
Distributions to, and contributions from, shareholders [Abstract]
Distributions to Micron from Consolidated VIE's										439	234
Distributions to noncontrolling interests from consolidated VIE's										391	225
Micron contributions to consolidated VIE's										151	1,580
Cash received from noncontrolling interests										177	$ 0
Variable Interest Entities Which We Have Determined That We Are the Primary Beneficiary [Member] \| MP Mask Technology Center, LLC [Member]
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Variable interest entity, ownership percentage (in hundredths)	50.01%								50.01%
Distributions to, and contributions from, shareholders [Abstract]
Micron contributions to consolidated VIE's										21
Cash received from noncontrolling interests										$ 20
Variable interest entity, ownership percentage by noncontrolling owners (in hundredths)	49.99%								49.99%

Consolidated Variable Interest Entities - Assets & Liabilities (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions

Aug. 29, 2013

Aug. 30, 2012

Sep. 01, 2011

Sep. 02, 2010

Assets

Cash and equivalents

$ 2,880

$ 2,459

$ 2,160

$ 2,913

Receivables

2,329

1,289

Inventories

2,649

1,812

Other current assets

276

Total current assets

8,911

5,758

Property, plant and equipment, net

7,626

7,103

$ 7,555

Other noncurrent assets

439

286

Total assets

19,118

14,328

Liabilities

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

2,115

1,641

Deferred income

243

248

Equipment purchase contracts

182

130

Current portion of long-term debt

1,585

224

Total current liabilities

4,125

2,243

Long-term debt

4,452

3,038

Other noncurrent liabilities

535

630

Total liabilities

9,112

5,911

Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member] | IM Flash Technologies, LLC [Member]

Assets

Cash and equivalents

^[1]

157

^[1]

^[1]

^[1]

^[1]

191

307

Property, plant and equipment, net

^[1]

1,382

1,342

Other noncurrent assets

^[1]

Total assets

^[1]

1,619

1,685

Liabilities

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

^[1]

104

Deferred income

^[1]

Equipment purchase contracts

^[1]

Current portion of long-term debt

^[1]

Total current liabilities

^[1]

181

178

Long-term debt

^[1]

Other noncurrent liabilities

^[1]

118

129

Total liabilities

^[1]

312

325

Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member] | MP Mask Technology Center, LLC [Member]

Assets

Total current assets

^[1]

Noncurrent assets (primarily property, plant and equipment)

^[1]

182

170

Liabilities

Total current liabilities

^[1]

$ 25

$ 12

[1]	Amounts exclude intercompany balances that were eliminated in our consolidated balance sheets.

Segment Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
Segment Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Aug. 29, 2013	May 30, 2013	Feb. 28, 2013	Nov. 29, 2012	Aug. 30, 2012	May 31, 2012	Mar. 01, 2012	Dec. 01, 2011	Aug. 29, 2013	Aug. 30, 2012	Sep. 01, 2011
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 2,843	$ 2,318	$ 2,078	$ 1,834	$ 1,963	$ 2,172	$ 2,009	$ 2,090	$ 9,073	$ 8,234	$ 8,788
Operating income (loss)	$ 207	$ 149	$ (23)	$ (97)	$ (149)	$ (188)	$ (204)	$ (71)	236	(612)	761
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization [Abstract]
Depreciation and amortization expense included in operating income (loss)									1,813	2,144	2,101
Other amortization									113	78	61
Total depreciation and amortization expense									1,926	2,222	2,162
CNBU [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales									3,462	2,667	3,084
Operating income (loss)									160	(458)	262
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization [Abstract]
Depreciation and amortization expense included in operating income (loss)									687	755	717
SBU [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales									2,824	2,842	2,185
Operating income (loss)									173	199	265
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization [Abstract]
Depreciation and amortization expense included in operating income (loss)									551	649	512
EBU [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales									1,275	1,097	1,147
Operating income (loss)									227	129	276
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization [Abstract]
Depreciation and amortization expense included in operating income (loss)									215	228	234
MBU [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales									1,214	1,176	1,944
Operating income (loss)									(265)	(371)	18
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization [Abstract]
Depreciation and amortization expense included in operating income (loss)									293	372	507
All Other [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Net sales									298	452	428
Operating income (loss)									(59)	(111)	(60)
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization [Abstract]
Depreciation and amortization expense included in operating income (loss)									$ 67	$ 140	$ 131

Product Sales Product Sales (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Aug. 29, 2013	May 30, 2013	Feb. 28, 2013	Nov. 29, 2012	Aug. 30, 2012	May 31, 2012	Mar. 01, 2012	Dec. 01, 2011	Aug. 29, 2013	Aug. 30, 2012	Sep. 01, 2011
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 2,843	$ 2,318	$ 2,078	$ 1,834	$ 1,963	$ 2,172	$ 2,009	$ 2,090	$ 9,073	$ 8,234	$ 8,788
DRAM [Member]
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Net sales									4,361	3,178	3,620
NAND Flash [Member]
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Net sales									3,589	3,627	3,193
NOR Flash [Member]
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Net sales									792	977	1,547
Other [Member]
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Net sales									$ 331	$ 452	$ 428

Certain Concentrations (Details) - Sales Revenue, Goods, Net [Member]	12 Months Ended
	Aug. 29, 2013	Aug. 30, 2012	Sep. 01, 2011
Product Concentration Risk [Member] \| Computing (including desktop PCs, servers, notebooks and workstations) [Member]
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Concentration risk, market concentrations, percentage of net sales (in hundreths)	30.00%	25.00%	30.00%
Product Concentration Risk [Member] \| Mobile [Member]
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Concentration risk, market concentrations, percentage of net sales (in hundreths)	15.00%	15.00%	25.00%
Product Concentration Risk [Member] \| Consumer electronics [Member]
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Concentration risk, market concentrations, percentage of net sales (in hundreths)	15.00%	20.00%	15.00%
Product Concentration Risk [Member] \| Solid state drives [Member]
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Concentration risk, market concentrations, percentage of net sales (in hundreths)	15.00%	10.00%	5.00%
Product Concentration Risk [Member] \| Networking and storage [Member]
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Concentration risk, market concentrations, percentage of net sales (in hundreths)	10.00%	10.00%	15.00%
Customer Concentration Risk [Member] \| Intel [Member]
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Concentration risk, market concentrations, percentage of net sales (in hundreths)	10.00%	12.00%	10.00%
Customer Concentration Risk [Member] \| Hewlett-Packard Company [Member]
Concentration Risk [Line Items]
Concentration risk, market concentrations, percentage of net sales (in hundreths)	10.00%

Geographic Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
Geographic Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Aug. 29, 2013	May 30, 2013	Feb. 28, 2013	Nov. 29, 2012	Aug. 30, 2012	May 31, 2012	Mar. 01, 2012	Dec. 01, 2011	Aug. 29, 2013	Aug. 30, 2012	Sep. 01, 2011
Geographic Areas, Revenues from External Customers [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 2,843	$ 2,318	$ 2,078	$ 1,834	$ 1,963	$ 2,172	$ 2,009	$ 2,090	$ 9,073	$ 8,234	$ 8,788
Geographic Areas, Long-Lived Assets [Abstract]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net	7,626				7,103				7,626	7,103	7,555
SINGAPORE
Geographic Areas, Long-Lived Assets [Abstract]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net	3,225				3,270				3,225	3,270	3,569
CHINA
Geographic Areas, Revenues from External Customers [Abstract]
Net sales									3,783	2,936	2,983
Geographic Areas, Long-Lived Assets [Abstract]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net	350				328				350	328	179
UNITED STATES
Geographic Areas, Revenues from External Customers [Abstract]
Net sales									1,512	1,262	1,363
Geographic Areas, Long-Lived Assets [Abstract]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net	3,041				3,246				3,041	3,246	3,487
JAPAN
Geographic Areas, Long-Lived Assets [Abstract]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net	615				2				615	2	1
Asia Pacific (excluding China, Taiwan and Malaysia) [Member]
Geographic Areas, Revenues from External Customers [Abstract]
Net sales									1,342	1,241	1,518
Taiwan [Member]
Geographic Areas, Revenues from External Customers [Abstract]
Net sales									980	1,022	744
Geographic Areas, Long-Lived Assets [Abstract]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net	307				0				307	0	0
ISRAEL
Geographic Areas, Long-Lived Assets [Abstract]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net	28				59				28	59	94
ITALY
Geographic Areas, Long-Lived Assets [Abstract]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net	18				163				18	163	190
Europe [Member]
Geographic Areas, Revenues from External Customers [Abstract]
Net sales									820	827	924
MALAYSIA
Geographic Areas, Revenues from External Customers [Abstract]
Net sales									193	546	737
Other [Member]
Geographic Areas, Revenues from External Customers [Abstract]
Net sales									443	400	519
Geographic Areas, Long-Lived Assets [Abstract]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Net	$ 42				$ 35				$ 42	$ 35	$ 35

Quarterly Financial Information (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended									12 Months Ended
	Aug. 29, 2013 USD ($) mm $ / shares	May 30, 2013 USD ($) $ / shares	Feb. 28, 2013 USD ($) $ / shares	Nov. 29, 2012 USD ($) $ / shares	Aug. 30, 2012 USD ($) $ / shares	May 31, 2012 USD ($) $ / shares	Mar. 01, 2012 USD ($) $ / shares	Dec. 01, 2011 USD ($) $ / shares	Dec. 02, 2010 USD ($)	Aug. 29, 2013 USD ($) mm $ / shares	Aug. 30, 2012 USD ($) $ / shares	Sep. 01, 2011 USD ($) $ / shares	Jul. 31, 2013 mm
Net sales	$ 2,843	$ 2,318	$ 2,078	$ 1,834	$ 1,963	$ 2,172	$ 2,009	$ 2,090		$ 9,073	$ 8,234	$ 8,788
Gross margin	708	556	366	217	219	234	210	305		1,847	968	1,758
Operating income (loss)	207	149	(23)	(97)	(149)	(188)	(204)	(71)		236	(612)	761
Net income (loss)	1,710	43	(284)	(275)	(242)	(320)	(282)	(187)		1,194	(1,031)	190
Net income (loss) attributable to Micron	$ 1,708	$ 43	$ (286)	$ (275)	$ (243)	$ (320)	$ (282)	$ (187)		$ 1,190	$ (1,032)	$ 167
Earnings (loss) per share:
Basic (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	$ 1.65	$ 0.04	$ (0.28)	$ (0.27)	$ (0.24)	$ (0.32)	$ (0.29)	$ (0.19)		$ 1.16	$ (1.04)	$ 0.17
Diluted (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares	$ 1.51	$ 0.04	$ (0.28)	$ (0.27)	$ (0.24)	$ (0.32)	$ (0.29)	$ (0.19)		$ 1.13	$ (1.04)	$ 0.17
Selected Quarterly Financial Information [Abstract]
Gain on acquisition of Elpida										$ 1,484	$ 0	$ 0
Gain from issuance of Inotera shares										48	0	0
(Gains) losses from currency hedges, net										$ 222	19	(21)
Diameter of Wafer Used in Production (in millimeters) \| mm	200									200
Restructure and asset impairments	$ 32	$ 55	$ 60	$ (21)						$ 126	10	(75)
Loss from extinguishment of debt			(31)						$ (111)	(31)	0	(113)
Tax benefit related to favorable resolution of certain prior year tax matters										(17)	$ (8)	$ (90)
Tax Benefits Resulting From Favorable Resolution Of Prior Period Tax Positions [Member]
Selected Quarterly Financial Information [Abstract]
Tax benefit related to favorable resolution of certain prior year tax matters						$ 42
Antitrust Matters [Member] \| Oracle Dram Price Fixing Suit [Member]
Selected Quarterly Financial Information [Abstract]
Settlement agreement amount							$ 58
Inotera [Member]
Selected Quarterly Financial Information [Abstract]
Gain from issuance of Inotera shares	$ 48									48
Inotera ownership percentage before transaction	39.70%
Inotera ownership percentage after transaction	35.50%
Transform [Member]
Selected Quarterly Financial Information [Abstract]
Other than temporary impairment in Transform						$ 69
Elpida Company [Member]
Selected Quarterly Financial Information [Abstract]
Gain on acquisition of Elpida	$ 1,484									$ 1,484
Diameter of Wafer Used in Production (in millimeters) \| mm													300
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument [Member] \| Elpida Company [Member]
Selected Quarterly Financial Information [Abstract]
(Gains) losses from currency hedges, net	$ 3	$ 47	$ 120	$ 58

Schedule I Condensed Parent Company Statement of Operations (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Aug. 29, 2013	May 30, 2013	Feb. 28, 2013	Nov. 29, 2012	Aug. 30, 2012	May 31, 2012	Mar. 01, 2012	Dec. 01, 2011	Aug. 29, 2013	Aug. 30, 2012	Sep. 01, 2011
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 2,843	$ 2,318	$ 2,078	$ 1,834	$ 1,963	$ 2,172	$ 2,009	$ 2,090	$ 9,073	$ 8,234	$ 8,788
Cost of goods sold									7,226	7,266	7,030
Gross margin	708	556	366	217	219	234	210	305	1,847	968	1,758
Selling, general and administrative									562	620	592
Research and development									931	918	791
Other operating (income) expense, net									(8)	32	(311)
Operating income (loss)	207	149	(23)	(97)	(149)	(188)	(204)	(71)	236	(612)	761
Gain on acquisition of Elpida									1,484	0	0
Other non-operating income (expense), net									(218)	29	(109)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before equity method investments, income taxes, and noncontrolling interest									1,285	(754)	551
Income tax (provision) benefit									(8)	17	(203)
Equity in net income (loss) of equity method investees									(83)	(294)	(158)
Net income (loss) attributable to Micron	$ 1,708	$ 43	$ (286)	$ (275)	$ (243)	$ (320)	$ (282)	$ (187)	1,190	(1,032)	167
Other comprehensive income (loss)									(16)	(58)	127
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Micron									1,173	(1,084)	288
Parent Company [Member]
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net sales									4,404	4,590	6,141
Cost of goods sold									3,721	4,194	5,338
Gross margin									683	396	803
Selling, general and administrative									238	281	213
Research and development									921	917	761
Other operating (income) expense, net									77	18	(376)
Operating income (loss)									(553)	(820)	205
Gain on acquisition of Elpida									1,484	0	0
Interest income and (expense), net									(189)	(160)	(92)
Other non-operating income (expense), net									(248)	17	(97)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before equity method investments, income taxes, and noncontrolling interest									494	(963)	16
Income tax (provision) benefit									(1)	8	(48)
Equity in earnings of subsidiaries									703	29	244
Equity in net income (loss) of equity method investees									(6)	(106)	(45)
Net income (loss) attributable to Micron									1,190	(1,032)	167
Other comprehensive income (loss)									(17)	(52)	121
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Micron									$ 1,173	$ (1,084)	$ 288

Schedule I Condensed Parent Company Balance Sheets (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	Aug. 29, 2013	Aug. 30, 2012	Sep. 01, 2011	Sep. 02, 2010
Condensed Balance Sheet Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.10	$ 0.10
Assets
Cash and equivalents	$ 2,880	$ 2,459	$ 2,160	$ 2,913
Short-term investments	221	100
Receivables	2,329	1,289
Finished goods	796	512
Work in process	1,719	1,148
Raw materials and supplies	134	152
Other current assets	276	98
Total current assets	8,911	5,758
Long-term marketable investments	499	374
Property, plant and equipment, net	7,626	7,103	7,555
Equity method investments	396	389
Other noncurrent assets	439	286
Total assets	19,118	14,328
Liabilities and equity
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	2,115	1,641
Current portion of long-term debt	1,585	224
Total current liabilities	4,125	2,243
Long-term debt	4,452	3,038
Other noncurrent liabilities	535	630
Total liabilities	9,112	5,911
Commitments and contingencies
Micron shareholders' equity:
Common stock, $0.10 par value, 3,000 shares authorized, 1,044.4 shares issued and outstanding (1,017.7 as of August 30, 2012)	104	102
Additional capital	9,187	8,920
Accumulated deficit	(212)	(1,402)
Accumulated other comprehensive income	63	80
Total Micron shareholders' equity	9,142	7,700
Total liabilities and equity	$ 19,118	$ 14,328
Parent Company [Member]
Condensed Balance Sheet Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.10	$ 0.10
Assets
Cash and equivalents	$ 1,202	$ 2,012	$ 1,082	$ 1,793
Short-term investments	221	100
Receivables	159	210
Notes and accounts receivable from subsidiaries	826	1,278
Finished goods	88	96
Work in process	332	333
Raw materials and supplies	43	65
Other current assets	30	31
Total current assets	2,901	4,125
Investment In subsidiaries	7,465	4,722
Long-term marketable investments	499	374
Noncurrent notes receivable from and prepaid expenses to subsidiaries	573	738
Property, plant and equipment, net	1,613	1,876
Equity method investments	12	20
Other noncurrent assets	472	444
Total assets	13,535	12,299
Liabilities and equity
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	650	721
Short-term debt payable to subsidiaries	416	557
Current portion of long-term debt	646	154
Other current liabilities	44	83
Total current liabilities	1,756	1,515
Long-term debt	2,438	2,781
Other noncurrent liabilities	199	303
Total liabilities	4,393	4,599
Commitments and contingencies
Micron shareholders' equity:
Common stock, $0.10 par value, 3,000 shares authorized, 1,044.4 shares issued and outstanding (1,017.7 as of August 30, 2012)	104	102
Shareholders' Equity, Other	9,038	7,598
Total Micron shareholders' equity	9,142	7,700
Total liabilities and equity	$ 13,535	$ 12,299

Schedule I Condensed Parent Company Balance Sheets (Parenthectical) - $ / shares shares in Millions	Aug. 29, 2013	Aug. 30, 2012
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.10	$ 0.10
Common Stock, authorized shares (in shares)	3,000.0	3,000.0
Common Stock, issued (in shares)	1,044.4	1,017.7
Common Stock, outstanding (in shares)	1,044.4	1,017.7
Parent Company [Member]
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.10	$ 0.10
Common Stock, authorized shares (in shares)	3,000.0	3,000.0
Common Stock, issued (in shares)	1,044.4	1,017.7
Common Stock, outstanding (in shares)	1,044.4	1,017.7

Schedule I Condensed Parent Company Cash Flows (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		12 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2013	Aug. 29, 2013	Aug. 30, 2012	Sep. 01, 2011
Condensed Cash Flow Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities		$ 1,811	$ 2,114	$ 2,484
Cash flows from investing activities
Purchases of available-for-sale securities		(924)	(564)	(9)
Cash paid for the acquisition of Elpida	$ (949)
Expenditures for property, plant and equipment		(1,244)	(1,699)	(2,550)
Payments to settle hedging activities		(253)	(62)	(31)
Additions to equity method investments		0	(187)	(31)
Proceeds from sales and maturities of available-for-sale securities		678	152	1
Proceeds from sales of property, plant and equipment		28	67	127
Proceeds from settlement of hedging activities		27	38	87
Other		(93)	(63)	(14)
Net cash used for investing activities		(1,712)	(2,312)	(2,042)
Cash flows from financing activities
Proceeds from issuance of debt		1,121	1,065	690
Proceeds from sales issuance of common stock		150	5	28
Proceeds from equipment sale-leaseback transactions		126	609	268
Cash received from noncontrolling interests		11	197	8
Repayments of debt		(743)	(203)	(1,215)
Payments on equipment purchase contracts		(214)	(172)	(322)
Cash paid for capped call transactions		(48)	(103)	(57)
Cash paid to purchase common stock		(5)	(6)	(163)
Other		(39)	(38)	(48)
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities		322	497	(1,195)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and equivalents		421	299	(753)
Cash and equivalents at beginning of period		2,459	2,160	2,913
Cash and equivalents at end of period		2,880	2,459	2,160
Parent Company [Member]
Condensed Cash Flow Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities		(347)	(48)	123
Cash flows from investing activities
Purchases of available-for-sale securities		(924)	(559)	(29)
Cash paid for the acquisition of Elpida		(596)	0	0
Expenditures for property, plant and equipment		(281)	(682)	(421)
Payments to settle hedging activities		(256)	(51)	(30)
Loan to equity method investee		(45)	0	0
Expenditures for intangible assets		(34)	(40)	(45)
Cash contributions to subsidiaries		(23)	(84)	(767)
Additions to equity method investments		0	(17)	(31)
Cash paid to acquire MTV lease		0	(107)	0
Acquisition of additional interest in subsidiaries		0	0	(159)
Proceeds from repayment of loans to subsidiaries, net		851	556	206
Proceeds from sales and maturities of available-for-sale securities		678	151	1
Cash distributions from subsidiaries		38	499	234
Proceeds from sales of property, plant and equipment		38	63	120
Proceeds from settlement of hedging activities		38	26	54
Other		9	(28)	(10)
Net cash used for investing activities		(507)	(273)	(877)
Cash flows from financing activities
Proceeds from issuance of debt		693	1,113	690
Proceeds from sales issuance of common stock		150	5	28
Proceeds from equipment sale-leaseback transactions		126	439	202
Cash received for capped call transactions		24	0	0
Repayments of debt		(777)	(117)	(557)
Payments on equipment purchase contracts		(73)	(41)	(51)
Cash paid for capped call transactions		(48)	(103)	(57)
Payments of licensing obligations		(31)	(18)	(29)
Debt issuance costs, net		(17)	(21)	(20)
Cash paid to purchase common stock		(5)	(6)	(163)
Other		2	0	0
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities		44	1,251	43
Net increase (decrease) in cash and equivalents		(810)	930	(711)
Cash and equivalents at beginning of period		2,012	1,082	1,793
Cash and equivalents at end of period		$ 1,202	$ 2,012	$ 1,082

Schedule I Condensed Parent Company Debt Disclosures (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Aug. 29, 2013	Aug. 30, 2012	Sep. 01, 2011	Jul. 31, 2013	Apr. 06, 2012
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Gross	$ 6,037	$ 3,262
Less current portion	(1,585)	(224)
Long-term debt	4,452	3,038
Other notes payable of Micron's subsidiaries and capital lease obligations	1,863
Leases, Capital [Abstract]
Proceeds from equipment sale-leaseback transactions	126	609	$ 268
Property, plant and equipment, net	7,626	7,103	7,555
Long-term Debt of Registrant, Maturities, Repayments of Principal, Fiscal Year Maturity [Abstract]
Long-term Debt, Gross	6,037	3,262
Capital Lease Obligations [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Gross	$ 1,252	$ 883
Leases, Capital [Abstract]
Weighted Average Remaining Term (in years)	4 years
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage	4.10%	4.90%		3.20%
Long-term Debt of Registrant, Maturities, Repayments of Principal, Fiscal Year Maturity [Abstract]
Discounts and Interest, repectively	$ (114)
Long-term Debt, Gross	1,252	$ 883
Capital Lease Obligations [Member] \| Sales-leaseback transactions [Member]
Leases, Capital [Abstract]
Proceeds from equipment sale-leaseback transactions	126	609
Long-term Debt, Gross, current period additions	$ 126	$ 609
Imputed interest rate of sale leaseback additions (in hundredths)	4.30%	4.20%
Due date	Jul. 31, 2017	Aug. 31, 2016
Notes Payable, Other Payables [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Gross	$ 635	$ 58
Long-term Debt of Registrant, Maturities, Repayments of Principal, Fiscal Year Maturity [Abstract]
Long-term Debt, Gross	635	58
Notes Payable, Other Payables [Member] \| Intel Senior Note [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Gross	25				$ 65
Long-term Debt of Registrant, Maturities, Repayments of Principal, Fiscal Year Maturity [Abstract]
Long-term Debt, Gross	25				$ 65
Loans Payable [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Gross	4,785
Long-term Debt of Registrant, Maturities, Repayments of Principal, Fiscal Year Maturity [Abstract]
Discounts and Interest, repectively	(773)
Long-term Debt, Gross	4,785
Parent Company [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Gross	3,084	2,935
Less current portion	(646)	(154)
Long-term debt	2,438	2,781
Leases, Capital [Abstract]
Proceeds from equipment sale-leaseback transactions	126	439	$ 202
Property, plant and equipment, net	1,613	1,876
Long-term Debt of Registrant, Maturities, Repayments of Principal, Fiscal Year Maturity [Abstract]
Long-term Debt, Gross	3,084	2,935
Parent Company [Member] \| Equipment [Member] \| Assets Held under Capital Leases [Member]
Leases, Capital [Abstract]
Property, plant and equipment, net	458	491
Parent Company [Member] \| Payment Guarantee of Subsidiary Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum exposure from guarantees to subsidiaries	701
Parent Company [Member] \| Capital Lease Obligations [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Gross	$ 553	$ 556
Leases, Capital [Abstract]
Weighted Average Remaining Term (in years)	2 years 11 months
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage	4.70%	4.80%
Long-term Debt of Registrant, Maturities, Repayments of Principal, Fiscal Year Maturity [Abstract]
2014	$ 181
2015	180
2016	200
2017	30
2018	3
2019 and thereafter	8
Discounts and Interest, repectively	(49)
Long-term Debt, Gross	553	$ 556
Parent Company [Member] \| Capital Lease Obligations [Member] \| Sales-leaseback transactions [Member]
Leases, Capital [Abstract]
Proceeds from equipment sale-leaseback transactions	126	439
Long-term Debt, Gross, current period additions	$ 126	$ 439
Imputed interest rate of sale leaseback additions (in hundredths)	4.30%	4.10%
Due date	Jul. 31, 2017	Aug. 31, 2016
Parent Company [Member] \| Notes Payable, Other Payables [Member] \| Intel Senior Note [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Gross	$ 25	$ 58
Long-term Debt of Registrant, Maturities, Repayments of Principal, Fiscal Year Maturity [Abstract]
Long-term Debt, Gross	25	$ 58
Parent Company [Member] \| Loans Payable [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Gross	2,531
Long-term Debt of Registrant, Maturities, Repayments of Principal, Fiscal Year Maturity [Abstract]
2014	510
2015	0
2016	0
2017	175
2018	645
2019 and thereafter	1,645
Discounts and Interest, repectively	(444)
Long-term Debt, Gross	$ 2,531

Schedule I Condensed Parent Company Other Disclosures (Details) $ in Millions, ¥ in Billions	12 Months Ended			24 Months Ended
	Aug. 29, 2013 USD ($) integer	Aug. 30, 2012 USD ($)	Sep. 01, 2011 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2014 JPY (¥)	Jun. 30, 2014 USD ($)
Parent Company [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net sales to subsidiaries	$ 4,190	$ 4,148	$ 5,718
Parent Company [Member] \| Payment Guarantee of Subsidiary Debt [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Maximum exposure from guarantees to subsidiaries	701
Parent Company [Member] \| Payment Guarantee of Subsidiary Debt And Other Liabilities [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Maximum exposure from guarantees to subsidiaries	$ 705
Other [Member] \| Aptina [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Ownership Percentage (in hundredths)	31.00%
Other [Member] \| Transform [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Ownership Percentage (in hundredths)	50.00%
Elpida Company [Member] \| Parent Company [Member] \| Scenario, Forecast [Member] \| Capital Expenditure [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Payment Guarantee or Direct Financing Amount				¥ 64	$ 655
Elpida Company [Member] \| Securities Matter [Member] \| Former Shareholders of Elpida Memory, Inc [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Loss Contingency, Number of Plaintiffs \| integer	7
Line of Credit [Member] \| Parent Company [Member] \| Payment Guarantee of Subsidiary Debt [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	$ 408
Aptina [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Revenues from transactions with related party	182	372	349
Aptina [Member] \| Parent Company [Member]
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Revenues from transactions with related party	$ 182	$ 372	$ 349

Schedule II Valuation and Qualifying Accounts (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Aug. 29, 2013	Aug. 30, 2012	Sep. 01, 2011
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts [Member]
Valuation and Qualifying Accounts Disclosure [Line Items]
Balance at Beginning of Year	$ 5	$ 3	$ 4
Business Acquisition	0	0	0
Charged (Credited) to Costs and Expenses	1	5	0
Deductions/Write-Offs	(1)	(3)	(1)
Balance at End of Year	5	5	3
Deferred Tax Assets Valuation Allowance [Member]
Valuation and Qualifying Accounts Disclosure [Line Items]
Balance at Beginning of Year	1,522	1,207	1,263
Business Acquisition	1,292	0	0
Change in Deferred Tax Assets Valuation Allowance, Effect Of Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Amount	370	373	(103)
Deductions/Write-Offs	31	(58)	47
Balance at End of Year	$ 3,215	$ 1,522	$ 1,207