Consolidated Variable Interest Entities - Assets & Liabilities (Details) (USD $) In Millions	12 Months Ended
	Aug. 31, 2006	Jun. 02, 2011	Jun. 02, 2011 IM Flash [Member]		Sep. 02, 2010 IM Flash [Member]		Jun. 02, 2011 MP Mask Technology Center, LLC [Member]		Sep. 02, 2010 MP Mask Technology Center, LLC [Member]
Assets
Cash and equivalents			$ 451	[1]	$ 246	[1]
Receivables			241	[1]	154	[1]
Inventories			235	[1]	160	[1]
Other current assets			9	[1]	8	[1]
Total current assets			936	[1]	568	[1]	33	[1]	35	[1]
Property, plant and equipment, net			3,714	[1]	2,894	[1]
Other noncurrent assets			79	[1]	57	[1]	138	[1]	85	[1]
Total assets			4,729	[1]	3,519	[1]
Liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued expenses			459	[1]	140	[1]
Deferred income			125	[1]	127	[1]
Equipment purchase contracts			39	[1]	8	[1]
Current portion of long-term debt			8	[1]	7	[1]
Total current liabilities			631	[1]	282	[1]	34	[1]	6	[1]
Long-term debt			59	[1]	62	[1]
Other noncurrent liabilities			4	[1]	4	[1]
Total liabilities			694	[1]	348	[1]
Proceeds for entering into license agreement with Photronics	72
Term of license agreement with Photronics (in years)	10Y
Deferred income and other noncurrent liabilities related to license agreement with Photronics		$ 35

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