Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Feb. 28, 2013	Aug. 30, 2012
Accounts payable	$ 674	$ 818
Salaries, wages and benefits	209	290
Customer advances	136	141
Related party payables	106	130
Income and other taxes	33	25
Other	340	237
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	1,498	1,641
Other Liabilities, Noncurrent [Abstract]
Other noncurrent liabilities	534	630
Intel [Member]
Customer advances	133	139
Other	18	14
Intel [Member] | Customer advances [Member]
Other Liabilities, Noncurrent [Abstract]
Other noncurrent liabilities	62	120
Cost Of Hedge [Member] | Elpida Memory, Inc. and Rexchip Electronics Corporation [Member]
Other	172	51
Inotera [Member]
Related party payables	$ 106	$ 130