Product Sales Product Sales (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Sep. 03, 2015	Jun. 04, 2015	Mar. 05, 2015	Dec. 04, 2014	Aug. 28, 2014	May. 29, 2014	Feb. 27, 2014	Nov. 28, 2013	Sep. 03, 2015	Aug. 28, 2014	Aug. 29, 2013
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 3,600	$ 3,853	$ 4,166	$ 4,573	$ 4,227	$ 3,982	$ 4,107	$ 4,042	$ 16,192	$ 16,358	$ 9,073
DRAM [Member]
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Net sales									10,339	11,164	4,361
Non-Volatile Memory [Member]
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Net sales									5,274	4,468	3,589
Other [Member]
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Net sales									$ 579	$ 726	$ 1,123