Income Taxes Income Tax (Provision) Benefit (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions |
3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | ||
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Mar. 02, 2017 |
Mar. 03, 2016 |
Mar. 02, 2017 |
Mar. 03, 2016 |
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| Utilization of and other changes in net deferred tax assets of MMJ, MMT, and Inotera | $ (8) | $ (10) | $ (21) | $ (32) |
| U.S. valuation allowance release resulting from business acquisition | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 |
| Other, income tax (provision) benefit, primarily other non-U.S. operations | (30) | 5 | (48) | (10) |
| Income tax (provision) benefit | $ (38) | $ (5) | $ (69) | $ (1) |
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- Definition Amount of deferred foreign income tax expense (benefit) pertaining to income (loss) from continuing operations. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount of other deferred income tax expense (benefit) pertaining to income (loss) from continuing operations. For example, but not limited to, acquisition-date income tax benefits or expenses recognized from changes in the acquirer's valuation allowance for its previously existing deferred tax assets resulting from a business combination and adjustments to beginning-of-year balance of a valuation allowance because of a change in circumstance causing a change in judgment about the realizability of the related deferred tax asset in future periods. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount of current income tax expense (benefit) and deferred income tax expense (benefit) pertaining to continuing operations. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- References No definition available.
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- Definition Amount of other income tax expense (benefit). Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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