Guarantee obligation for equipment purchase payables.

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Guarantee Obligation, Commercial Letters of Credit

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Maximum potential amount of future payments (undiscounted) the guarantor could be required to make under the guarantee or each group of similar guarantees before reduction for potential recoveries under recourse or collateralization provisions.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 460
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 4
-Subparagraph (b)(1)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=82913245&loc=d3e12069-110248

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.19(b),22(b))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

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Amount of revenue, fees and commissions earned from transactions between (a) a parent company and its subsidiaries; (b) subsidiaries of a common parent; (c) an entity and trusts for the benefit of employees, for example, but not limited to, pension and profit-sharing trusts that are managed by or under the trusteeship of the entity's management; (d) an entity and its principal, owners, management, or members of their immediate families; and (e) affiliates.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 225
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03.1(e))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=63488584&loc=d3e20235-122688

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 946
-SubTopic 225
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.6-07.1(c))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6488393&loc=d3e606610-122999

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Schedule I Condensed Parent Company Other Disclosures (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Aug. 31, 2017	Sep. 01, 2016	Sep. 03, 2015
Notes Payable, Other Payables \| Revolving Credit Facility 4
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	$ 750
Micron Technology, Inc. \| Consolidated subsidiaries
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Revenues from transactions with related parties	5,580	$ 5,380	$ 5,420
Micron Technology, Inc. \| Guarantee of Subsidiary Obligation
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Maximum exposure from guarantees to subsidiaries	4,160
Guarantee Obligation, Equipment Purchase Payable	65
Guarantee Obligation, Overdraft Letter of Credit	35
Micron Technology, Inc. \| Guarantee of Subsidiary Obligation \| Notes Payable, Other Payables \| Revolving Credit Facility 4
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	$ 750