For an entity that discloses a concentration risk in relation to quantitative amount, which serves as the "benchmark" (or denominator) in the equation, this concept represents the concentration percentage derived from the division.

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Segment and Other Information - Revenue by Product Type (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Feb. 28, 2019	Mar. 01, 2018	Feb. 28, 2019	Mar. 01, 2018
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenue	$ 5,835	$ 7,351	$ 13,748	$ 14,154
Customer Concentration Risk \| Revenue \| Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Customer concentration, percentage			13.00%
DRAM
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenue	3,760	5,213	$ 9,133	9,775
NAND
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenue	1,776	1,813	3,955	3,711
Other (primarily 3D XPoint memory and NOR)
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Revenue	$ 299	$ 325	$ 660	$ 668