CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 03, 2020	Nov. 28, 2019
Income Statement [Abstract]
Revenue	$ 5,773	$ 5,144
Cost of goods sold	4,037	3,778
Gross margin	1,736	1,366
Research and development	647	640
Selling, general, and administrative	214	211
Other operating (income) expense, net	9	(3)
Operating income	866	518
Interest income	10	44
Interest expense	(48)	(47)
Other non-operating income (expense), net	13	46
Income (loss) before income taxes, net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests, and equity in net income (loss) of equity method investees	841	561
Income tax (provision) benefit	(51)	(55)
Equity in net income (loss) of equity method investees	13	2
Net income	803	508
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	0	(17)
Net income attributable to Micron	$ 803	$ 491
Earnings per share
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.72	$ 0.44
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.71	$ 0.43
Number of shares used in per share calculations
Basic (in shares)	1,115	1,107
Diluted (in shares)	1,135	1,129