CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 02, 2021	Sep. 03, 2020	Aug. 29, 2019
Income Statement [Abstract]
Revenue	$ 27,705	$ 21,435	$ 23,406
Cost of goods sold	17,282	14,883	12,704
Gross margin	10,423	6,552	10,702
Research and development	2,663	2,600	2,441
Selling, general, and administrative	894	881	836
Restructure and asset impairments	488	60	(29)
Other operating (income) expense, net	95	8	78
Operating income	6,283	3,003	7,376
Interest income	37	114	205
Interest expense	(183)	(194)	(128)
Other non-operating income (expense), net	81	60	(405)
Income (loss) before income taxes, net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests, and equity in net income (loss) of equity method investees	6,218	2,983	7,048
Income tax (provision) benefit	(394)	(280)	(693)
Equity in net income (loss) of equity method investees	37	7	3
Net income	5,861	2,710	6,358
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	0	(23)	(45)
Net income attributable to Micron	$ 5,861	$ 2,687	$ 6,313
Earnings per share
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 5.23	$ 2.42	$ 5.67
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 5.14	$ 2.37	$ 5.51
Number of shares used in per share calculations
Basic (in shares)	1,120	1,110	1,114
Diluted (in shares)	1,141	1,131	1,143