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Property, Plant, and Equipment and Finance Lease Right-of-Use Asset, after Accumulated Depreciation and Amortization [Abstract] Property, Plant, and Equipment and Finance Lease Right-of-Use Asset, after Accumulated Depreciation and Amortization [Abstract] Cash flows used for financing activities Cash Flow, Financing Activities, Lessee [Abstract] Qimonda AG Inotera Share Purchase Proceedings Qimonda AG Inotera Share Purchase Proceedings [Member] Qimonda AG Inotera Share Purchase Proceedings [Member] DRAM DRAM Products [Member] DRAM semiconductor products Repurchase of stock - withholdings on employee equity awards Stock Repurchased and Retired During Period, Value United Microelectronics Corporation vs Micron-Complaint 1 United Microelectronics Corporation [Member] United Microelectronics Corporation filed a patent infringement suit against Micron Semiconductor (Xi'an) Co., Ltd. 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Restructure and asset impairments Restructuring Costs and Asset Impairment Charges Receivables Receivables Receivables, Net, Current Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Table] Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Table] Lehi, Utah Facility Lehi Utah Facility (MTU) [Member] The fabrication facility and related assets and liabilities associated with Lehi, Utah facility also known as Micron Technology Utah (MTU) Total Long-term Debt Long-term Debt Finance lease right-of-use assets (included in property, plant, and equipment and assets held for sale) Finance Lease, Right-of-Use Asset, after Accumulated Amortization MBU MBU [Member] Mobile Business Unit (MBU) includes memory products sold into smartphone and other mobile-device markets. 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Other Other Operating Activities, Cash Flow Statement Document Transition Report Document Transition Report Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] Operating Lease Maturities Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, Payment, Due [Abstract] Income tax (provision) benefit Income Tax Expense (Benefit), Continuing Operations [Abstract] Amortizing assets [Line Items] Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] Total liabilities and equity Liabilities and Equity Pending Litigation Pending Litigation [Member] Change in Accounting Principle, Type Change in Accounting Principle, Type [Axis] Gains (losses) on derivative instruments Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Cash Flow Hedge, Gain (Loss), after Reclassification and Tax Other Income and Expenses [Abstract] Other Income and Expenses [Abstract] Contract liabilities Contract with Customer, Liability, Current Long-term Debt and Lease Obligation [Abstract] Long-term Debt and Lease Obligation [Abstract] Restricted cash Restricted Cash WPG Holdings Limited WPG Holdings Limited [Member] WPG Holdings Limited Lessee, Lease, Description [Table] Lessee, Lease, Description [Table] Liabilities and equity Liabilities and Equity [Abstract] Unrecognized Tax Benefits that Would Impact Effective Tax Rate Unrecognized Tax Benefits that Would Impact Effective Tax Rate Derivative [Line Items] Derivative [Line Items] Hedging Relationship Hedging Relationship [Domain] Interest rate swap Interest Rate Swap [Member] Accounts payable and accrued expenses Total accounts payable and accrued expenses Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities, Current Fujian Jinhua Integrated Circuit Co., Ltd. vs Micron-Complaint 2 Fujian Jinhua Integrated Circuit Co., Ltd. Complaint 2 [Member] Fujian Jinhua Integrated Circuit Co., Ltd. Complaint 2 [Member] Income Tax Contingency [Table] Income Tax Contingency [Table] Innovative Memory Solutions, Inc. vs Micron-Complaint 1 Innovative Memory Solutions, Inc. Delaware Court [Member] Innovative Memory Solutions, Inc. filed a patent infringement action against us in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware. The complaint alleges that a variety of our NAND Flash products infringe eight U.S. patent and seeks damages, attorneys' fees, and costs. 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Leases Lessee, Finance Leases [Text Block] Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), before Reclassifications, before Tax Trading Symbol Trading Symbol Damages sought on alleged patent infringement Loss Contingency, Damages Sought, Value Deferred tax assets Deferred Income Tax Assets, Net 2026 Long-Term Debt, Maturity, Year Four Netlist Inc vs Micron - Complaint 2 Netlist Inc Complaint 2 [Member] Netlist Inc second patent infringement complaint Cumulative Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment Accumulated Foreign Currency Adjustment Attributable to Parent [Member] Debt Debt Disclosure [Text Block] Equity Plans Share-based Payment Arrangement [Text Block] Payments of dividends to shareholders Payments of Common Stock Dividends Payments of Ordinary Dividends, Common Stock Inventories Inventory Disclosure [Text Block] Accumulated depreciation Property, Plant, and Equipment and Finance Lease Right-of-Use Asset, Accumulated Depreciation and Amortization Accounting Policies [Abstract] Accounting Policies [Abstract] Derivative Instrument Derivative Instrument [Axis] Number of reportable segments Number of Reportable Segments Subsequent indirect DRAM Purchasers United States vs Micron Subsequent indirect DRAM Purchasers United States [Member] [Member] Subsequent indirect DRAM Purchasers United States [Member] [Member] Cash and Investments Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Marketable Securities [Text Block] 2051 Notes Unsecured Senior Corporate Debt Due 2051 [Member] Unsecured Senior Corporate Debt Due 2051 issued November 1, 2021 Loss Contingency, Patents Found Not Infringed, Number Loss Contingency, Patents Found Not Infringed, Number Operating Lease Liability Operating Lease, Liability Common Stock, Value, Issued Common Stock, Value, Issued Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] Finance leases, Weighted-average discount rate Finance Lease Effective Rate (in ten thousandths) Finance Lease, Weighted Average Discount Rate, Percent Lehi liabilities disposed of (primarily finance lease obligations) Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Liabilities Weighted average period that unrecognized compensation costs is expected to be recognized (in years) Share-based Payment Arrangement, Nonvested Award, Cost Not yet Recognized, Period for Recognition Treasury Stock Treasury Stock, Common [Member] Customer Concentration Risk Customer Concentration Risk [Member] Basis of Presentation Basis of Accounting, Policy [Policy Text Block] Fujian Jinhua Integrated Circuit Co., Ltd. vs Micron-Complaint 1 Fujian Jinhua Integrated Circuit Co., Ltd. [Member] Fujian Jinhua Integrated Circuit Co., Ltd. filed a patent infringement suit against Micron Semiconductor (Xi'an) Co., Ltd. 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Payments on equipment purchase contracts Payments on equipment purchase contracts Payments on Short-term payables arising from purchases of equipment. Amount represents payments on short-term payables to equipment suppliers that were withheld until such time as the equipment is deemed to meet buyers' specifications. 2027 and thereafter Finance Lease Liability, Payments, Due After Year Four Amount of lessee's undiscounted obligation for lease payment for finance lease to be paid after fourth fiscal year following current fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported from current statement of financial position date (rolling approach). 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Flash-Control, LLC vs Micron Flash-Control, LLC [Member] Flash-Control, LLC Payments of Common Stock Dividends (per share) Common Stock, Dividends, Per Share, Cash Paid Long-term Debt, Type Long-term Debt, Type [Domain] IDAHO IDAHO Purchases of available-for-sale securities Payments to Acquire Debt Securities, Available-for-sale Operating Lease Liability, Balance Sheet Location Operating Lease, Liability, Current, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible Enumeration] Notional or Contractual Amount Derivative, Notional Amount Other non-operating income (expense), net Other non-operating income (expense), net Other Nonoperating Income (Expense) Other Payments for (Proceeds from) Other Investing Activities Repurchase of stock - withholdings on employee equity awards (in shares) Stock Repurchased and Retired During Period, Shares Expenditures for property, plant, and equipment Payments to Acquire Property, Plant, and Equipment Other current liabilities Other Liabilities, Current Netlist Inc. Complaint 3 Netlist Inc. 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