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Receivables
12 Months Ended
Sep. 01, 2011
Notes to Financial Statements [Abstract] 
Receivables
Receivables

As of
 
2011
 
2010
Trade receivables (net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $3 and $4, respectively)
 
$
1,105

 
$
1,238

Income and other taxes
 
137

 
115

Related party receivables
 
72

 
64

Other
 
183

 
114

 
 
$
1,497

 
$
1,531



As of September 1, 2011 and September 2, 2010, related party receivables included $67 million and $57 million, respectively, due from Aptina Imaging Corporation ("Aptina") primarily for sales of image sensor products under a wafer supply agreement.  (See "Equity Method Investments" note.)

As of September 1, 2011 and September 2, 2010, other receivables included $34 million and $30 million, respectively, due from Intel for amounts related to NAND Flash product design and process development activities under cost-sharing agreements.  As of September 1, 2011 and September 2, 2010, other receivables also included $25 million and $17 million, respectively, due from Nanya for amounts related to DRAM product design and process development activities under a cost-sharing agreement. (See "Equity Method Investments" note and "Consolidated Variable Interest Entities" note.)