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Equity Method Investments (Tables)
 6 Months Ended
Mar. 01, 2012
Notes to Financial Statements [Abstract]  
Equity Method Investments
As of
 
March 1, 2012
 
September 1, 2011
 
 
Investment Balance
 
Ownership Percentage
 
Investment Balance
 
Ownership Percentage
Inotera
 
$
259

 
29.7
%
 
$
388

 
29.7
%
Transform
 
75

 
50.0
%
 
87

 
50.0
%
Other
 
1

 
Various

 
8

 
Various

 
 
$
335

 
 

 
$
483

 
 


We recognize our share of earnings or losses from these entities under the equity method on a two-month lag.  Equity in net income (loss) of equity method investees, net of tax, included the following:

 
 
Quarter Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
 
March 1,
2012
 
March 3,
2011
 
March 1,
2012
 
March 3,
2011
Inotera:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Equity method loss
 
$
(64
)
 
$
(45
)
 
$
(136
)
 
$
(71
)
Inotera Amortization
 
12

 
12

 
24

 
24

Other
 
(4
)
 
(2
)
 
(7
)
 
(2
)
 
 
(56
)
 
(35
)
 
(119
)
 
(49
)
Transform
 
(15
)
 
(9
)
 
(22
)
 
(16
)
Other
 
(2
)
 
(4
)
 
(6
)
 
(9
)
 
 
$
(73
)
 
$
(48
)
 
$
(147
)
 
$
(74
)

Our maximum exposure to loss from our involvement with our equity method investments that are VIEs was as follows:

As of
 
March 1,
2012
Inotera
 
$
354

Transform
 
76