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Micron Shareholders' Equity and Noncontrolling Interests in Subsidiaries
 3 Months Ended
Nov. 29, 2012
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Micron Shareholders' Equity and Noncontrolling Interests in Subsidiaries
Micron Shareholders' Equity and Noncontrolling Interests in Subsidiaries

Changes in the components of equity were as follows:

 
 
Quarter Ended November 29, 2012
 
Quarter Ended December 1, 2011
 
 
Attributable to Micron
 
Noncontrolling Interests
 
Total Equity
 
Attributable to Micron
 
Noncontrolling Interests
 
Total Equity
Beginning balance
 
$
7,700

 
$
717

 
$
8,417

 
$
8,470

 
$
1,382

 
$
9,852

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net loss
 
(275
)
 
—

 
(275
)
 
(187
)
 
—

 
(187
)
Other comprehensive income (loss)
 
3

 
—

 
3

 
(31
)
 
1

 
(30
)
Comprehensive income (loss)
 
(272
)
 
—

 
(272
)
 
(218
)
 
1

 
(217
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Contribution from noncontrolling interests
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
138

 
138

Distributions to noncontrolling interests
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
(83
)
 
(83
)
Capital and other transactions attributable to Micron
 
41

 
—

 
41

 
19

 
—

 
19

Ending balance
 
$
7,469

 
$
717

 
$
8,186

 
$
8,271

 
$
1,438


$
9,709



2009 Capped Call Transactions

Concurrent with the offering of the 2013 Notes in April 2009, we entered into capped call transactions (the "2009 Capped Calls") covering approximately 45.2 million shares of common stock with an initial strike price of approximately $5.08 per share and a cap price of $6.64 per share.  The 2009 Capped Calls expired in October 2012 and November 2012.  We elected cash settlement and received $24 million in the first quarter of 2013.

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

The components of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax, at the end of each period, as well as the activity for the quarter ended November 29, 2012, were as follows:


 
August 30,
2012
 
Other Comprehensive Income
 
November 29, 2012
Cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments
 
$
49

 
$
7

 
$
56

Gain (loss) on derivatives, net
 
31

 
(5
)
 
26

Gain (loss) on investments, net
 
1

 
2

 
3

Pension liability adjustments
 
(1
)
 
(1
)
 
(2
)
Accumulated other comprehensive income
 
$
80

 
$
3

 
$
83