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Equity Method Investments (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Aug. 29, 2013
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Equity Method Investments
As of
 
2013
 
2012
 
 
Investment Balance
 
Ownership Percentage
 
Investment Balance
 
Ownership Percentage
Inotera
 
$
344

 
35
%
 
$
370

 
40
%
Tera Probe
 
40

 
40
%
 
—

 
—
%
Other
 
12

 
Various

 
19

 
Various

 
 
$
396

 
 

 
$
389

 
 


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

For the year ended
 
2013
 
2012
 
2011
Inotera
 
$
(79
)
 
$
(189
)
 
$
(112
)
Other
 
(4
)
 
(105
)
 
(46
)
 
 
$
(83
)
 
$
(294
)
 
$
(158
)

The summarized financial information in the tables below reflects aggregate amounts for all of our equity method investees. Financial information is presented as of the respective dates and for the periods through which we recorded our proportionate share of each investee's results of operations. Summarized results of operations are presented only for the periods subsequent to the acquisition of our ownership interest.

As of
 
2013
 
2012
Current assets
 
$
1,018

 
$
724

Noncurrent assets
 
2,634

 
3,024

Current liabilities
 
1,912

 
2,519

Noncurrent liabilities
 
435

 
155

For the years ended
 
2013
 
2012
 
2011
Net sales
 
$
1,788

 
$
1,798

 
$
1,839

Gross margin
 
1

 
(451
)
 
(268
)
Operating loss
 
(203
)
 
(751
)
 
(559
)
Net loss
 
(188
)
 
(793
)
 
(594
)