Debt (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Nov. 28, 2013

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Schedule of Debt

As of	November 28, 2013		August 29, 2013
Capital lease obligations	$	1,107	$	1,252
Elpida creditor installment payments	1,095		1,644
2014 convertible senior notes, due June 2014(1)	471		465
2027 convertible senior notes, due June 2027	160		147
2031A convertible senior notes, due August 2031	284		277
2031B convertible senior notes, due August 2031	104		253
2032C convertible senior notes, due May 2032(1)	467		463
2032D convertible senior notes, due May 2032(1)	371		369
2033E convertible senior notes, due February 2033	273		272
2033F convertible senior notes, due February 2033	261		260
2043G convertible senior notes, due November 2043(1)	628		—
Other notes payable	582		635
	5,803		6,037
Less current portion	1,543		1,585
	$	4,260	$	4,452

⁽¹⁾ For these notes, we have the option to pay cash for the aggregate amount due upon conversion. It is our current intent to settle the principal amount of these notes in cash upon conversion. As a result, the notes are considered in diluted earnings per share under the treasury stock method.

Schedule Of Convertible Debt Instruments With Debt And Equity Components [Text Block]

The difference between the debt recorded at inception and its principal amount is to be accreted to principal through interest expense through the estimated life of the note.

		Date Holders Can Put Back to Us(2)	Interest Rate				Discount as of
	Term (Years)(1)		Stated		Effective		November 28, 2013		August 29, 2013
2014 Notes	Less than 1	—	1.875	%	7.9	%	$	14	$	20
2027 Notes(3)	Less than 1	N/A	1.875	%	6.9	%	14		28
2031A Notes(3)	Less than 1	N/A	1.500	%	6.5	%	36		68
2031B Notes	7	August 2020	1.875	%	7.0	%	36		92
2032C Notes	5	May 2019	2.375	%	6.0	%	83		87
2032D Notes	7	May 2021	3.125	%	6.3	%	79		81
2033E Notes	4	February 2018	1.625	%	4.5	%	27		28
2033F Notes	6	February 2020	2.125	%	4.9	%	39		40
2043G Notes	15	November 2028	3.000	%	6.8	%	397		—

⁽¹⁾ Expected term for amortization of the remaining debt discount as of November 28, 2013. For the 2043G Notes,

$289 million of debt discount is expected to be amortized over the 15-year expected term. See "2043G Notes" above.

⁽²⁾ Holders of these notes have the right to require us to repurchase all or a portion of their notes on the dates specified.

⁽³⁾ In connection with the November 2013 debt restructure transactions, all holders exercised their option to convert their notes in the second quarter of 2014.

Conversion prices per share and the conversion value in excess of principal for our convertible notes were as follows:

	Initial Conversion				Conversion Price Per Share Threshold(2)	Conversion Value in Excess of Principal
	Outstanding Principal		Price Per Share	Number of Shares(1)		November 28, 2013(3)		August 29, 2013(4)
2014 Notes	$	485	14.23	34	18.50	$	237	$	—
2027 Notes	95		10.90	9	14.17	89		43
2031A Notes	190		9.50	20	12.35	233		148
2031B Notes	140		9.50	15	12.35	172		148
2032C Notes	550		9.63	57	12.52	659		225
2032D Notes	450		9.98	45	12.97	504		162
2033E Notes	300		10.93	27	14.21	281		72
2033F Notes	300		10.93	27	14.21	281		72
2043G Notes	1,025		29.16	35	37.91	—		—
	$	3,535		269		$	2,456	$	870

⁽¹⁾Shares issuable, upon conversion, for the principal amount of the notes.

⁽²⁾Holders may convert their notes during any calendar quarter if the closing price of our common stock for at least 20 trading days in a 30 trading day period ending on the last trading day of the immediately preceding calendar quarter is 130% of the initial conversion price per share.

⁽³⁾Based on our closing share price of $21.17 and outstanding principal balances as of November 28, 2013.

⁽⁴⁾Based on our closing share price of $13.57 and outstanding principal balances as of August 29, 2013. The principal balances were not reduced by the amount of the Exchange Transactions that occurred in the first quarter of 2014 as described below.

Schedule of Maturities of Long-term Debt [Table Text Block]

As of November 28, 2013, maturities of notes payable, excluding the 2019 Notes which were issued subsequent to November 28, 2013, were as follows:

As of November 28, 2013	Notes Payable
Remainder of 2014	$	1,110
2015	359
2016	348
2017	317
2018	516
2019 and thereafter(1)	2,960
Discounts(1)	(914		)
	$	4,696

⁽¹⁾ Includes $917 million of scheduled accreted principal amount and $289 million of discount for the 2043G Notes. See "2043G Notes" above.