Income Taxes	6 Months Ended
Feb. 27, 2014
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Income Taxes	Income Taxes Income taxes for the second quarter and first six months of 2014 included $55 million and $128 million, respectively, related to the utilization of deferred tax assets as a result of Elpida's operations. Income taxes for the second quarter of 2013 included tax benefits related to two non-U.S. jurisdictions of $10 million for the favorable resolution of certain prior year tax matters, which was previously reserved as an uncertain tax position, and $9 million for a favorable change in tax law applicable to prior years. Remaining taxes for the second quarters and first six months of 2014 and 2013 primarily reflect taxes on our non-U.S. operations. We have a full valuation allowance for our net deferred tax asset associated with our U.S. operations. The provision (benefit) for taxes on U.S. operations for the second quarters and first six months of 2014 and 2013 was substantially offset by changes in the valuation allowance. We currently operate in several tax jurisdictions where we have arrangements that allow us to compute our tax provision at rates below the local statutory rates that expire in whole or in part at various dates through 2026. These arrangements benefitted our tax provision for the second quarter and first six months of 2014 by $68 million ($0.06 per diluted share) and by $144 million ($0.12 per diluted share), respectively. These arrangements benefitted our tax provision for the second quarter and first six months of 2013 by $36 million ($0.04 per diluted share) and by $47 million ($0.05 per diluted share), respectively.

Income Taxes

6 Months Ended

Feb. 27, 2014

Income taxes for the second quarter and first six months of 2014 included $55 million and $128 million, respectively, related to the utilization of deferred tax assets as a result of Elpida's operations. Income taxes for the second quarter of 2013 included tax benefits related to two non-U.S. jurisdictions of $10 million for the favorable resolution of certain prior year tax matters, which was previously reserved as an uncertain tax position, and $9 million for a favorable change in tax law applicable to prior years. Remaining taxes for the second quarters and first six months of 2014 and 2013 primarily reflect taxes on our non-U.S. operations. We have a full valuation allowance for our net deferred tax asset associated with our U.S. operations. The provision (benefit) for taxes on U.S. operations for the second quarters and first six months of 2014 and 2013 was substantially offset by changes in the valuation allowance.

We currently operate in several tax jurisdictions where we have arrangements that allow us to compute our tax provision at rates below the local statutory rates that expire in whole or in part at various dates through 2026. These arrangements benefitted our tax provision for the second quarter and first six months of 2014 by $68 million ($0.06 per diluted share) and by $144 million ($0.12 per diluted share), respectively. These arrangements benefitted our tax provision for the second quarter and first six months of 2013 by $36 million ($0.04 per diluted share) and by $47 million ($0.05 per diluted share), respectively.