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Investments
12 Months Ended
Aug. 29, 2013
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Investments

As of August 29, 2013 and August 30, 2012, available-for-sale investments, including cash equivalents, were as follows:

As of
 
2013
 
2012
 
 
Amortized Cost
 
Gross Unrealized Gains
 
Gross Unrealized Losses
 
Fair Value
 
Amortized Cost
 
Gross Unrealized Gains
 
Gross Unrealized Losses
 
Fair Value
Money market funds
 
$
1,188

 
$

 
$

 
$
1,188

 
$
2,159

 
$

 
$

 
$
2,159

Corporate bonds
 
414

 
1

 
(1
)
 
414

 
233

 
1

 

 
234

Certificates of deposit
 
349

 

 

 
349

 
31

 

 

 
31

Government securities
 
168

 

 

 
168

 
144

 

 

 
144

Asset-backed securities
 
97

 

 

 
97

 
77

 

 

 
77

Commercial paper
 
61

 

 

 
61

 
39

 

 

 
39

Marketable equity securities
 
6

 

 

 
6

 
10

 

 

 
10

 
 
$
2,283

 
$
1

 
$
(1
)
 
$
2,283

 
$
2,693

 
$
1

 
$

 
$
2,694


As of August 29, 2013, no available-for-sale security had been in a loss position for longer than 12 months. During 2013 and 2012, we recognized other-than-temporary impairments of our marketable equity securities of $4 million and $11 million, respectively.

The table below presents the amortized cost and fair value of available-for-sale debt securities, including cash equivalents, as of August 29, 2013 by contractual maturity:

 
 
Amortized Cost
 
Fair Value
Money market funds not due at a single maturity date
 
$
1,188

 
$
1,188

Due in 1 year or less
 
596

 
596

Due in 1 - 2 years
 
224

 
224

Due in 2 - 4 years
 
253

 
253

Due after 4 years
 
16

 
16

 
 
$
2,277

 
$
2,277



Net unrealized holding gains reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income from sales of available-for-sale securities were $31 million for 2012 and were not significant for any other period presented. Proceeds from the sales of available-for-sale securities for 2013, 2012 and 2011 were $526 million, $149 million and $1 million, respectively. Gross realized gains from sales of available-for-sale securities were $34 million for 2012 and gross realized gains and losses for all other periods presented were not significant.