Cash and Investments (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jun. 04, 2015

Investments [Abstract]

Cash and the fair values of our available-for-sale investments [Table Text Block]

Cash and the fair values of our available-for-sale investments, which approximated amortized costs, were as follows:

	June 4, 2015								August 28, 2014
	Cash and Equivalents		Short-term Investments		Long-term Marketable Investments(3)		Total Fair Value		Cash and Equivalents		Short-term Investments		Long-term Marketable Investments(3)		Total Fair Value
Cash	$	1,727	$	—	$	—	$	1,727	$	2,445	$	—	$	—	$	2,445
Level 1(1)
Money market funds	1,371		—		—		1,371		1,281		—		—		1,281
Marketable equity securities	—		—		—		—		—		—		1		1
	1,371		—		—		1,371		1,281		—		1		1,282
Level 2(2)
Corporate bonds	9		558		1,350		1,917		—		154		407		561
Government securities	192		160		435		787		—		136		284		420
Asset-backed securities	—		5		651		656		—		1		127		128
Commercial paper	184		397		—		581		22		85		—		107
Certificates of deposit	211		46		34		291		402		8		—		410
	596		1,166		2,470		4,232		424		384		818		1,626
	$	3,694	$	1,166	$	2,470	$	7,330	$	4,150	$	384	$	819	$	5,353

⁽¹⁾  The fair value of Level 1 securities is measured based on quoted prices in active markets for identical assets.

⁽²⁾  The fair value of Level 2 securities is measured using information obtained from pricing services, which obtain quoted market prices for similar instruments, non-binding market consensus prices that are corroborated by observable market data, or various other methodologies, to determine the appropriate value at the measurement date. We perform supplemental analysis to validate information obtained from these pricing services. As of June 4, 2015, no adjustments were made to such pricing information.

⁽³⁾  The maturities of our long-term marketable securities generally range from one to four years.