Cash and Investments (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 03, 2016

Investments [Abstract]

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

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

As of	March 3, 2016								September 3, 2015
	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	$	2,343	$	—	$	—	$	2,343	$	1,684	$	—	$	—	$	1,684
Level 1(1)
Money market funds	339		—		—		339		168		—		—		168
Level 2(2)
Corporate bonds	—		675		673		1,348		2		616		1,261		1,879
Government securities	53		213		97		363		58		391		254		703
Certificates of deposit	331		20		10		361		311		28		23		362
Asset-backed securities	—		6		328		334		—		8		575		583
Commercial paper	12		43		—		55		64		191		—		255
	$	3,078	$	957	$	1,108	$	5,143	$	2,287	$	1,234	$	2,113	$	5,634

⁽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 March 3, 2016, no adjustments were made to such pricing information.

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