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Cash and Investments
9 Months Ended
May 31, 2018
Investments [Abstract]  
Cash and Investments
Cash and Investments

Cash and equivalents and the fair values of our available-for-sale investments, which approximated amortized costs, were as follows:
As of
 
May 31, 2018
 
August 31, 2017
 
 
Cash and Equivalents
 
Short-term Investments
 
Long-term Marketable Investments(1)
 
Total Fair Value
 
Cash and Equivalents
 
Short-term Investments
 
Long-term Marketable Investments(1)
 
Total Fair Value
Cash
 
$
3,452

 
$

 
$

 
$
3,452

 
$
2,237

 
$

 
$

 
$
2,237

Level 1(2)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Money market funds
 
3,061

 

 

 
3,061

 
2,332

 

 

 
2,332

Level 2(3)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Corporate bonds
 
2

 
151

 
269

 
422

 

 
193

 
315

 
508

Certificates of deposit
 
259

 
10

 
2

 
271

 
483

 
24

 
3

 
510

Government securities
 

 
62

 
99

 
161

 
1

 
90

 
126

 
217

Asset-backed securities
 

 
14

 
117

 
131

 

 
2

 
173

 
175

Commercial paper
 
34

 
26

 

 
60

 
56

 
10

 

 
66

 
 
6,808

 
$
263

 
$
487

 
$
7,558

 
5,109

 
$
319

 
$
617

 
$
6,045

Restricted cash(4)
 
119

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
107

 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash
 
$
6,927

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
5,216

 
 
 
 
 
 
(1) 
The maturities of long-term marketable securities range from one to four years.
(2) 
The fair value of Level 1 securities is measured based on quoted prices in active markets for identical assets.
(3) 
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 analyses to validate information obtained from these pricing services. No adjustments were made to the fair values indicated by such pricing information as of May 31, 2018 or August 31, 2017.
(4) 
Restricted cash is included in other noncurrent assets and primarily represents balances related to the MMJ Creditor Payments and interest reserve balances related to the 2021 MSTW Term Loan.

Gross realized gains and losses from sales of available-for-sale securities were not material for any period presented. As of May 31, 2018, there were no available-for-sale securities that had been in a loss position for longer than 12 months.