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Equity
9 Months Ended
May 31, 2018
Equity [Abstract]  
Equity
Equity

Micron Shareholders' Equity

Common Stock Issuance: In October 2017, we issued 34 million shares of our common stock for $41.00 per share in a public offering for proceeds of $1.36 billion, net of underwriting fees and other offering costs.

Outstanding Capped Calls: In connection with certain of our convertible notes, we entered into capped call transactions, which are intended to reduce the effect of potential dilution. The capped calls provide for our receipt of cash or shares, at our election, from our counterparties if the trading price of our stock is above the strike prices on the expiration dates. As of May 31, 2018, the dollar value of cash or shares that we would receive from our outstanding capped calls upon their expiration dates range from $0, if the trading price of our stock is below the strike prices for all capped calls at expiration, to $98 million, if the trading price of our stock is at or above the cap prices for all capped calls. Settlement of the capped calls prior to the expiration dates may be for an amount less than the maximum value at expiration.

Settlement of Capped Calls: During the first nine months of 2018, we share-settled portions of our capped calls upon expiration, and received 9 million shares (equal to a value of $429 million) based on the volume-weighted trading stock prices at the expiration dates. Shares received were recorded as treasury stock.

Common Stock Repurchase Authorization: In May 2018, we announced that our Board of Directors had authorized the discretionary repurchase of up to $10 billion of our outstanding common stock beginning in 2019. We may purchase shares on a discretionary basis through open-market purchases, block trades, privately-negotiated transactions, and/or derivative transactions, subject to market conditions and our ongoing determination of the best use of available cash. The repurchase authorization does not obligate us to acquire any common stock.

Noncontrolling Interests in Subsidiaries

As of
 
May 31, 2018
 
August 31, 2017
 
 
Balance
 
Percentage
 
Balance
 
Percentage
IMFT
 
$
852

 
49
%
 
$
832

 
49
%
Other
 
17

 
Various

 
17

 
Various

 
 
$
869

 
 
 
$
849

 
 


IMFT: Since 2006, we have owned 51% of IMFT, a joint venture between us and Intel. IMFT is governed by a Board of Managers, for which the number of managers appointed by each member varies based on the members' respective ownership interests. IMFT manufactures semiconductor products exclusively for its members under a long-term supply agreement at prices approximating cost.

IMFT's capital requirements are generally determined based on an annual plan approved by the members, and capital contributions to IMFT are requested as needed. Capital requests are made to the members in proportion to their then-current ownership interest. Members may elect to not contribute their proportional share, and in such event, the contributing member may elect to contribute any amount of the remaining capital request, either in the form of an equity contribution or member debt financing. Under the supply agreement, the members have rights and obligations to the capacity of IMFT in proportion to their investment, including member debt financing. Any capital contribution or member debt financing results in a proportionate adjustment to the sharing of output on an eight-month lag. Members pay their proportionate share of fixed costs associated with IMFT's capacity.

IMFT sales to Intel were $114 million and $341 million for the third quarter and first nine months of 2018, respectively, and $123 million and $375 million for the third quarter and first nine months of 2017, respectively. In the first quarter of 2018, IMFT discontinued production of NAND and subsequent to that time is entirely focused on 3D XPoint memory production.

The IMFT joint venture agreement extends through 2024 and includes certain buy-sell rights. At any time through December 2018, Intel can put to us, and from January 2019 through December 2021, we can call from Intel, Intel's interest in IMFT, in either case, for a price that approximates Intel's interest in the net book value of IMFT plus member debt at the time of the closing. If Intel exercises its put right, we can elect to set the closing date of the transaction any time between six months and two years following such election by Intel and we can elect to receive financing of the purchase price from Intel for one to two years from the closing date. If we exercise our call right, Intel can elect to set the closing date of the transaction to be any time between six months and one year following such election. Following the closing date resulting from exercise of either the put or the call, we will continue to supply to Intel for a period of one year between 50% and 100%, at Intel's choice, of Intel's immediately preceding six-month period pre-closing volumes of IMFT products for the first six-month period following the closing and between 0% and 100%, at Intel's choice, of Intel's first six-month period following the closing volumes of IMFT products for the second six-month period following the closing, at a margin that varies depending on whether the put or call was exercised.

Creditors of IMFT have recourse only to IMFT's assets and do not have recourse to any other of our assets. The following table presents the assets and liabilities of IMFT included in our consolidated balance sheets:
As of
 
May 31,
2018
 
August 31,
2017
Assets
 
 
 
 
Cash and equivalents
 
$
109

 
$
87

Receivables
 
86

 
81

Inventories
 
119

 
128

Other current assets
 
6

 
7

Total current assets
 
320

 
303

Property, plant, and equipment, net
 
2,706

 
1,852

Other noncurrent assets
 
46

 
49

Total assets
 
$
3,072

 
$
2,204

 
 
 
 
 
Liabilities
 
 

 
 

Accounts payable and accrued expenses
 
$
200

 
$
299

Deferred income
 
9

 
6

Current debt
 
20

 
19

Total current liabilities
 
229

 
324

Long-term debt
 
1,029

 
75

Other noncurrent liabilities
 
77

 
88

Total liabilities
 
$
1,335

 
$
487

Amounts exclude intercompany balances that were eliminated in our consolidated balance sheets.

Restrictions on Net Assets

As a result of the corporate reorganization proceedings of MMJ, the 2021 MSTW Term Loan covenants, and the IMFT joint venture agreement, our total restricted net assets (excluding intercompany balances and noncontrolling interests) as of May 31, 2018 were $3.98 billion for the MMJ Group, $4.06 billion for MSTW and MTTW, and $885 million for IMFT.