Note 9 - Shareholders' Equity	3 Months Ended
May 27, 2017
Notes to Financial Statements
Stockholders' Equity Note Disclosure [Text Block]	9 ) Shareholders’ Equity The Company has authorization to make repurchases from time to time in the open market or through other parameters approved by the Board of Directors pursuant to existing rules and regulations. Between December 2004 and September 2015, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized, through several share repurchase programs, the repurchase of $11.950 billion of its shares of common stock. The Company also acquires shares of its common stock to cover employee related taxes withheld on vested restricted stock and performance stock unit awards. In the first three months of fiscal 2017, the Company repurchased approximately 3.3 million shares of its common stock for a total cost of approximately $127.3 million, bringing the aggregate total of common stock repurchased to approximately 196.5 million shares for a total cost of approximately $10.3 billion since the initial authorization in December 2004. The Company has approximately $1.6 billion remaining of authorized share repurchases as of May 27, 2017. During fiscal 2016, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized a quarterly dividend program. Quarterly dividends of $0.125 per share in each quarter, totaling $0.50 per share for fiscal 2016 were declared by the Company’s Board of Directors, of which $0.375 per share was paid in fiscal 2016. On April 5, 2017, the Company’s Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.15 per share to be paid on July 18, 2017 to shareholders of record at the close of business on June 16, 2017. Subsequent to the end of the first quarter of fiscal 2017, on June 22, 2017, the Company’s Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.15 per share to be paid on October 17, 2017 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on September 15, 2017. The Company expects to pay quarterly cash dividends on its common stock in the future, subject to the determination by the Board of Directors, based on an evaluation of the Company’s earnings, financial condition and requirements, business conditions and other factors. Cash dividends, if any, are accrued as a liability on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets and recorded as a decrease to additional paid-in capital when declared.

) Shareholders’ Equity

The Company has authorization to make repurchases from time to time in the open market or through other parameters approved by the Board of Directors pursuant to existing rules and regulations.

Between

December

2004

and

September 2015,

the Company’s Board of Directors authorized, through several share repurchase programs, the repurchase of

$11.950

billion of its shares of common stock. The Company also acquires shares of its common stock to cover employee related taxes withheld on vested restricted stock and performance stock unit awards. In the

first

three

months of fiscal

2017,

the Company repurchased approximately

3.3

million shares of its common stock for a total cost of approximately

$127.3

million, bringing the aggregate total of common stock repurchased to approximately

196.5

million shares for a total cost of approximately

$10.3

billion since the initial authorization in

December

2004.

The Company has approximately

$1.6

billion remaining of authorized share repurchases as of

May 27, 2017.

During fiscal

2016,

the Company’s Board of Directors authorized a quarterly dividend program. Quarterly dividends of

$0.125

per share in each quarter, totaling

$0.50

per share for fiscal

2016

were declared by the Company’s Board of Directors, of which

$0.375

per share was paid in fiscal

2016.

April 5, 2017,

the Company’s Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of

$0.15

per share to be paid on

July 18, 2017

to shareholders of record at the close of business on

June 16, 2017.

Subsequent to the end of the

first

quarter of fiscal

2017,

June 22, 2017,

the Company’s Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of

$0.15

per share to be paid on

October 17, 2017

to shareholders of record as of the close of business on

September 15, 2017.

The Company expects to pay quarterly cash dividends on its common stock in the future, subject to the determination by the Board of Directors, based on an evaluation of the Company’s earnings, financial condition and requirements, business conditions and other factors.

Cash dividends, if any, are accrued as a liability on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets and recorded as a decrease to additional paid-in capital when declared.