Shareholders' Equity

9 Months Ended

Jun. 02, 2011

Notes to Financial Statements [Abstract]

Micron's Shareholders' Equity and Noncontrolling Interests in Subsidiaries

Micron Shareholders' Equity and Noncontrolling Interests in Subsidiaries

Changes in the components of equity were as follows:



	Nine Months Ended June 2, 2011								Nine Months Ended June 3, 2010
	Attributable to Micron		Noncontrolling Interest			Total Equity			Attributable to Micron		Noncontrolling Interest			Total Equity
Beginning balance	$	8,020	$	1,796		$	9,816		$	4,953	$	1,986		$	6,939

Net income	302		22			324			1,508		33			1,541
Other comprehensive income	108		8			116			21		—			21
Comprehensive income	410		30			440			1,529		33			1,562

Stock issued in acquisition of Numonyx	—		—			—			1,112		—			1,112
Acquisition of noncontrolling interests in TECH	67		(226		)	(159		)	10		(10		)	—
Net distributions to noncontrolling interests	—		(151		)	(151		)	—		(222		)	(222		)
Capital and other transactions attributable to Micron	86		—			86			76		—			76
Ending balance	$	8,583	$	1,449		$	10,032		$	7,680	$	1,787		$	9,467

- Definition

Disclosures related to accounts comprising shareholders' equity, including other comprehensive income. Includes: (1) balances of common stock, preferred stock, additional paid-in capital, other capital and retained earnings; (2) accumulated balance for each classification of other comprehensive income and total amount of comprehensive income; (3) amount and nature of changes in separate accounts, including the number of shares authorized and outstanding, number of shares issued upon exercise and conversion, and for other comprehensive income, the adjustments for reclassifications to net income; (4) rights and privileges of each class of stock authorized; (5) basis of treasury stock, if other than cost, and amounts paid and accounting treatment for treasury stock purchased significantly in excess of market; (6) dividends paid or payable per share and in the aggregate for each class of stock for each period presented; (7) dividend restrictions and accumulated preferred dividends in arrears (in aggregate and per share amount); (8) retained earnings appropriations or restrictions, such as dividend restrictions; (9) impact of change in accounting principle, initial adoption of new accounting principle and correction of an error in previously issued financial statements; (10) shares held in trust for Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP); (11) deferred compensation related to issuance of capital stock; (12) note received for issuance of stock; (13) unamortized discount on shares; (14) description, terms and number of warrants or rights outstanding; (15) shares under subscription and subscription receivables; effective date of new retained earnings after quasi-reorganization and deficit eliminated by quasi-reorganization and, for a period of at least ten years after the effective date, the point in time from which the new retained dates; and (16) retroactive effective of subsequent change in capital structure.

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