Income Taxes	9 Months Ended
Jun. 02, 2011
Notes to Financial Statements [Abstract]
Income Taxes	Income Taxes Income tax provision in the third quarter of 2011 included a net charge of $74 million, of which $27 million was related to the gain on the disposition of the Japan Fab and $47 million was to record a valuation allowance against certain remaining deferred tax assets at our Japanese subsidiary. Income tax provision in the third quarter and first nine months of 2011 included charges of $5 million and $45 million, respectively, in connection with the Samsung cross-license agreement and also included taxes on our non-U.S. operations. Income tax provision in the second quarter of 2011 included a charge to reduce net deferred tax assets by $19 million in connection with a change in tax rates. Income taxes in the third quarter and first nine months of 2010 primarily reflected a benefit of $51 million from the reduction of a portion of the deferred tax asset valuation allowance in connection with the expected sale of our equity interest in the Hynix JV that was acquired as part of the Numonyx acquisition. Remaining taxes in the first nine months of 2011 and 2010 primarily reflected taxes on our non-U.S. operations and U.S. alternative minimum tax. We have a valuation allowance for a substantial portion of our net deferred tax assets associated with our U.S. operations. Taxes attributable to U.S. operations in 2011 and 2010 were substantially offset by changes in the valuation allowance. In connection with the acquisition of Numonyx in the third quarter of 2010, we accrued a $66 million liability related to uncertain tax positions on the tax years of Numonyx open to examination. We have recorded an indemnification asset for a significant portion of these unrecognized income tax benefits related to uncertain tax positions.

Income Taxes

Income tax provision in the third quarter of 2011 included a net charge of $74 million, of which $27 million was related to the gain on the disposition of the Japan Fab and $47 million was to record a valuation allowance against certain remaining deferred tax assets at our Japanese subsidiary. Income tax provision in the third quarter and first nine months of 2011 included charges of $5 million and $45 million, respectively, in connection with the Samsung cross-license agreement and also included taxes on our non-U.S. operations. Income tax provision in the second quarter of 2011 included a charge to reduce net deferred tax assets by $19 million in connection with a change in tax rates.

Income taxes in the third quarter and first nine months of 2010 primarily reflected a benefit of $51 million from the reduction of a portion of the deferred tax asset valuation allowance in connection with the expected sale of our equity interest in the Hynix JV that was acquired as part of the Numonyx acquisition.

Remaining taxes in the first nine months of 2011 and 2010 primarily reflected taxes on our non-U.S. operations and U.S. alternative minimum tax. We have a valuation allowance for a substantial portion of our net deferred tax assets associated with our U.S. operations. Taxes attributable to U.S. operations in 2011 and 2010 were substantially offset by changes in the valuation allowance.

In connection with the acquisition of Numonyx in the third quarter of 2010, we accrued a $66 million liability related to uncertain tax positions on the tax years of Numonyx open to examination. We have recorded an indemnification asset for a significant portion of these unrecognized income tax benefits related to uncertain tax positions.