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Equity Method Investments (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Sep. 01, 2011
Notes to Financial Statements [Abstract] 
Equity Method Investments
As of
 
2011
 
2010
 
 
Investment Balance
 
Ownership Percentage
 
Investment Balance
 
Ownership Percentage
Inotera
 
$
388

 
29.7
%
 
$
434

 
29.9
%
MeiYa
 
1

 
50.0
%
 
44

 
50.0
%
Transform
 
87

 
50.0
%
 
82

 
50.0
%
Aptina
 
7

 
35.0
%
 
22

 
35.0
%
 
 
$
483

 
 

 
$
582

 
 

Equity Method Investments Share of Earnings (Losses)
Equity in net income (loss) of equity method investees, net of tax, included the following:

 For the year ended
 
2011
 
2010
 
2009
Inotera:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Equity method loss
 
$
(154
)
 
$
(56
)
 
$
(166
)
Inotera Amortization
 
48

 
55

 
38

Other
 
(6
)
 
(5
)
 
(2
)
 
 
(112
)
 
(6
)
 
(130
)
Transform
 
(31
)
 
(12
)
 
—

Aptina
 
(15
)
 
(24
)
 
—

Hynix JV
 
—

 
2

 
—

MeiYa
 
—

 
1

 
(10
)
 
 
$
(158
)
 
$
(39
)
 
$
(140
)
Equity Method Investments Summarized Financial Information
The summarized results of operations in the table below include the operating results of Inotera, Transform and Aptina only for the periods subsequent to our acquisition of our ownership interests.

As of
 
2011
 
2010
Current assets
 
$
942

 
$
898

Noncurrent assets (primarily property, plant and equipment)
 
4,189

 
3,537

Current liabilities
 
3,201

 
1,479

Noncurrent liabilities
 
173

 
900


For the years ended
 
2011
 
2010
 
2009
Net sales
 
$
1,839

 
$
1,927

 
$
670

Gross margin
 
(268
)
 
73

 
(370
)
Operating loss
 
(559
)
 
(181
)
 
(473
)
Net loss
 
(594
)
 
(237
)
 
(553
)
Equity Method Investments Maximum Exposure To Loss
Our maximum exposure to loss from our ownership in our equity method investments that are VIEs was as follows:

As of
 
2011
Inotera
 
$
325

MeiYa
 
1

Transform
 
90