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Equity Method Investments (Tables)
 3 Months Ended
Dec. 01, 2011
Notes to Financial Statements [Abstract]  
Equity Method Investments
As of
 
December 1, 2011
 
September 1, 2011
 
 
Investment Balance
 
Ownership Percentage
 
Investment Balance
 
Ownership Percentage
Inotera
 
$
308

 
29.7
%
 
$
388

 
29.7
%
Transform
 
85

 
50.0
%
 
87

 
50.0
%
Other
 
4

 
Various

 
8

 
Various

 
 
$
397

 
 

 
$
483

 
 


We recognize our share of earnings or losses from these entities under the equity method on a two-month lag.  Equity in net income (loss) of equity method investees, net of tax, included the following:

Quarter ended
 
December 1,
2011
 
December 2,
2010
Inotera:
 
 
 
 
Equity method loss
 
$
(72
)
 
$
(26
)
Inotera Amortization
 
12

 
12

Other
 
(3
)
 
—

 
 
(63
)
 
(14
)
Transform
 
(7
)
 
(7
)
Other
 
(4
)
 
(5
)
 
 
$
(74
)
 
$
(26
)

Our maximum exposure to loss from our involvement with our equity method investments that are VIEs was as follows:

As of
 
December 1,
2011
Inotera
 
$
265

Transform
 
87