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Receivables
6 Months Ended
Mar. 01, 2012
Notes to Financial Statements [Abstract]  
Receivables
Receivables

As of
 
March 1,
2012
 
September 1,
2011
Trade receivables (net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $2 and $3, respectively)
 
$
913

 
$
1,105

Income and other taxes
 
98

 
137

Related party receivables
 
83

 
72

Other
 
147

 
183

 
 
$
1,241

 
$
1,497



As of March 1, 2012 and September 1, 2011, related party receivables included $74 million and $67 million, respectively, due from Aptina Imaging Corporation ("Aptina") primarily for sales of image sensor products under a wafer supply agreement.  (See "Equity Method Investments" note.)

As of March 1, 2012 and September 1, 2011, other receivables included $26 million and $34 million, respectively, due from Intel for amounts related to NAND Flash product design and process development activities under cost-sharing agreements.  As of March 1, 2012 and September 1, 2011, other receivables also included $25 million and $25 million, respectively, due from Nanya for amounts related to DRAM product design and process development activities under a cost-sharing agreement. (See "Consolidated Variable Interest Entities" note and "Equity Method Investments" note.)