Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Aug. 30, 2012

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Income tax (provision) benefit

For the year ended	2012			2011			2010
Income (loss) before taxes, net income attributable to noncontrolling interests and equity in net loss of equity method investees:
U.S.	$	(1,028	)	$	257		$	1,383
Foreign	274			294			537
	$	(754	)	$	551		$	1,920
Income tax (provision) benefit:
Current:
U.S. federal	$	14		$	—		$	66
Foreign	(22		)	(89		)	(24		)
State	—			(1		)	(4		)
	(8		)	(90		)	38
Deferred:
U.S. federal	—			—			(5		)
Foreign	25			(113		)	(14		)
	25			(113		)	(19		)
Income tax (provision) benefit	$	17		$	(203	)	$	19

Income tax (provision) benefit computed using the U.S. federal statutory rate reconciled to income tax (provision) benefit

Income tax (provision) benefit computed using the U.S. federal statutory rate reconciled to income tax (provision) benefit was as follows:

For the year ended	2012			2011			2010
U.S. federal income tax (provision) benefit at statutory rate	$	264		$	(193	)	$	(672	)
Foreign operations	104			(119		)	135
State taxes, net of federal benefit	9			(5		)	(22		)
Tax credits	2			17			3
Change in valuation allowance	(373		)	103			424
Debt repurchase premium	—			(20		)	—
Gain on acquisition of Numonyx	—			—			153
Other	11			14			(2		)
Income tax (provision) benefit	$	17		$	(203	)	$	19

Deferred tax assets and liabilities

Deferred tax assets and liabilities consist of the following as of the end of the periods shown below:

As of	2012			2011
Deferred tax assets:
Net operating loss and credit carryforwards	$	1,816		$	1,558
Accrued salaries, wages and benefits	99			99
Deferred income	39			55
Other	76			55
Gross deferred tax assets	2,030			1,767
Less valuation allowance	(1,535		)	(1,220		)
Deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowance	495			547
Deferred tax liabilities:
Debt discount	(182		)	(138		)
Unremitted earnings on certain subsidiaries	(111		)	(117		)
Product and process technology	(61		)	(50		)
Property, plant and equipment	(38		)	(107		)
Intangible assets	(17		)	(24		)
Other	(21		)	(41		)
Deferred tax liabilities	(430		)	(477		)
Net deferred tax assets	$	65		$	70
Reported as:
Current deferred tax assets (included in other current assets)	$	19		$	26
Noncurrent deferred tax assets (included in other noncurrent assets)	47			60
Noncurrent deferred tax liabilities (included in other noncurrent liabilities)	(1		)	(16		)
Net deferred tax assets	$	65		$	70

Reconciliation of beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits

Below is a reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits:

For the year ended	2012			2011			2010
Beginning unrecognized tax benefits	$	121		$	88		$	1
Settlements with tax authorities	(29		)	(2		)	(1		)
Decreases related to tax positions from prior years	(14		)	(3		)	—
Foreign currency translation increases (decreases) to tax positions	(9		)	6			—
Increases related to tax positions taken during current year	6			28			11
Increases related to tax positions from prior years	2			4			14
Unrecognized tax benefits acquired in current year	—			—			63
Ending unrecognized tax benefits	$	77		$	121		$	88