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Investments
3 Months Ended
Nov. 28, 2013
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Investments

As of November 28, 2013 and August 29, 2013, available-for-sale investments, including cash equivalents, were as follows:

As of
 
November 28, 2013
 
August 29, 2013
 
 
Amortized Cost
 
Gross Unrealized Gains
 
Gross Unrealized Losses
 
Fair Value
 
Amortized Cost
 
Gross Unrealized Gains
 
Gross Unrealized Losses
 
Fair Value
Money market funds
 
$
1,677

 
$

 
$

 
$
1,677

 
$
1,188

 
$

 
$

 
$
1,188

Certificates of deposit
 
558

 

 

 
558

 
349

 

 

 
349

Corporate bonds
 
441

 
1

 

 
442

 
414

 
1

 
(1
)
 
414

Government securities
 
133

 

 

 
133

 
168

 

 

 
168

Asset-backed securities
 
107

 

 

 
107

 
97

 

 

 
97

Commercial paper
 
63

 

 

 
63

 
61

 

 

 
61

Marketable equity securities
 
6

 

 

 
6

 
6

 

 

 
6

 
 
$
2,985

 
$
1

 
$

 
$
2,986

 
$
2,283

 
$
1

 
$
(1
)
 
$
2,283


The table below presents the amortized cost and fair value of available-for-sale debt securities, including cash equivalents, as of November 28, 2013 by contractual maturity:

 
 
Amortized Cost
 
Fair
Value
Money market funds not due at a single maturity date
 
$
1,677

 
$
1,677

Due in 1 year or less
 
771

 
771

Due in 1 - 2 years
 
257

 
258

Due in 2 - 4 years
 
262

 
262

Due after 4 years
 
12

 
12

 
 
$
2,979

 
$
2,980



Proceeds from the sales of available-for-sale securities for the first quarters of 2014 and 2013 were $113 million and $93 million, respectively. Gross realized gains and losses for the first quarters of 2014 and 2013 were not significant. As of November 28, 2013, no available-for-sale security had been in a loss position for longer than 12 months.