Property, Plant and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Aug. 29, 2013

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]



As of	2013			2012
Land	$	86		$	92
Buildings (includes $209 and $196, respectively, for capital leases)	4,835			4,714
Equipment (includes $1,305 and $919, respectively, for capital leases)	15,600			15,653
Construction in progress	84			43
Software	315			323
	20,920			20,825
Accumulated depreciation (includes $463 and $253, respectively, for capital leases)	(13,294		)	(13,722		)
	$	7,626		$	7,103

Depreciation expense was $1,721 million, $2,053 million and $2,026 million for 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively. Other noncurrent assets included buildings, equipment, and other assets classified as held for sale of $22 million as of August 29, 2013 and $25 million as of August 30, 2012 and land held for development of $54 million as of August 29, 2013.

As of August 29, 2013, production equipment and buildings with a carrying value of $541 million were collateral under various notes payable. (See "Debt – Other Notes Payable" note.)

- Definition

The entire disclosure for long-lived, physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale. Includes, but is not limited to, accounting policies and methodology, roll forwards, depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, including composite depreciation, accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, useful lives and method used, income statement disclosures, assets held for sale and public utility disclosures.

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