Segment Information

12 Months Ended

Sep. 03, 2015

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Information

Segment Information

Segment information reported herein is consistent with how it is reviewed and evaluated by our chief operating decision maker. We have the following four business units, which are our reportable segments:

Compute and Networking Business Unit ("CNBU"): Includes memory products sold into compute, networking, graphics, and cloud server markets.

Mobile Business Unit ("MBU"): Includes memory products sold into smartphone, tablet, and other mobile-device markets.

Storage Business Unit ("SBU"): Includes memory products sold into enterprise, client, cloud, and removable storage markets. SBU also includes products sold to Intel through our IMFT joint venture.

Embedded Business Unit ("EBU"): Includes memory products sold into automotive, industrial, connected home, and consumer electronics markets.

Certain operating expenses directly associated with the activities of a specific segment are charged to that segment. Other indirect operating expenses (income) are generally allocated to segments based on their respective percentage of cost of goods sold or forecasted wafer production. The unallocated amount of operating expense for 2014 related to the Rambus settlement.

We do not identify or report internally our assets or capital expenditures by segment, nor do we allocate gains and losses from equity method investments, interest, other non-operating income or expense items, or taxes to segments.  There are no differences in the accounting policies for segment reporting and our consolidated results of operations.

For the year ended	2015			2014			2013
Net sales:
CNBU	$	6,725		$	7,333		$	3,462
MBU	3,692			3,627			1,214
SBU	3,687			3,480			2,824
EBU	1,999			1,774			1,275
All Other	89			144			298
	$	16,192		$	16,358		$	9,073
Operating income (loss):
CNBU	$	1,481		$	1,957		$	160
MBU	1,126			683			(265		)
SBU	(89		)	255			173
EBU	435			331			227
All Other	45			94			(59		)
Unallocated	—			(233		)	—
	$	2,998		$	3,087		$	236

Depreciation and amortization expense was as follows:

For the year ended	2015		2014		2013
CNBU	$	1,058	$	878	$	687
MBU	514		475		293
SBU	765		512		551
EBU	322		226		215
All Other	10		11		67
Depreciation and amortization expense included in operating income (loss)	2,669		2,102		1,813
Other amortization	136		168		113
Total depreciation and amortization expense	$	2,805	$	2,270	$	1,926