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Segment Information
 3 Months Ended
Dec. 01, 2016
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. In the first quarter of 2017, we revised the measure of segment profitability reviewed by our chief operating decision maker and, as a result, certain items are no longer allocated to our business units. Items not allocated are identified in the table below. Comparative periods have been revised to reflect these changes.

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. 

Quarter ended
 
December 1,
2016
 
December 3,
2015
Net sales
 
 
 
 
CNBU
 
$
1,470

 
$
1,139

MBU
 
1,032

 
834

SBU
 
860

 
884

EBU
 
578

 
479

All Other
 
30

 
14

 
 
$
3,970

 
$
3,350

 
 
 
 
 
Operating income
 
 

 
 

CNBU
 
$
204

 
$
40

MBU
 
89

 
148

SBU
 
(45
)
 
(14
)
EBU
 
178

 
121

All Other
 
12

 
3

 
 
438

 
298

 
 
 
 
 
Unallocated
 
 
 
 
Stock-based compensation
 
(46
)
 
(46
)
Restructure and asset impairments
 
(29
)
 
(15
)
Other
 
(4
)
 
(5
)
 
 
(79
)
 
(66
)
 
 
 
 
 
Operating income
 
$
359

 
$
232