Fair Value Measurement

12 Months Ended

Aug. 31, 2014

Note 3—Fair Value Measurement

Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis

The tables below present information at the end of 2014 and 2013, respectively, regarding the Company’s financial assets and financial liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis and indicate the level within the fair value hierarchy reflecting the valuation techniques utilized to determine such fair value.



2014:	Level 1		Level 2
Money market mutual funds⁽¹⁾	$	312	$	0
Investment in government and agency securities	0		1,405
Investment in asset and mortgage-backed securities	0		4
Forward foreign-exchange contracts, in asset position⁽²⁾	0		3
Forward foreign-exchange contracts, in (liability) position⁽²⁾	0		(3		)
Total	$	312	$	1,409



2013:	Level 1		Level 2
Money market mutual funds⁽¹⁾	$	87	$	0
Investment in government and agency securities	0		1,263
Investment in corporate notes and bonds	0		9
Investment in asset and mortgage-backed securities	0		5
Forward foreign-exchange contracts, in asset position⁽²⁾	0		3
Forward foreign-exchange contracts, in (liability) position⁽²⁾	0		(3		)
Total	$	87	$	1,277

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(1)	Included in cash and cash equivalents in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.


(2)	The asset and the liability values are included in deferred income taxes and other current assets and other current liabilities, respectively, in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. See Note 1 for additional information on derivative instruments.

During and at the end of both 2014 and 2013, the Company did not hold any Level 3 financial assets and liabilities that were measured at fair value on a recurring basis. There were no transfers in or out of Level 1, 2, or 3 during 2014 and 2013.

Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Nonrecurring Basis

Financial assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis include held-to-maturity investments that are carried at amortized cost and are not remeasured to fair value on a recurring basis. There were no fair value adjustments to these financial assets during 2014 and 2013. See Note 4 for discussion on the fair value of long-term debt.

Nonfinancial assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis include items such as long-lived assets that are measured at fair value resulting from an impairment, if deemed necessary. Fair value adjustments to these nonfinancial assets and liabilities during 2014 and 2013 were immaterial.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for the fair value of financial instruments (as defined), including financial assets and financial liabilities (collectively, as defined), and the measurements of those instruments as well as disclosures related to the fair value of non-financial assets and liabilities. Such disclosures about the financial instruments, assets, and liabilities would include: (1) the fair value of the required items together with their carrying amounts (as appropriate); (2) for items for which it is not practicable to estimate fair value, disclosure would include: (a) information pertinent to estimating fair value (including, carrying amount, effective interest rate, and maturity, and (b) the reasons why it is not practicable to estimate fair value; (3) significant concentrations of credit risk including: (a) information about the activity, region, or economic characteristics identifying a concentration, (b) the maximum amount of loss the entity is exposed to based on the gross fair value of the related item, (c) policy for requiring collateral or other security and information as to accessing such collateral or security, and (d) the nature and brief description of such collateral or security; (4) quantitative information about market risks and how such risks are managed; (5) for items measured on both a recurring and nonrecurring basis information regarding the inputs used to develop the fair value measurement; and (6) for items presented in the financial statement for which fair value measurement is elected: (a) information necessary to understand the reasons for the election, (b) discussion of the effect of fair value changes on earnings, (c) a description of [similar groups] items for which the election is made and the relation thereof to the balance sheet, the aggregate carrying value of items included in the balance sheet that are not eligible for the election; (7) all other required (as defined) and desired information.

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