Investments (Tables)

9 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

May 08, 2011

Aug. 29, 2010

Available-for-Sale and Held-to-Maturity Investments


May 8, 2011:	Cost Basis		Unrealized Gains		Unrealized Losses		Recorded Basis
Available-for-sale:
U.S. government and agency securities	$	1,157	$	7	$	0	$	1,164
Corporate notes and bonds		8		1		0		9
FDIC-insured corporate bonds		210		1		0		211
Asset and mortgage-backed securities		14		0		0		14

Total available-for-sale		1,389		9		0		1,398

Held-to-maturity:
Certificates of deposit		235						235
FDIC-insured deposits		500						500

Total held-to-maturity		735						735

Total investments	$	2,124	$	9	$	0	$	2,133


August 29, 2010:	Cost Basis		Unrealized Gains		Unrealized Losses		Recorded Basis
Available-for-sale:
U.S. government and agency securities	$	1,222	$	7	$	0	$	1,229
Corporate notes and bonds		10		1		0		11
FDIC-insured corporate bonds		139		0		0		139
Asset and mortgage-backed securities		23		0		0		23

Total available-for-sale		1,394		8		0		1,402
Held-to-maturity:
Certificates of deposit		133						133

Total investments	$	1,527	$	8	$	0	$	1,535

Proceeds and Gross Realized Gains (Losses) from Sales of Available-for-Sale Securities


	12 Weeks Ended				36 Weeks Ended
	May 8, 2011		May 9, 2010		May 8, 2011		May 9, 2010
Proceeds	$	51	$	24	$	465	$	69
Realized gains		0		1		0		4
Realized losses		0		0		0		(1	)

Maturities of Securities Excluding Trading Securities


	Available-For-Sale				Held-To-Maturity
	Cost Basis		Fair Value		Cost Basis		Fair Value
Due in one year or less	$	883	$	885	$	735	$	735
Due after one year through five years		499		506		0		0
Due after five years		7		7		0		0

	$	1,389	$	1,398	$	735	$	735

- Definition

Summarization of information required and determined to be disclosed concerning Available-for-sale Securities which consist of all investments in certain debt and equity securities. A debt security represents a creditor relationship with an enterprise. Debt securities include, among other items, US Treasury securities, US government securities, municipal securities, corporate bonds, convertible debt, commercial paper, and all securitized debt instruments. An equity security represents an ownership interest in an enterprise or the right to acquire or dispose of an ownership interest in an enterprise at fixed or determinable prices. Equity securities include, among other things, common stock, certain preferred stock, warrant rights, call options, and put options, but do not include convertible debt. An entity may opt to provide the reader with additional narrative text to better understand the nature of investments in debt and equity securities which are categorized as Available-for-sale. The table also provides a summarization of information required and determined to be disclosed concerning all investments in certain debt and equity securities for which the Company has the positive intent and ability to hold until maturity. In general, in order for an equity security to be categorized as held-to-maturity it must, by its terms, either be [mandatorily] redeemable by the issuing enterprise or at the option of the Company (holder), such as certain preferred stock instruments; also, a collateralized mortgage obligation (CMO) (or other instrument) that is issued in equity form but is required to be accounted for as a nonequity instrument regardless of how that instrument is classified (that is, whether equity or debt) in the issuer's statement of financial position.

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