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Equity Method Investments (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Mar. 01, 2012
Notes to Financial Statements [Abstract] |
Equity Method Investments |
As of |  | March 1, 2012 |  | September 1, 2011
|  | Investment Balance |  | Ownership Percentage |  | Investment Balance |  | Ownership Percentage
Inotera |  | $ | 259 |  |  | 29.7 | % |  | $ | 388 |  |  | 29.7 | %
Transform |  | 75 |  |  | 50.0 | % |  | 87 |  |  | 50.0 | %
Other |  | 1 |  |  | Various |  |  | 8 |  |  | Various |
|  | $ | 335 |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 483 |  |  |  |
We recognize our share of earnings or losses from these entities under the equity method on a two-month lag. Equity in net income (loss) of equity method investees, net of tax, included the following:
|  | Quarter Ended |  | Six Months Ended
|  | March 1, 2012 |  | March 3, 2011 |  | March 1, 2012 |  | March 3, 2011
Inotera: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity method loss |  | $ | (64 | ) |  | $ | (45 | ) |  | $ | (136 | ) |  | $ | (71 | )
Inotera Amortization |  | 12 |  |  | 12 |  |  | 24 |  |  | 24 |
Other |  | (4 | ) |  | (2 | ) |  | (7 | ) |  | (2 | )
|  | (56 | ) |  | (35 | ) |  | (119 | ) |  | (49 | )
Transform |  | (15 | ) |  | (9 | ) |  | (22 | ) |  | (16 | )
Other |  | (2 | ) |  | (4 | ) |  | (6 | ) |  | (9 | )
|  | $ | (73 | ) |  | $ | (48 | ) |  | $ | (147 | ) |  | $ | (74 | )
Our maximum exposure to loss from our involvement with our equity method investments that are VIEs was as follows:
As of |  | March 1, 2012
Inotera |  | $ | 354 |
Transform |  | 76 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of equity method investments in common stock. The disclosure may include: (a) the name of each investee or group of investments for which combined disclosure is appropriate, (2) the percentage ownership of common stock, (3) the difference, if any, between the carrying amount of an investment and the value of the underlying equity in the net assets and the accounting treatment of difference, if any, and (4) the aggregate value of each identified investment based on its quoted market price, if available. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher AICPA -Name Accounting Principles Board Opinion (APB) -Number 18 -Paragraph 20 -Subparagraph a, b -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 323 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6382943&loc=d3e33918-111571 + Details
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