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Mar. 01, 2012
Notes to Financial Statements [Abstract] |
Debt | Debt
As of |  | March 1, 2012 |  | September 1, 2011
2014 convertible senior notes, due June 2014 at stated rate of 1.875%, effective rate of 7.9%, net of discount of $112 and $134, respectively |  | $ | 837 |  |  | $ | 815 |
Capital lease obligations, due in periodic installments through August 2050 at 5.0% and 6.1%, respectively |  | 702 |  |  | 423 |
2031A convertible senior notes, due August 2031 at stated rate of 1.5%, effective rate of 6.5%, net of discount of $85 and $90, respectively |  | 260 |  |  | 255 |
2031B convertible senior notes, due August 2031 at stated rate of 1.875%, effective rate of 7.0%, net of discount of $106 and $111, respectively |  | 239 |  |  | 234 |
2013 convertible senior notes, due October 2013 at stated rate of 4.25% |  | 139 |  |  | 139 |
2027 convertible senior notes, due June 2027 at stated rate of 1.875%, effective rate of 6.9%, net of discount of $37 and $40, respectively |  | 138 |  |  | 135 |
|  | 2,315 |  |  | 2,001 |
Less current portion |  | (150 | ) |  | (140 | )
|  | $ | 2,165 |  |  | $ | 1,861 |
In the second quarter of 2012, we received $230 million in proceeds from equipment sales-leaseback transactions and as a result recorded capital lease obligations aggregating $230 million at a weighted-average effective interest rate of 3.9%, payable in periodic installments through February 2016. In the first six months of 2012, we received $340 million in proceeds from equipment sales-leaseback transactions and as a result recorded capital lease obligations aggregating $340 million at a weighted-average effective interest rate of 4.0%, payable in periodic installments through February 2016. Debt Restructure In the first quarter of 2011, in connection with a series of debt restructure transactions with certain holders of our convertible notes, we recognized a loss of $111 million as follows:
• | $15 million on the exchange of $175 million in aggregate principal amount of our 2014 convertible senior notes (the "2014 Notes") for $175 million in aggregate principal amount of new 2027 convertible senior notes;
• | $17 million (including transaction fees) on the repurchase of $176 million in aggregate principal amount of our 2014 Notes for $171 million in cash; and
• | $79 million (including transaction fees) on the repurchase of $91 million in aggregate principal amount of our 2013 convertible senior notes for $166 million in cash.
Debt Redemption Notice On April 5, 2012, we provided the holders of our 2013 convertible senior notes written notice of redemption on June 4, 2012. The redemption price will equal the $139 million principal amount of the notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest and a "make-whole premium" equal to the present value of the remaining scheduled interest payments on the notes from the redemption to maturity (October 15, 2013). The conversion rate for these notes is 196.7052 shares of common stock per $1,000 principal amount (approximately $5.08 per share) and up to 27.3 million shares may be issued if some or all of the holders elect to convert their notes to shares.

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