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Equity Plans (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Mar. 01, 2012
Notes to Financial Statements [Abstract] |
Assumptions used in Black-Scholes option valuation model | Assumptions used in the Black-Scholes model are presented below:
|  | Quarter Ended |  | Six Months Ended
|  | March 1, 2012 |  | March 3, 2011 |  | March 1, 2012 |  | March 3, 2011
Average expected life in years |  | 5.1 |  |  | 5.0 |  |  | 5.1 |  |  | 5.1 |
Weighted-average expected volatility |  | 66 | % |  | 55 | % |  | 66 | % |  | 56 | %
Weighted-average risk-free interest rate |  | 0.9 | % |  | 2.1 | % |  | 1.0 | % |  | 1.8 | %
Restricted stock awards | Restricted Stock Awards granted for the second quarters and first six months of 2012 and 2011 were as follows:
|  | Quarter Ended |  | Six Months Ended
|  | March 1, 2012 |  | March 3, 2011 |  | March 1, 2012 |  | March 3, 2011
Service-based awards |  | 2.0 |  |  | 3.1 |  |  | 3.8 |  |  | 4.3 |
Performance-based awards |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1.9 |  |  | 1.2 |
Weighted-average grant-date fair values per share |  | $ | 5.84 |  |  | $ | 9.62 |  |  | $ | 5.40 |  |  | $ | 8.74 |
Stock-based compensation expense | Stock-based Compensation Expense Total compensation costs for our equity plans were as follows:
|  | Quarter Ended |  | Six Months Ended
|  | March 1, 2012 |  | March 3, 2011 |  | March 1, 2012 |  | March 3, 2011
Stock-based compensation expense by caption: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost of goods sold |  | $ | 7 |  |  | $ | 6 |  |  | $ | 12 |  |  | $ | 10 |
Selling, general and administrative |  | 18 |  |  | 9 |  |  | 29 |  |  | 20 |
Research and development |  | 5 |  |  | 4 |  |  | 9 |  |  | 8 |
|  | $ | 30 |  |  | $ | 19 |  |  | $ | 50 |  |  | $ | 38 |
Stock-based compensation expense by type of award: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock options |  | $ | 19 |  |  | $ | 11 |  |  | $ | 31 |  |  | $ | 21 |
Restricted stock awards |  | 11 |  |  | 8 |  |  | 19 |  |  | 17 |
|  | $ | 30 |  |  | $ | 19 |  |  | $ | 50 |  |  | $ | 38 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of the significant assumptions used during the year to estimate the fair value of stock options, including, but not limited to: (a) expected term of share options and similar instruments, (b) expected volatility of the entity's shares, (c) expected dividends, (d) risk-free rate(s), and (e) discount for post-vesting restrictions. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Topic 718 -SubTopic 10 -Publisher FASB -Number -Article -Subparagraph (f)(2) -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Paragraph 2 -Section 50 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6415400&loc=d3e5070-113901 + Details
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