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Other Operating (Income) Expense, Net (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 01, 2012

Notes to Financial Statements [Abstract]

Schedule of Other operating (income) expense, net

Other operating (income) expense consisted of the following:

		Quarter Ended								Six Months Ended
		March 1, 2012				March 3, 2011				March 1, 2012				March 3, 2011
(Gain) loss on disposition of property, plant and equipment		$	5			$	(16	)		$	6			$	(16	)
(Gain) loss from changes in currency exchange rates		2				—				13				7
Samsung patent cross-license agreement		—				(40		)		—				(240		)
Other		12				(20		)		6				(18		)
		$	19			$	(76	)		$	25			$	(267	)

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Tabular Disclosure of the components of other income or expense. Sources of operating income that should be disclosed in this note, or in the income statement, include amounts earned from dispositions of property, plant and equipment, changes in currency exchange rates, and miscellaneous income or expense.

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