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Nov. 28, 2013
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Investments [Text Block] | Investments As of November 28, 2013 and August 29, 2013, available-for-sale investments, including cash equivalents, were as follows:
As of |  | November 28, 2013 |  | August 29, 2013
|  | Amortized Cost |  | Gross Unrealized Gains |  | Gross Unrealized Losses |  | Fair Value |  | Amortized Cost |  | Gross Unrealized Gains |  | Gross Unrealized Losses |  | Fair Value
Money market funds |  | $ | 1,677 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,677 |  |  | $ | 1,188 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,188 |
Certificates of deposit |  | 558 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 558 |  |  | 349 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 349 |
Corporate bonds |  | 441 |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | 442 |  |  | 414 |  |  | 1 |  |  | (1 | ) |  | 414 |
Government securities |  | 133 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 133 |  |  | 168 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 168 |
Asset-backed securities |  | 107 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 107 |  |  | 97 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 97 |
Commercial paper |  | 63 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 63 |  |  | 61 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 61 |
Marketable equity securities |  | 6 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 6 |  |  | 6 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 6 |
|  | $ | 2,985 |  |  | $ | 1 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 2,986 |  |  | $ | 2,283 |  |  | $ | 1 |  |  | $ | (1 | ) |  | $ | 2,283 |
The table below presents the amortized cost and fair value of available-for-sale debt securities, including cash equivalents, as of November 28, 2013 by contractual maturity:
|  | Amortized Cost |  | Fair Value
Money market funds not due at a single maturity date |  | $ | 1,677 |  |  | $ | 1,677 |
Due in 1 year or less |  | 771 |  |  | 771 |
Due in 1 - 2 years |  | 257 |  |  | 258 |
Due in 2 - 4 years |  | 262 |  |  | 262 |
Due after 4 years |  | 12 |  |  | 12 |
|  | $ | 2,979 |  |  | $ | 2,980 |
Proceeds from the sales of available-for-sale securities for the first quarters of 2014 and 2013 were $113 million and $93 million, respectively. Gross realized gains and losses for the first quarters of 2014 and 2013 were not significant. As of November 28, 2013, no available-for-sale security had been in a loss position for longer than 12 months.

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