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Fair Value Measurements (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Nov. 28, 2013
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Assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis | Assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis were as follows:
As of |  | November 28, 2013 |  | August 29, 2013
|  | Level 1 |  | Level 2 |  | Level 3 |  | Total |  | Level 1 |  | Level 2 |  | Level 3 |  | Total
Cash equivalents: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Money market funds |  | $ | 1,677 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,677 |  |  | $ | 1,188 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,188 |
Certificates of deposit |  | — |  |  | 543 |  |  | — |  |  | 543 |  |  | — |  |  | 38 |  |  | — |  |  | 38 |
Commercial paper |  | — |  |  | 5 |  |  | — |  |  | 5 |  |  | — |  |  | 35 |  |  | — |  |  | 35 |
|  | 1,677 |  |  | 548 |  |  | — |  |  | 2,225 |  |  | 1,188 |  |  | 73 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,261 |
Short-term investments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Corporate bonds |  | — |  |  | 112 |  |  | — |  |  | 112 |  |  | — |  |  | 112 |  |  | — |  |  | 112 |
Commercial paper |  | — |  |  | 58 |  |  | — |  |  | 58 |  |  | — |  |  | 26 |  |  | — |  |  | 26 |
Government securities |  | — |  |  | 37 |  |  | — |  |  | 37 |  |  | — |  |  | 72 |  |  | — |  |  | 72 |
Certificates of deposit |  | — |  |  | 8 |  |  | — |  |  | 8 |  |  | — |  |  | 9 |  |  | — |  |  | 9 |
Asset-backed securities |  | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | 2 |  |  | — |  |  | 2 |
|  | — |  |  | 216 |  |  | — |  |  | 216 |  |  | — |  |  | 221 |  |  | — |  |  | 221 |
Long-term marketable investments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Corporate bonds |  | — |  |  | 330 |  |  | — |  |  | 330 |  |  | — |  |  | 302 |  |  | — |  |  | 302 |
Asset-backed securities |  | — |  |  | 106 |  |  | — |  |  | 106 |  |  | — |  |  | 95 |  |  | — |  |  | 95 |
Government securities |  | — |  |  | 96 |  |  | — |  |  | 96 |  |  | — |  |  | 96 |  |  | — |  |  | 96 |
Marketable equity securities |  | 6 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 6 |  |  | 6 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 6 |
|  | 6 |  |  | 532 |  |  | — |  |  | 538 |  |  | 6 |  |  | 493 |  |  | — |  |  | 499 |
Restricted cash: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Certificates of deposit |  | — |  |  | 7 |  |  | — |  |  | 7 |  |  | — |  |  | 302 |  |  | — |  |  | 302 |
|  | — |  |  | 7 |  |  | — |  |  | 7 |  |  | — |  |  | 302 |  |  | — |  |  | 302 |
|  | $ | 1,683 |  |  | $ | 1,303 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 2,986 |  |  | $ | 1,194 |  |  | $ | 1,089 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 2,283 |
Estimated fair value and carrying value of debt instruments | The estimated fair value and carrying value of debt instruments (carrying value excludes the equity components of our convertible notes classified in equity) were as follows:
As of |  | November 28, 2013 |  | August 29, 2013
|  | Fair Value |  | Carrying Value |  | Fair Value |  | Carrying Value
Convertible notes |  | $ | 6,076 |  |  | $ | 3,019 |  |  | $ | 4,167 |  |  | $ | 2,506 |
Elpida creditor installment payments and other notes | 1,680 |  |  | 1,677 |  |  | 2,269 |  |  | 2,279 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of assets, including [financial] instruments measured at fair value that are classified in stockholders' equity, if any, by class that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis. The disclosures contemplated herein include the fair value measurements at the reporting date by the level within the fair value hierarchy in which the fair value measurements in their entirety fall, segregating fair value measurements using quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1), significant other observable inputs (Level 2), and significant unobservable inputs (Level 3). + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 820 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=25499696&loc=d3e19190-110258 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 820 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (a),(b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=25499696&loc=d3e19207-110258 + Details
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