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Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 03, 2015

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Income tax (provision) benefit

For the year ended		2015				2014				2013
Income before income taxes, net income attributable to noncontrolling interests and equity in net income (loss) of equity method investees:
Foreign		$	2,431			$	2,619			$	839
U.S.		178				114				446
		$	2,609			$	2,733			$	1,285
Income tax (provision) benefit:
Current:
Foreign		$	(93	)		$	(46	)		$	(17	)
State		(1		)		(2		)		—
U.S. federal		6				(3		)		—
		(88		)		(51		)		(17		)
Deferred:
Foreign		(85		)		(81		)		9
U.S. federal		15				4				—
State		1				—				—
		(69		)		(77		)		9
Income tax (provision) benefit		$	(157	)		$	(128	)		$	(8	)

Income tax (provision) benefit computed using the U.S. federal statutory rate reconciled to income tax (provision) benefit

Income tax (provision) benefit computed using the U.S. federal statutory rate reconciled to income tax (provision) benefit was as follows:

For the year ended		2015				2014				2013
U.S. federal income tax (provision) benefit at statutory rate		$	(913	)		$	(956	)		$	(450	)
Change in unrecognized tax benefits		(118		)		(152		)		2
Foreign tax rate differential		515				474				339
Change in valuation allowance		260				544				(418		)
Noncontrolling investment transactions		57				—				—
Tax credits		53				11				36
State taxes, net of federal benefit		19				(39		)		6
Gain on MMJ Acquisition		—				(11		)		520
Transaction costs related to the MMJ Acquisition		—				—				(38		)
Other		(30		)		1				(5		)
Income tax (provision) benefit		$	(157	)		$	(128	)		$	(8	)

Deferred tax assets and liabilities

Deferred tax assets and liabilities consist of the following:

As of		2015				2014
Deferred tax assets:
Net operating loss and tax credit carryforwards		$	2,869			$	3,162
Accrued salaries, wages and benefits		143				152
Other accrued liabilities		97				113
Property, plant and equipment		—				284
Other		86				104
Gross deferred tax assets		3,195				3,815
Less valuation allowance		(2,051		)		(2,443		)
Deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowance		1,144				1,372
Deferred tax liabilities:
Debt discount		(207		)		(291		)
Unremitted earnings on certain subsidiaries		(162		)		(115		)
Product and process technology		(43		)		(29		)
Other		(57		)		(67		)
Deferred tax liabilities		(469		)		(502		)
Net deferred tax assets		$	675			$	870
Reported as:
Current deferred tax assets (included in other current assets)		$	104			$	228
Noncurrent deferred tax assets		597				816
Current deferred tax liabilities (included in accounts payable and accrued expenses)		(4		)		(4		)
Noncurrent deferred tax liabilities (included in other noncurrent liabilities)		(22		)		(170		)
Net deferred tax assets		$	675			$	870

Net operating loss carryforwards

As of September 3, 2015, our federal, state, and foreign net operating loss carryforward amounts and expiration periods as reported to tax authorities, were as follows:

Year of Expiration		U.S. Federal				State				Japan				Other Foreign				Total
2016 - 2020		$	—			$	103			$	1,311			$	1,011			$	2,425
2021 - 2025		—				265				2,499				294				3,058
2026 - 2030		2,022				1,028				—				—				3,050
2031 - 2035		1,999				652				—				—				2,651
Indefinite		—				—				—				30				30
		$	4,021			$	2,048			$	3,810			$	1,335			$	11,214

Federal and state tax credit carryforwards

As of September 3, 2015, our federal and state tax credit carryforward amounts and expiration periods as reported to tax authorities, were as follows:

Year of Tax Credit Expiration		Federal				State				Total
2016 - 2020		$	20			$	65			$	85
2021 - 2025		99				43				142
2026 - 2030		65				61				126
2031 - 2035		119				—				119
Indefinite		—				39				39
		$	303			$	208			$	511

Reconciliation of beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits

Below is a reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits:

For the year ended		2015				2014				2013
Beginning unrecognized tax benefits		$	228			$	78			$	77
Increases related to tax positions taken during current year		119				152				4
Increases related to tax positions from prior years		17				—				—
Foreign currency translation increases (decreases) to tax positions		(6		)		1				4
Lapse of statute of limitations		(6		)		(1		)		—
Settlements with tax authorities		(1		)		(1		)		(8		)
Decreases related to tax positions from prior years		—				(1		)		—
Unrecognized tax benefits acquired in current year		—				—				1
Ending unrecognized tax benefits		$	351			$	228			$	78

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