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Investments
3 Months Ended
Dec. 04, 2014
Investments [Abstract]  
Investments [Text Block]
Investments

The fair values of available-for-sale investments, which approximated amortized costs, were as follows:

 
 
December 4,
2014
 
August 28,
2014
Money market funds
 
$
866

 
$
1,281

Corporate bonds
 
799

 
561

Certificates of deposit
 
581

 
437

Government securities
 
440

 
420

Asset-backed securities
 
220

 
128

Commercial paper
 
93

 
107

Marketable equity securities
 
1

 
1

 
 
$
3,000

 
$
2,935


The table below presents the fair value of available-for-sale debt securities by contractual maturity:

 
 
December 4,
2014
Money market funds
 
$
866

Due in 1 year or less
 
1,057

Due in 1 - 2 years
 
562

Due in 2 - 4 years
 
467

Due after 4 years
 
47

 
 
$
2,999



Proceeds from the sales of available-for-sale securities for the first quarters of 2015 and 2014 were $233 million and $113 million, respectively. Gross realized gains and losses for the first quarters of 2015 and 2014 were not significant. As of December 4, 2014, none of our available-for-sale securities had been in a loss position for longer than 12 months.