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Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses
3 Months Ended
Dec. 04, 2014
Payables and Accruals [Abstract]  
Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities Disclosure
Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses

 
 
December 4,
2014
 
August 28,
2014
Accounts payable
 
$
961

 
$
996

Property, plant and equipment payables
 
664

 
289

Related party payables
 
489

 
673

Salaries, wages and benefits
 
364

 
456

Customer advances
 
110

 
98

Income and other taxes
 
89

 
71

Other
 
288

 
281

 
 
$
2,965

 
$
2,864



As of December 4, 2014 and August 28, 2014, related party payables included $479 million and $660 million, respectively, due to Inotera primarily for the purchase of DRAM products under the Inotera Supply Agreement. As of December 4, 2014 and August 28, 2014, related party payables also included $10 million and $13 million, respectively, due to Tera Probe for testing and probe services performed. (See "Equity Method Investments" note.)

As of December 4, 2014 and August 28, 2014, customer advances included $90 million and $90 million, respectively, for amounts received from a customer in 2014 under a DRAM supply agreement to be applied to purchases at market pricing through September 2016. As of December 4, 2014 and August 28, 2014, other noncurrent liabilities included $68 million and $90 million, respectively, from this DRAM supply agreement.