Income Taxes	3 Months Ended
Dec. 04, 2014
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Income Taxes	Income Taxes Income taxes for the first quarters of 2015 and 2014 included $38 million and $73 million, respectively, related to the utilization of deferred tax assets by the MMJ Group. Remaining taxes for the first quarters of 2015 and 2014 primarily reflect taxes on our non-U.S. operations. We have a full valuation allowance for our net deferred tax asset associated with our U.S. operations. The amount of the deferred tax asset considered realizable could be adjusted if significant positive evidence increases. Management continues to evaluate future financial performance to determine whether such performance is sufficient evidence to support a reduction in or reversal of the valuation allowances. Income taxes on U.S. operations in the first quarters of 2015 and 2014 were substantially offset by changes in the valuation allowance. As of December 4, 2014, the estimated potential increase in our unrecognized tax benefits for 2015 is approximately $200 million, primarily due to transfer pricing matters. This increase is expected to be substantially offset by a change in our valuation allowance. The resolution of tax audits or lapses of statute of limitations could also reduce our unrecognized tax benefits. Although the timing of final resolution is uncertain, the estimated potential reduction in our unrecognized tax benefits in the next 12 months ranges from $0 to $80 million, including interest and penalties. We operate in a number of locations outside the U.S., including Singapore, where we have tax incentive agreements that are conditional upon meeting certain business operations and employment thresholds. The effect of tax incentive arrangements, which expire in whole or in part at various dates through 2026, reduced our tax provision for the first quarters of 2015 and 2014 by $140 million (benefitting our diluted earnings per share by $0.12) and by $76 million ($0.06 per diluted share), respectively.

Income Taxes

3 Months Ended

Dec. 04, 2014

Income taxes for the first quarters of 2015 and 2014 included $38 million and $73 million, respectively, related to the utilization of deferred tax assets by the MMJ Group. Remaining taxes for the first quarters of 2015 and 2014 primarily reflect taxes on our non-U.S. operations.

We have a full valuation allowance for our net deferred tax asset associated with our U.S. operations. The amount of the deferred tax asset considered realizable could be adjusted if significant positive evidence increases. Management continues to evaluate future financial performance to determine whether such performance is sufficient evidence to support a reduction in or reversal of the valuation allowances. Income taxes on U.S. operations in the first quarters of 2015 and 2014 were substantially offset by changes in the valuation allowance.

As of December 4, 2014, the estimated potential increase in our unrecognized tax benefits for 2015 is approximately $200 million, primarily due to transfer pricing matters. This increase is expected to be substantially offset by a change in our valuation allowance. The resolution of tax audits or lapses of statute of limitations could also reduce our unrecognized tax benefits. Although the timing of final resolution is uncertain, the estimated potential reduction in our unrecognized tax benefits in the next 12 months ranges from $0 to $80 million, including interest and penalties.

We operate in a number of locations outside the U.S., including Singapore, where we have tax incentive agreements that are conditional upon meeting certain business operations and employment thresholds. The effect of tax incentive arrangements, which expire in whole or in part at various dates through 2026, reduced our tax provision for the first quarters of 2015 and 2014 by $140 million (benefitting our diluted earnings per share by $0.12) and by $76 million ($0.06 per diluted share), respectively.