Deferred tax assets and liabilities (Details 4) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Aug. 31, 2017	Sep. 01, 2016
Deferred tax assets
Net operating loss and tax credit carryforwards	$ 3,426	$ 3,014
Accrued salaries, wages, and benefits	211	142
Other accrued liabilities	59	76
Other	86	65
Gross deferred tax assets	3,782	3,297
Less valuation allowance	(2,321)	(2,107)
Deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowance	1,461	1,190
Deferred tax liabilities
Debt discount	(145)	(170)
Property, plant, and equipment	(300)	(135)
Unremitted earnings on certain subsidiaries	(123)	(121)
Product and process technology	(85)	(81)
Other	(59)	(28)
Deferred tax liabilities	(712)	(535)
Net deferred tax assets	749	655
Reported as
Deferred tax assets	766	657
Net deferred tax assets	749	655
Total basis differences for investments in indefinitely reinvested foreign subsidiaries	12,910
Other noncurrent liabilities
Reported as
Deferred tax liabilities (included in other noncurrent liabilities)	$ (17)	$ (2)

The tax effect as of the balance sheet date of the excess of tax deductions over gross income in a year which cannot be used on the tax returns in the current year but can be carried forward to reduce taxable income or income taxes payable in a future year, for which there must be sufficient tax-basis income to utilize a portion or all of the carryforward to realize the deferred tax asset. Also includes the tax effect of the future tax deductions arising from unused tax credit carryforwards.

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