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Income Taxes (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Aug. 30, 2018
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Income (loss) Before Tax and Other Items | Our income tax (provision) benefit consisted of the following:
For the year ended |  | 2018 |  | 2017 |  | 2016
Income (loss) before income taxes, net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests, and equity in net income (loss) of equity method investees |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. |  | $ | 141 |  |  | $ | (56 | ) |  | $ | 72 |
Foreign |  | 14,166 |  |  | 5,252 |  |  | (353 | )
|  | $ | 14,307 |  |  | $ | 5,196 |  |  | $ | (281 | )
Income tax (provision) benefit |  |  |  |  |  |
Current |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. federal |  | $ | (54 | ) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
State |  | 1 |  |  | (1 | ) |  | (1 | )
Foreign |  | (374 | ) |  | (152 | ) |  | (27 | )
|  | (427 | ) |  | (153 | ) |  | (28 | )
Deferred |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. federal |  | 232 |  |  | — |  |  | 39 |
State |  | 101 |  |  | — |  |  | 2 |
Foreign |  | (74 | ) |  | 39 |  |  | (32 | )
|  | 259 |  |  | $ | 39 |  |  | 9 |
Income tax (provision) benefit |  | $ | (168 | ) |  | $ | (114 | ) |  | $ | (19 | )
Schedule of Components of Income Tax (Provision) Benefit | Our income tax (provision) benefit consisted of the following:
For the year ended |  | 2018 |  | 2017 |  | 2016
Income (loss) before income taxes, net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests, and equity in net income (loss) of equity method investees |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. |  | $ | 141 |  |  | $ | (56 | ) |  | $ | 72 |
Foreign |  | 14,166 |  |  | 5,252 |  |  | (353 | )
|  | $ | 14,307 |  |  | $ | 5,196 |  |  | $ | (281 | )
Income tax (provision) benefit |  |  |  |  |  |
Current |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. federal |  | $ | (54 | ) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
State |  | 1 |  |  | (1 | ) |  | (1 | )
Foreign |  | (374 | ) |  | (152 | ) |  | (27 | )
|  | (427 | ) |  | (153 | ) |  | (28 | )
Deferred |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. federal |  | 232 |  |  | — |  |  | 39 |
State |  | 101 |  |  | — |  |  | 2 |
Foreign |  | (74 | ) |  | 39 |  |  | (32 | )
|  | 259 |  |  | $ | 39 |  |  | 9 |
Income tax (provision) benefit |  | $ | (168 | ) |  | $ | (114 | ) |  | $ | (19 | )
Schedule of Effective Income Tax Reconciliation | The table below reconciles our tax (provision) benefit based on the U.S. federal statutory rate to our effective rate:
For the year ended |  | 2018 |  | 2017 |  | 2016
U.S. federal income tax (provision) benefit at statutory rate |  | $ | (3,677 | ) |  | 25.7 | % |  | $ | (1,819 | ) |  | 35.0 | % |  | $ | 98 |  |  | 35.0 | %
Foreign tax rate differential |  | 2,572 |  |  | (18.0 | )% |  | 1,571 |  |  | (30.2 | )% |  | (300 | ) |  | (106.8 | )%
Repatriation Tax related to the Tax Act |  | (1,049 | ) |  | 7.3 | % |  | — |  |  | — | % |  | — |  |  | — | %
Remeasurement of deferred tax assets and liabilities related to the Tax Act |  | (179 | ) |  | 1.3 | % |  | — |  |  | — | % |  | — |  |  | — | %
Change in valuation allowance |  | 2,079 |  |  | (14.5 | )% |  | 64 |  |  | (1.2 | )% |  | 63 |  |  | 22.4 | %
Change in unrecognized tax benefits |  | 60 |  |  | (0.4 | )% |  | 12 |  |  | (0.2 | )% |  | 52 |  |  | 18.5 | %
Tax credits |  | 90 |  |  | (0.6 | )% |  | 66 |  |  | (1.3 | )% |  | 48 |  |  | 17.1 | %
Other |  | (64 | ) |  | 0.4 | % |  | (8 | ) |  | 0.1 | % |  | 20 |  |  | 7.0 | %
Income tax (provision) benefit |  | $ | (168 | ) |  | 1.2 | % |  | $ | (114 | ) |  | 2.2 | % |  | $ | (19 | ) |  | (6.8 | )%
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities | Deferred tax assets and liabilities consist of the following:
As of |  | 2018 |  | 2017
Deferred tax assets |  |  |  |
Net operating loss and tax credit carryforwards |  | $ | 1,417 |  |  | $ | 3,426 |
Accrued salaries, wages, and benefits |  | 163 |  |  | 211 |
Other accrued liabilities |  | 35 |  |  | 59 |
Other |  | 80 |  |  | 86 |
Gross deferred tax assets |  | 1,695 |  |  | 3,782 |
Less valuation allowance |  | (228 | ) |  | (2,321 | )
Deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowance |  | 1,467 |  |  | 1,461 |
Deferred tax liabilities |  |  |  |
Debt discount |  | (77 | ) |  | (145 | )
Property, plant, and equipment |  | (173 | ) |  | (300 | )
Unremitted earnings on certain subsidiaries |  | (82 | ) |  | (123 | )
Product and process technology |  | (62 | ) |  | (85 | )
Other |  | (54 | ) |  | (59 | )
Deferred tax liabilities |  | (448 | ) |  | (712 | )
Net deferred tax assets |  | $ | 1,019 |  |  | $ | 749 |
Reported as |  |  |  |
Deferred tax assets |  | $ | 1,022 |  |  | $ | 766 |
Deferred tax liabilities (included in other noncurrent liabilities) |  | (3 | ) |  | (17 | )
Net deferred tax assets |  | $ | 1,019 |  |  | $ | 749 |
Net Operating Loss Carryforwards | As of August 30, 2018, 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 |  | Taiwan |  | Other Foreign |  | Total
2019 - 2023 |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 28 |  |  | $ | 1,782 |  |  | $ | 711 |  |  | $ | 2 |  |  | $ | 2,523 |
2024 - 2028 |  | — |  |  | 136 |  |  | 536 |  |  | 3 |  |  | — |  |  | 675 |
2029 - 2033 |  | — |  |  | 407 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 407 |
2034 - 2038 |  | 10 |  |  | 84 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 94 |
Indefinite |  | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | 622 |  |  | 38 |  |  | 661 |
|  | $ | 10 |  |  | $ | 656 |  |  | $ | 2,318 |  |  | $ | 1,336 |  |  | $ | 40 |  |  | $ | 4,360 |
Federal and State Tax Credit Carryforwards | As of August 30, 2018, our federal and state tax credit carryforward amounts and expiration periods, as reported to tax authorities, were as follows:
Year of Tax Credit Expiration |  | U.S. Federal |  | State |  | Total
2019 - 2023 |  | $ | 122 |  |  | $ | 63 |  |  | $ | 185 |
2024 - 2028 |  | 44 |  |  | 46 |  |  | 90 |
2029 - 2033 |  | 69 |  |  | 90 |  |  | 159 |
2034 - 2038 |  | 275 |  |  | 3 |  |  | 278 |
Indefinite |  | — |  |  | 62 |  |  | 62 |
|  | $ | 510 |  |  | $ | 264 |  |  | $ | 774 |
Unrecognized Tax Benefits Rollforward | Below is a reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of our unrecognized tax benefits:
For the year ended |  | 2018 |  | 2017 |  | 2016
Beginning unrecognized tax benefits |  | $ | 327 |  |  | $ | 304 |  |  | $ | 351 |
Increases due to the Inotera Acquisition |  | — |  |  | 54 |  |  | — |
Increases related to tax positions taken in current year |  | 68 |  |  | 15 |  |  | 5 |
Foreign currency translation increases (decreases) to tax positions |  | — |  |  | 2 |  |  | — |
Settlements with tax authorities |  | (8 | ) |  | (47 | ) |  | (47 | )
Expiration of statute of limitations |  | — |  |  | (1 | ) |  | (5 | )
Decreases related to tax positions from prior years |  | (126 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |
Ending unrecognized tax benefits |  | $ | 261 |  |  | $ | 327 |  |  | $ | 304 |

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