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Income Taxes (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Aug. 29, 2019
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 |  | 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2017
Income (loss) before income taxes, net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests, and equity in net income (loss) of equity method investees |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. |  | $ | (67 | ) |  | $ | 141 |  |  | $ | (56 | )
Foreign |  | 7,115 |  |  | 14,166 |  |  | 5,252 |
|  | $ | 7,048 |  |  | $ | 14,307 |  |  | $ | 5,196 |
Income tax (provision) benefit |  |  |  |  |  |
Current |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. federal |  | $ | (36 | ) |  | $ | (54 | ) |  | $ | — |
State |  | (2 | ) |  | 1 |  |  | (1 | )
Foreign |  | (319 | ) |  | (374 | ) |  | (152 | )
|  | (357 | ) |  | (427 | ) |  | (153 | )
Deferred |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. federal |  | (146 | ) |  | 232 |  |  | — |
State |  | 91 |  |  | 101 |  |  | — |
Foreign |  | (281 | ) |  | (74 | ) |  | 39 |
|  | (336 | ) |  | $ | 259 |  |  | 39 |
Income tax (provision) benefit |  | $ | (693 | ) |  | $ | (168 | ) |  | $ | (114 | )
Schedule of Components of Income Tax (Provision) Benefit | Our income tax (provision) benefit consisted of the following:
For the year ended |  | 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2017
Income (loss) before income taxes, net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests, and equity in net income (loss) of equity method investees |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. |  | $ | (67 | ) |  | $ | 141 |  |  | $ | (56 | )
Foreign |  | 7,115 |  |  | 14,166 |  |  | 5,252 |
|  | $ | 7,048 |  |  | $ | 14,307 |  |  | $ | 5,196 |
Income tax (provision) benefit |  |  |  |  |  |
Current |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. federal |  | $ | (36 | ) |  | $ | (54 | ) |  | $ | — |
State |  | (2 | ) |  | 1 |  |  | (1 | )
Foreign |  | (319 | ) |  | (374 | ) |  | (152 | )
|  | (357 | ) |  | (427 | ) |  | (153 | )
Deferred |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. federal |  | (146 | ) |  | 232 |  |  | — |
State |  | 91 |  |  | 101 |  |  | — |
Foreign |  | (281 | ) |  | (74 | ) |  | 39 |
|  | (336 | ) |  | $ | 259 |  |  | 39 |
Income tax (provision) benefit |  | $ | (693 | ) |  | $ | (168 | ) |  | $ | (114 | )
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 |  | 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2017
U.S. federal income tax (provision) benefit at statutory rate |  | $ | (1,480 | ) |  | 21.0 | % |  | $ | (3,677 | ) |  | 25.7 | % |  | $ | (1,819 | ) |  | 35.0 | %
Foreign tax rate differential |  | 993 |  |  | (14.1 | )% |  | 2,606 |  |  | (18.2 | )% |  | 1,600 |  |  | (30.8 | )%
U.S. tax on foreign operations |  | (327 | ) |  | 4.6 | % |  | (20 | ) |  | 0.1 | % |  | (37 | ) |  | 0.7 | %
Repatriation Tax related to the Tax Act |  | (10 | ) |  | 0.1 | % |  | (1,049 | ) |  | 7.3 | % |  | — |  |  | — | %
Remeasurement of deferred tax assets and liabilities related to the Tax Act |  | — |  |  | — | % |  | (179 | ) |  | 1.3 | % |  | — |  |  | — | %
Change in valuation allowance |  | (40 | ) |  | 0.6 | % |  | 2,079 |  |  | (14.5 | )% |  | 64 |  |  | (1.2 | )%
State taxes, net of federal benefit |  | 102 |  |  | (1.4 | )% |  | (84 | ) |  | 0.6 | % |  | — |  |  | — | %
Research and development tax credits |  | 118 |  |  | (1.7 | )% |  | 90 |  |  | (0.6 | )% |  | 66 |  |  | (1.3 | )%
Other |  | (49 | ) |  | 0.7 | % |  | 66 |  |  | (0.5 | )% |  | 12 |  |  | (0.2 | )%
Income tax (provision) benefit |  | $ | (693 | ) |  | 9.8 | % |  | $ | (168 | ) |  | 1.2 | % |  | $ | (114 | ) |  | 2.2 | %
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities |
As of |  | 2019 |  | 2018
Deferred tax assets |  |  |  |
Net operating loss and tax credit carryforwards |  | $ | 1,045 |  |  | $ | 1,417 |
Accrued salaries, wages, and benefits |  | 122 |  |  | 163 |
Property, plant, and equipment |  | 80 |  |  | — |
Other |  | 110 |  |  | 115 |
Gross deferred tax assets |  | 1,357 |  |  | 1,695 |
Less valuation allowance |  | (277 | ) |  | (228 | )
Deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowance |  | 1,080 |  |  | 1,467 |
Deferred tax liabilities |  |  |  |
Product and process technology |  | (138 | ) |  | (62 | )
Property, plant, and equipment |  | — |  |  | (173 | )
Other |  | (109 | ) |  | (213 | )
Deferred tax liabilities |  | (247 | ) |  | (448 | )
Net deferred tax assets |  | $ | 833 |  |  | $ | 1,019 |
Reported as |  |  |  |
Deferred tax assets |  | $ | 837 |  |  | $ | 1,022 |
Deferred tax liabilities (included in other noncurrent liabilities) |  | (4 | ) |  | (3 | )
Net deferred tax assets |  | $ | 833 |  |  | $ | 1,019 |
Schedule of Net Operating Loss Carryforwards | As of August 29, 2019, 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
2020 - 2024 |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 48 |  |  | $ | 969 |  |  | $ | 309 |  |  | $ | 4 |  |  | $ | 1,330 |
2025 - 2029 |  | — |  |  | 404 |  |  | 524 |  |  | 4 |  |  | 12 |  |  | 944 |
2030 - 2034 |  | — |  |  | 296 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 296 |
2035 - 2039 |  | 5 |  |  | 72 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 77 |
Indefinite |  | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | 241 |  |  | 8 |  |  | 250 |
|  | $ | 5 |  |  | $ | 821 |  |  | $ | 1,493 |  |  | $ | 554 |  |  | $ | 24 |  |  | $ | 2,897 |
Schedule of Tax Credit Carryforwards | As of August 29, 2019, 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
2020 - 2024 |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 55 |  |  | $ | 55 |
2025 - 2029 |  | — |  |  | 58 |  |  | 58 |
2030 - 2034 |  | 3 |  |  | 113 |  |  | 116 |
2035 - 2039 |  | 350 |  |  | 4 |  |  | 354 |
Indefinite |  | — |  |  | 75 |  |  | 75 |
|  | $ | 353 |  |  | $ | 305 |  |  | $ | 658 |
Rollforward of Unrecognized Tax Benefits | Below is a reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of our unrecognized tax benefits:
For the year ended |  | 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2017
Beginning unrecognized tax benefits |  | $ | 261 |  |  | $ | 327 |  |  | $ | 304 |
Increases related to tax positions from prior years |  | 124 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Increases related to tax positions taken in current year |  | 44 |  |  | 68 |  |  | 15 |
Decreases related to tax positions from prior years |  | (46 | ) |  | (126 | ) |  | — |
Settlements with tax authorities |  | — |  |  | (8 | ) |  | (47 | )
Increases due to the Inotera Acquisition |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 54 |
Other |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |
Ending unrecognized tax benefits |  | $ | 383 |  |  | $ | 261 |  |  | $ | 327 |

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