Goodwill

12 Months Ended

Aug. 31, 2023

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]


As of	August 31, 2023		September 1, 2022

Goodwill	$	1,150	$	1,228

In the fourth quarter of 2023, we recognized a charge of $101 million included in other operating income (loss) to impair all of the goodwill assigned to our SBU reporting unit based on a quantitative assessment for impairment. We evaluated the fair value of our reporting units for the assessment based on an income approach, which uses a discounted cash flow methodology. The impairment of SBU goodwill reflects lower forecasted cash flows for SBU as a result of adverse conditions in the storage industry environment due to weak demand in many end markets combined with global and macroeconomic challenges and lower demand resulting from customer actions to reduce elevated inventory levels. These conditions led to significant reductions in SBU’s average selling prices and bit shipments, driving declines in revenue and cash flows. The quantitative assessment for impairment indicated that the fair value for all of our other reporting units substantially exceeded their carrying value.

As of August 31, 2023, CNBU, MBU, and EBU had goodwill of $855 million, $198 million, and $97 million, respectively. As of September 1, 2022, CNBU, MBU, SBU, and EBU had goodwill of $832 million, $198 million, $101 million, and $97 million, respectively. The Company added $23 million of goodwill to CNBU from an acquisition in the third quarter of 2023.