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Revenue (Tables 2) | 12 Months Ended
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Nov. 27, 2020
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts |
Movement in Valuation Allowances and Reserves |
Allowance for doubtful accounts rollforward | During fiscal 2020, 2019 and 2018, our allowance for doubtful accounts activities were as follows:
(in millions) |  | 2020 |  | 2019 |  | 2018
Beginning balance |  | $ | 10 |  |  | $ | 15 |  |  | $ | 9 |
Increase due to acquisition |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 6 |
Charged to operating expenses |  | 31 |  |  | 5 |  |  | 6 |
Deductions(1) |  | (20) |  |  | (10) |  |  | (6) |
Ending balance |  | $ | 21 |  |  | $ | 10 |  |  | $ | 15 |
________________________________________ (1) Deductions related to the allowance for doubtful accounts represent amounts written off against the allowance, less recoveries.
Revenue Reserve |
Movement in Valuation Allowances and Reserves |
Revenue reserve rollforward | During fiscal 2020, 2019 and 2018, our revenue reserve activities were as follows:
(in millions) |  | 2020 |  | 2019 |  | 2018
Beginning balance |  | $ | 7 |  |  | $ | 25 |  |  | $ | 22 |
Impacts of adoption of the new revenue standard |  | — |  |  | (15) |  |  | — |
Amount charged to revenue |  | 24 |  |  | 19 |  |  | 65 |
Actual returns |  | (21) |  |  | (22) |  |  | (62) |
Ending balance |  | $ | 10 |  |  | $ | 7 |  |  | $ | 25 |

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