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Stock-Based Compensation
9 Months Ended
Sep. 01, 2023
Share-Based Payment Arrangement [Abstract]  
STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION
Restricted Stock Units
Restricted stock unit activity for the nine months ended September 1, 2023 was as follows:
Number of
Shares
(in millions)
Weighted Average
Grant Date
Fair Value
Aggregate
Fair Value (1)
(in millions)
Beginning outstanding balance7.4 $449.94 
Awarded4.6 $368.45 
Released(3.0)$430.69 
Forfeited(0.4)$441.31 
Ending outstanding balance8.6 $413.42 $4,846 
Expected to vest7.7 $414.19 $4,320 
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(1)    The aggregate fair value is calculated using the closing stock price as of September 1, 2023 of $563.21. 
The total fair value of restricted stock units vested during the nine months ended September 1, 2023 was $1.20 billion.
Performance Shares 
In the first quarter of fiscal 2023, the Executive Compensation Committee of our Board of Directors (the “ECC”) approved the 2023 Performance Share Program, the terms of which are similar to the 2022 Performance Share Program that is still outstanding. For information regarding our outstanding Performance Share Programs, including the terms, see “Note 12. Stock-Based Compensation” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 2, 2022.
As of September 1, 2023, the shares awarded under our 2023, 2022 and 2021 Performance Share Programs remained outstanding and were yet to be earned.
Performance share activity for the nine months ended September 1, 2023 was as follows:
Number of
Shares
(in millions)
Weighted Average
Grant Date
Fair Value
Aggregate
Fair Value (1)
(in millions)
Beginning outstanding balance0.4 $495.23 
Awarded0.2 $437.58 
Released(0.1)$498.74 
Forfeited— $492.68 
Ending outstanding balance0.5 $465.76 $263 
Expected to vest0.4 $466.10 $232 
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(1)    The aggregate fair value is calculated using the closing stock price as of September 1, 2023 of $563.21. 
Under our Performance Share Programs, participants generally have the ability to receive up to 200% of the target number of shares originally granted. Shares released during the nine months ended September 1, 2023 resulted from 63% achievement of target for the 2020 Performance Share Program, as certified by the ECC in the first quarter of fiscal 2023.
The total fair value of performance shares vested during the nine months ended September 1, 2023 was $39 million.
Employee Stock Purchase Plan Shares
Employees purchased 1.1 million shares at an average price of $286.31 and 0.8 million shares at an average price of $333.92 for the nine months ended September 1, 2023 and September 2, 2022, respectively. The intrinsic value of shares purchased during the nine months ended September 1, 2023 and September 2, 2022 was $185 million and $73 million, respectively. The intrinsic value is calculated as the difference between the market value on the date of purchase and the purchase price of the shares.
Compensation Costs
As of September 1, 2023, there was $3.17 billion of unrecognized compensation cost, adjusted for estimated forfeitures, related to non-vested stock-based awards and purchase rights which will be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.44 years. Total unrecognized compensation cost will be adjusted for future changes in estimated forfeitures.
Total stock-based compensation costs included in our condensed consolidated statements of income for the three and nine months ended September 1, 2023 and September 2, 2022 were as follows:
 Three MonthsNine Months
(in millions)2023202220232022
Cost of revenue$30 $26 $88 $71 
Research and development224 189 657 527 
Sales and marketing130 112 375 305 
General and administrative58 51 171 149 
Total$442 $378 $1,291 $1,052