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Cash, Cash Equivalents and Investments (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Apr. 29, 2012
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Abstract]  
Summary of cash, cash equivalents and investments
The following tables summarize Applied’s cash, cash equivalents and investments by security type:
April 29, 2012
Cost
 
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
 
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
 
Estimated
Fair Value
 
(In millions)
Cash
$
620

 
$

 
$

 
$
620

Cash equivalents:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Money market funds
1,141

 

 

 
1,141

Total Cash equivalents
1,141

 

 

 
1,141

Total Cash and Cash equivalents
$
1,761

 
$

 
$

 
$
1,761

Short-term and long-term investments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. Treasury and agency securities
$
302

 
$
1

 
$

 
$
303

Non-U.S. government securities*
22

 

 

 
22

Municipal securities
395

 
2

 

 
397

Commercial paper, corporate bonds and medium-term notes
314

 
3

 

 
317

Asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities
301

 
3

 
1

 
303

Total fixed income securities
1,334

 
9

 
1

 
1,342

Publicly traded equity securities
45

 
30

 
6

 
69

Equity investments in privately-held companies
69

 

 

 
69

Total short-term and long-term investments
$
1,448

 
$
39

 
$
7

 
$
1,480

Total Cash, Cash equivalents and Investments
$
3,209

 
$
39

 
$
7

 
$
3,241

______________
*
Includes agency and corporate debt securities guaranteed by non-U.S. governments, which consist of Canada, Australia, and Germany.


October 30, 2011
Cost
 
Gross
Unrealized
Gains
 
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
 
Estimated
Fair  Value
 
(In millions)
Cash
$
297

 
$

 
$

 
$
297

Cash equivalents:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Money market funds
5,663

 

 

 
5,663

Total Cash equivalents
5,663

 

 

 
5,663

Total Cash and Cash equivalents
$
5,960

 
$

 
$

 
$
5,960

Short-term and long-term investments:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
U.S. Treasury and agency securities
$
184

 
$
1

 
$

 
$
185

Non-U.S. government securities
40

 

 

 
40

Municipal securities
371

 
2

 

 
373

Commercial paper, corporate bonds and medium-term notes
216

 
3

 
1

 
218

Asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities
307

 
3

 
1

 
309

Total fixed income securities
1,118

 
9

 
2

 
1,125

Publicly traded equity securities
8

 
19

 

 
27

Equity investments in privately-held companies
62

 

 

 
62

Total short-term and long-term investments
$
1,188

 
$
28

 
$
2

 
$
1,214

Total Cash, Cash equivalents and Investments
$
7,148

 
$
28

 
$
2

 
$
7,174


Contractual maturities of investments
The following table summarizes the contractual maturities of Applied’s investments at April 29, 2012:
 
Cost
 
Estimated
Fair  Value
 
(In millions)
Due in one year or less
$
365

 
$
365

Due after one through five years
667

 
672

Due after five years
1

 
2

No single maturity date**
415

 
441

 
$
1,448

 
$
1,480

______________
**
Securities with no single maturity date include publicly-traded and privately-held equity securities, and asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities.
Gains and losses on investments
Gross realized gains and losses on sales of investments during the three and six months ended April 29, 2012 and May 1, 2011 were as follows:
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
April 29,
2012
 
May 1,
2011
 
April 29,
2012
 
May 1,
2011
(In millions)
Gross realized gains
$
1

 
$
8

 
$
2

 
$
13

Gross realized losses
$
1

 
$
1

 
$
2

 
$
1

Gross unrealized losses and the fair market value of investments
The following table provides the fair market value of Applied’s investments with unrealized losses that were not deemed to be other-than-temporarily impaired as of April 29, 2012.
 
In Loss Position for
Less Than 12 Months
 
Total
Fair Value
 
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
 
Fair Value
 
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
 
(In millions)
Asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities
$
42

 
$
1

 
$
42

 
$
1

Publicly traded equity securities
$
19

 
$
6

 
$
19

 
$
6

Total
$
61

 
$
7

 
$
61

 
$
7

The following table provides the fair market value of Applied’s investments with unrealized losses that were not deemed to be other-than-temporarily impaired as of October 30, 2011.
 
In Loss Position for
Less Than 12 Months
 
Total
Fair Value
 
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
 
Fair Value
 
Gross
Unrealized
Losses
 
(In millions)
Commercial paper, corporate bonds and medium-term notes
$
32

 
$
1

 
$
32

 
$
1

Asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities
77

 
1

 
77

 
1

Total
$
109

 
$
2

 
$
109

 
$
2