| 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 |
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______________ | | * | 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 |
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| 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 |
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______________ | | ** | Securities with no single maturity date include publicly-traded and privately-held equity securities, and asset-backed and mortgage-backed securities. |
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| 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 |
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