Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

The Company and Its Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

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The Company and Its Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Sep. 24, 2017
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
Cost Method Investments
The carrying values of the Company’s non-marketable equity investments are recorded in other noncurrent assets and were as follows (in millions):
 
September 24, 2017
 
September 25, 2016
Equity method investments
$
379

 
$
324

Cost method investments
603

 
531

 
$
982

 
$
855

Equity Method Investments
The carrying values of the Company’s non-marketable equity investments are recorded in other noncurrent assets and were as follows (in millions):
 
September 24, 2017
 
September 25, 2016
Equity method investments
$
379

 
$
324

Cost method investments
603

 
531

 
$
982

 
$
855

Notional Amounts of Outstanding Derivative Positions
Gross Notional Amounts: The gross notional amounts of the Company’s interest rate and foreign currency derivatives by instrument type were as follows (in millions):

September 24, 2017
 
September 25, 2016
Forwards
$
163

 
$
108

Options
2,333

 
929

Swaps
3,000

 
3,061

 
$
5,496

 
$
4,098

The gross notional amounts by currency were as follows (in millions):
 
September 24, 2017
 
September 25, 2016
Chinese renminbi
$
1,460

 
$
325

Euro
146

 
31

Indian rupee
772

 
433

Japanese yen
68

 
97

Korean won
50

 
85

United States dollar
3,000

 
3,045

Other

 
82

 
$
5,496

 
$
4,098

Share-based compensation expense, related to all share-based awards
Total share-based compensation expense, related to all of the Company’s share-based awards, was comprised as follows (in millions):
 
2017
 
2016
 
2015
Cost of revenues
$
38

 
$
40

 
$
42

Research and development
588

 
614

 
659

Selling, general and administrative
288

 
289

 
325

Share-based compensation expense before income taxes
914

 
943

 
1,026

Related income tax benefit
(161
)
 
(190
)
 
(190
)
 
$
753

 
$
753

 
$
836