Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses
 6 Months Ended
Feb. 27, 2014
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Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities Disclosure
Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses

As of
 
February 27,
2014
 
August 29,
2013
Accounts payable
 
$
1,155

 
$
1,048

Related party payables
 
714

 
374

Salaries, wages and benefits
 
352

 
267

Customer advances
 
156

 
140

Income and other taxes
 
38

 
47

Other
 
264

 
239

 
 
$
2,679

 
$
2,115



As of February 27, 2014 and August 29, 2013, related party payables included $700 million and $345 million, respectively, due to Inotera primarily for the purchase of DRAM products under the Inotera Supply Agreement. As of February 27, 2014 and August 29, 2013, respectively, related party payables also included $14 million and $29 million due to Tera Probe for probe services performed. (See "Equity Method Investments" note.)

As of February 27, 2014 and August 29, 2013, customer advances included $61 million and $134 million, respectively, for amounts received from Intel to be applied to Intel's future purchases under a NAND Flash supply agreement. (See "Equity – Noncontrolling Interests in Subsidiaries – IMFT" note.) As of February 27, 2014, customer advances also included $90 million for amounts received from a customer in the first quarter of 2014 under a DRAM supply agreement to be applied to purchases at market pricing through September 2016. As of February 27, 2014, other noncurrent liabilities included $135 million from the DRAM supply agreement.

As of February 27, 2014 and August 29, 2013, other accounts payable included $14 million and $8 million, respectively, due to Intel for NAND Flash product design and process development and licensing fees pursuant to cost-sharing agreements. (See "Equity – Noncontrolling Interests in Subsidiaries – IMFT" note.)