Consolidated Shareholders' Equity Statement - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
Total |
Class X Ordinary Shares |
Common Stock
Ordinary Shares
|
Common Stock
Class A Ordinary Shares
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Common Stock
Class X Ordinary Shares
|
Common Stock
Restricted Share Units
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Additional Paid-in Capital |
Treasury Shares |
Retained Earnings |
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss |
Total Accenture plc Shareholders’ Equity |
Noncontrolling Interests |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beginning Balance at Aug. 31, 2022 | $ 22,747,088 | $ 57 | $ 15 | $ 0 | $ 2,091,382 | $ 10,679,180 | $ (6,678,037) | $ 18,203,842 | $ (2,190,342) | $ 22,106,097 | $ 640,991 | |
| Beginning Balance (in shares) at Aug. 31, 2022 | 40,000 | 664,561,000 | 501,000 | 33,434,000 | ||||||||
| Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward] | ||||||||||||
| Net income | 5,595,318 | 5,498,594 | 5,498,594 | 96,724 | ||||||||
| Other comprehensive income (loss) | 295,584 | 289,419 | 289,419 | 6,165 | ||||||||
| Purchases of Class A shares | (3,321,982) | 3,021 | $ (3,321,982) | (3,318,961) | (3,021) | |||||||
| Purchases of Class A shares (in shares) | (12,110,000) | |||||||||||
| Cancellation of treasury shares (in shares) | (8,828,000) | (8,828,000) | ||||||||||
| Cancellation of treasury shares | (175,701) | $ 2,595,281 | (2,419,580) | |||||||||
| Share-based compensation expense | 1,530,034 | 1,407,869 | 122,165 | 1,530,034 | ||||||||
| Purchases/redemptions of Accenture Canada Holdings Inc. exchangeable shares and Class X shares (in shares) | (166,000) | |||||||||||
| Purchases/redemptions of Accenture Canada Holdings Inc. exchangeable shares and Class X shares | (3,868) | (3,868) | (3,868) | |||||||||
| Issuances of Class A shares for employee share programs (in shares) | 8,392,000 | 3,352,000 | ||||||||||
| Issuances of Class A shares for employee share programs | 1,344,637 | (1,553,088) | 2,006,131 | $ 1,277,617 | (387,229) | 1,343,431 | 1,206 | |||||
| Dividends | (2,121,331) | 84,413 | (2,203,509) | (2,119,096) | (2,235) | |||||||
| Other, net | (3,551) | 6,781 | 6,781 | (10,332) | ||||||||
| Ending Balance at May. 31, 2023 | 26,061,929 | $ 57 | $ 15 | $ 0 | 2,030,576 | 12,637,709 | $ (6,127,121) | 18,692,118 | (1,900,923) | 25,332,431 | 729,498 | |
| Ending Balance (in shares) at May. 31, 2023 | 40,000 | 664,125,000 | 335,000 | 33,364,000 | ||||||||
| Beginning Balance at Feb. 28, 2023 | 24,457,278 | $ 57 | $ 15 | $ 0 | 1,636,155 | 12,163,671 | $ (5,593,010) | 17,500,001 | (1,944,270) | 23,762,619 | 694,659 | |
| Beginning Balance (in shares) at Feb. 28, 2023 | 40,000 | 662,406,000 | 339,000 | 31,181,000 | ||||||||
| Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward] | ||||||||||||
| Net income | 2,048,335 | 2,009,996 | 2,009,996 | 38,339 | ||||||||
| Other comprehensive income (loss) | 44,174 | 43,347 | 43,347 | 827 | ||||||||
| Purchases of Class A shares | (787,299) | 703 | $ (787,299) | (786,596) | (703) | |||||||
| Purchases of Class A shares (in shares) | (2,815,000) | |||||||||||
| Share-based compensation expense | 472,695 | 406,504 | 66,191 | 472,695 | ||||||||
| Purchases/redemptions of Accenture Canada Holdings Inc. exchangeable shares and Class X shares (in shares) | (4,000) | |||||||||||
| Purchases/redemptions of Accenture Canada Holdings Inc. exchangeable shares and Class X shares | (1,638) | (1,638) | (1,638) | |||||||||
| Issuances of Class A shares for employee share programs (in shares) | 1,719,000 | 632,000 | ||||||||||
| Issuances of Class A shares for employee share programs | 537,016 | (40,094) | 406,315 | $ 253,188 | (82,866) | 536,543 | 473 | |||||
| Dividends | (707,742) | 28,011 | (735,013) | (707,002) | (740) | |||||||
| Other, net | (890) | 2,467 | 2,467 | (3,357) | ||||||||
| Ending Balance at May. 31, 2023 | 26,061,929 | $ 57 | $ 15 | $ 0 | 2,030,576 | 12,637,709 | $ (6,127,121) | 18,692,118 | (1,900,923) | 25,332,431 | 729,498 | |
| Ending Balance (in shares) at May. 31, 2023 | 40,000 | 664,125,000 | 335,000 | 33,364,000 | ||||||||
| Beginning Balance at Aug. 31, 2023 | 26,458,593 | $ 57 | $ 15 | $ 0 | 2,403,374 | 12,778,782 | $ (7,062,512) | 19,316,224 | (1,743,101) | 25,692,839 | 765,754 | |
| Beginning Balance (in shares) at Aug. 31, 2023 | 325,438 | 40,000 | 664,616,000 | 325,000 | 36,391,000 | |||||||
| Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward] | ||||||||||||
| Net income | 5,700,531 | 5,580,486 | 5,580,486 | 120,045 | ||||||||
| Other comprehensive income (loss) | (14,788) | (12,143) | (12,143) | (2,645) | ||||||||
| Purchases of Class A shares | (3,881,294) | 3,356 | $ (3,881,294) | (3,877,938) | (3,356) | |||||||
| Purchases of Class A shares (in shares) | (11,841,000) | |||||||||||
| Share-based compensation expense | 1,538,802 | 1,418,702 | 120,100 | 1,538,802 | ||||||||
| Purchases/redemptions of Accenture Canada Holdings Inc. exchangeable shares and Class X shares (in shares) | (16,000) | |||||||||||
| Purchases/redemptions of Accenture Canada Holdings Inc. exchangeable shares and Class X shares | (14,922) | (14,922) | (14,922) | |||||||||
| Issuances of Class A shares for employee share programs (in shares) | 7,332,000 | 2,866,000 | ||||||||||
| Issuances of Class A shares for employee share programs | 1,267,323 | (1,677,033) | 2,123,575 | $ 945,964 | (126,247) | 1,266,259 | 1,064 | |||||
| Dividends | (2,433,610) | 97,079 | (2,528,239) | (2,431,160) | (2,450) | |||||||
| Other, net | (893) | 2,266 | 2,266 | (3,159) | ||||||||
| Ending Balance at May. 31, 2024 | 28,619,742 | $ 57 | $ 15 | $ 0 | 2,242,122 | 15,013,157 | $ (9,997,842) | 22,242,224 | (1,755,244) | 27,744,489 | 875,253 | |
| Ending Balance (in shares) at May. 31, 2024 | 308,754 | 40,000 | 671,948,000 | 309,000 | 45,366,000 | |||||||
| Beginning Balance at Feb. 29, 2024 | 27,956,424 | $ 57 | $ 15 | $ 0 | 1,863,338 | 14,555,758 | $ (8,790,812) | 21,151,637 | (1,657,140) | 27,122,853 | 833,571 | |
| Beginning Balance (in shares) at Feb. 29, 2024 | 40,000 | 670,405,000 | 315,000 | 41,617,000 | ||||||||
| Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward] | ||||||||||||
| Net income | 1,981,348 | 1,932,183 | 1,932,183 | 49,165 | ||||||||
| Other comprehensive income (loss) | (100,377) | (98,104) | (98,104) | (2,273) | ||||||||
| Purchases of Class A shares | (1,374,593) | 1,153 | $ (1,374,593) | (1,373,440) | (1,153) | |||||||
| Purchases of Class A shares (in shares) | (4,289,000) | |||||||||||
| Share-based compensation expense | 473,931 | 411,120 | 62,811 | 473,931 | ||||||||
| Purchases/redemptions of Accenture Canada Holdings Inc. exchangeable shares and Class X shares (in shares) | (6,000) | |||||||||||
| Purchases/redemptions of Accenture Canada Holdings Inc. exchangeable shares and Class X shares | (8,649) | (8,649) | (8,649) | |||||||||
| Issuances of Class A shares for employee share programs (in shares) | 1,543,000 | 540,000 | ||||||||||
| Issuances of Class A shares for employee share programs | 504,516 | (62,289) | 400,310 | $ 167,563 | (1,474) | 504,110 | 406 | |||||
| Dividends | (810,976) | 29,953 | (840,122) | (810,169) | (807) | |||||||
| Other, net | (1,882) | 1,774 | 1,774 | (3,656) | ||||||||
| Ending Balance at May. 31, 2024 | $ 28,619,742 | $ 57 | $ 15 | $ 0 | $ 2,242,122 | $ 15,013,157 | $ (9,997,842) | $ 22,242,224 | $ (1,755,244) | $ 27,744,489 | $ 875,253 | |
| Ending Balance (in shares) at May. 31, 2024 | 308,754 | 40,000 | 671,948,000 | 309,000 | 45,366,000 |