Acquisitions and other Investments (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Aug. 31, 2024

Business Combination, Asset Acquisition, and Joint Venture Formation [Abstract]

Schedule of identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed

The following table summarizes the consideration for the acquisition and the amounts of identified assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the date of the transaction (in millions):


Purchase price allocation:
Cash consideration 1	$	4,778
Deferred consideration	100
Summit debt paid at closing	1,963
Fair value of equity consideration 2	1,971
Fair value of non-controlling interests	13
Total	$	8,825

Identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	69
Accounts receivable, net	381

Property, plant and equipment	607
Intangible assets 3	3,359
Operating lease right-of-use assets	756
Other assets	174

Operating lease obligations	(773)
Deferred tax liability	(735)
Other liabilities	(466)
Total identifiable net assets	$	3,372

Goodwill	$	5,454

1.Cash consideration excludes $87 million of cash paid to fund acquisition-related bonuses to Summit employees that was recognized as compensation expense of the Company.

2.The fair value of the non-controlling interests was calculated based on the implied equity value of VillageMD, allocated to all units on an as-converted basis.

3.Intangibles acquired include provider networks and trade names with fair values of $1.9 billion and $1.5 billion, respectively. Estimated useful lives are 15 years and 11 to 15 years, respectively.

The following table summarizes the consideration for the acquisition and the amounts of identified assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the date of the transaction (in millions):


Purchase price allocation:
Total purchase price	$	5,200
Less: purchase price for issuance of new preferred units at fair value 1	(2,300)
Net consideration	2,900
Fair value of share-based compensation awards attributable to pre-combination services 2	683
Fair value of previously held equity and debt	3,211
Fair value of non-controlling interest	3,257
Total	$	10,051

Identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed:
Tangible assets 1	$	634
Intangible assets 3	1,621
Liabilities	(370)
Total identifiable net assets	$	1,885

Goodwill	$	8,166

1.Comprised of cash consideration of $1.1 billion and a promissory note of $1.2 billion. This consideration was provided in exchange for the issuance of new preferred units by VillageMD. VillageMD’s tangible assets acquired exclude this $1.1 billion of cash and $1.2 billion promissory note receivable.

2.Primarily related to vested share-based compensation awards.

3.Intangibles acquired include primary care provider network, trade names and developed technology, with a fair value of $1.2 billion, $295 million and $76 million, respectively. Estimated useful lives are 15, 13 and 5 years, respectively.

The following table summarizes the consideration for the acquisition and the amounts of identified assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the date of the transaction (in millions):


Purchase price allocation:
Cash consideration	$	969
Fair value of share-based compensation awards attributable to pre-combination services	13
Fair value of previously held equity interests	502
Fair value of non-controlling interests	589
Total	$	2,074

Identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed:
Tangible assets	$	84
Intangible assets 1	1,060
Liabilities	(600)
Total identifiable net assets	$	544

Goodwill	$	1,529

1.Intangibles acquired include customer relationships, trade names and developed technology, with a fair value of $896 million, $47 million and $117 million. Estimated useful lives are 13, 13 and 5 years, respectively.

The following table summarizes the consideration for the acquisition and the amounts of identified assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the date of the transaction (in millions):


Purchase price allocation:
Cash consideration 1	327
Contingent consideration	4
Fair value of share-based compensation awards attributable to pre-combination services	66
Fair value of non-controlling interests	217
Total	$	614

Identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed:
Tangible assets	$	358
Intangible assets 2	426
Liabilities	(680)
Total identifiable net assets	$	104

Goodwill	$	509

1.Excludes $12 million of cash paid to employees, which was recognized as compensation expense by the Company.

2.Intangibles acquired include customer relationships, trade names and developed technology, with a fair value of $247 million, $93 million and $86 million, respectively. Estimated useful lives are 13, 13 and 5 years, respectively.

Schedule of pro forma information and actual sales

The following table represents unaudited supplemental pro forma consolidated sales for the years ended August 31, 2023 and 2022, as if the acquisition of Summit had occurred at the beginning of each period presented. The unaudited pro forma information has been prepared for comparative purposes only and is not intended to be indicative of what the Company’s results would have been had the acquisition occurred at the beginning of each period presented or results, which may occur in the future.


(Unaudited, in millions)	2023		2022
Sales	$	140,039	$	135,379

Actual sales of Summit, from the acquisition date, for the year ended August 31, 2023, included in the Consolidated Statements of Earnings are as follows (in millions):


	2023
Sales	$	1,896

The unaudited pro forma information has been prepared for comparative purposes only and is not intended to be indicative of what the Company’s results would have been had the acquisitions occurred at the beginning of the period presented or results which may occur in the future.


(Unaudited, in millions)	2022
Sales	$	134,314

Actual sales of the acquisitions for the year ended August 31, 2022 included in the Consolidated Statements of Earnings are as follows (in millions):


	2022
Sales	$	1,795