CONSOLIDATED SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY STATEMENT - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
Total |
Ordinary Shares |
Class A ordinary shares |
Class X Ordinary Shares |
Common Stock
Ordinary Shares
|
Common Stock
Class A ordinary shares
|
Common Stock
Class X Ordinary Shares
|
Common Stock
Restricted Share Units
|
Additional Paid-in Capital |
Treasury Shares |
Retained Earnings |
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss |
Total Accenture plc Shareholders' Equity |
Noncontrolling Interests |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beginning Balance at Aug. 31, 2019 | $ 14,827,691 | $ 57 | $ 15 | $ 0 | $ 1,411,903 | $ 5,804,448 | $ (1,388,376) | $ 10,421,538 | $ (1,840,577) | $ 14,409,008 | $ 418,683 | |||
| Beginning Balance (in shares) at Aug. 31, 2019 | 40,000 | 654,739,000 | 609,000 | (19,005,000) | ||||||||||
| Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward] | ||||||||||||||
| Net income | 1,375,168 | 1,356,968 | 1,356,968 | 18,200 | ||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income (loss) | 61,789 | 60,609 | 60,609 | 1,180 | ||||||||||
| Purchases of Class A ordinary shares | (724,618) | 811 | $ (724,618) | (723,807) | (811) | |||||||||
| Purchases of Class A ordinary shares (in shares) | (3,821,000) | |||||||||||||
| Share-based compensation expense | 274,929 | 238,677 | 36,252 | 274,929 | ||||||||||
| Purchases/redemptions of Accenture Canada Holdings Inc. exchangeable shares and Class X shares (in shares) | 15,000 | |||||||||||||
| Purchases/redemptions of Accenture Canada Holdings Inc. exchangeable shares and Class X shares (in shares) | (4,593) | (4,593) | (4,593) | |||||||||||
| Employee share programs | 300,400 | (142,925) | 323,660 | $ 135,603 | (16,263) | 300,075 | 325 | |||||||
| Employee share programs (in shares) | 2,207,000 | 836,000 | ||||||||||||
| Dividends | (508,381) | 18,243 | (525,968) | (507,725) | 656 | |||||||||
| Other, net | (1,177) | 1,674 | 1,674 | (2,851) | ||||||||||
| Ending Balance (in shares) at Nov. 30, 2019 | 40,000 | 656,946,000 | 594,000 | (21,990,000) | ||||||||||
| Ending Balance at Nov. 30, 2019 | 15,601,208 | $ 57 | $ 15 | $ 0 | 1,525,898 | 6,162,252 | $ (1,977,391) | 11,236,275 | (1,779,968) | 15,167,138 | 434,070 | |||
| Beginning Balance at Aug. 31, 2020 | 17,499,173 | $ 57 | $ 15 | $ 0 | 1,585,302 | 7,167,227 | $ (2,565,761) | 12,375,533 | (1,561,837) | 17,000,536 | 498,637 | |||
| Beginning Balance (in shares) at Aug. 31, 2020 | 40,000 | 658,548,895 | 527,509 | 40,000 | 658,549,000 | 528,000 | (24,423,000) | |||||||
| Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward] | ||||||||||||||
| Net income | 1,522,057 | 1,500,276 | 1,500,276 | 21,781 | ||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income (loss) | 84,096 | 82,635 | 82,635 | 1,461 | ||||||||||
| Purchases of Class A ordinary shares | (768,395) | 765 | $ (768,395) | (767,630) | (765) | |||||||||
| Purchases of Class A ordinary shares (in shares) | (3,341,000) | |||||||||||||
| Share-based compensation expense | 311,321 | 270,226 | 41,095 | 311,321 | ||||||||||
| Purchases/redemptions of Accenture Canada Holdings Inc. exchangeable shares and Class X shares (in shares) | (1,000) | |||||||||||||
| Purchases/redemptions of Accenture Canada Holdings Inc. exchangeable shares and Class X shares (in shares) | (500) | (500) | (500) | |||||||||||
| Employee share programs | 338,891 | (153,073) | 343,783 | $ 170,315 | (22,462) | 338,563 | 328 | |||||||
| Employee share programs (in shares) | 1,970,000 | 825,000 | ||||||||||||
| Dividends | (558,052) | 19,226 | (576,645) | (557,419) | (633) | |||||||||
| Other, net | (2,375) | (1,281) | (1,281) | (1,094) | ||||||||||
| Ending Balance (in shares) at Nov. 30, 2020 | 40,000 | 660,518,888 | 526,879 | 40,000 | 660,519,000 | 527,000 | (26,939,000) | |||||||
| Ending Balance at Nov. 30, 2020 | $ 18,426,216 | $ 57 | $ 15 | $ 0 | $ 1,721,681 | $ 7,551,089 | $ (3,163,841) | $ 13,276,702 | $ (1,479,202) | $ 17,906,501 | $ 519,715 |