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 | 2,627,250 | 2,591,708 | 2,591,708 | 35,542 | ||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income (loss) | 38,343 | 38,320 | 38,320 | 23 | ||||||||||
| Purchases of Class A ordinary shares | (1,692,652) | 1,866 | $ (1,692,652) | (1,690,786) | (1,866) | |||||||||
| Purchases of Class A ordinary shares (in shares) | (8,504,000) | |||||||||||||
| Share-based compensation expense | 647,234 | 610,523 | 36,711 | 647,234 | ||||||||||
| Purchases/redemptions of Accenture Canada Holdings Inc. exchangeable shares and Class X shares (in shares) | 21,000 | |||||||||||||
| Purchases/redemptions of Accenture Canada Holdings Inc. exchangeable shares and Class X shares (in shares) | (6,615) | (6,615) | (6,615) | |||||||||||
| Employee share programs | 500,400 | (965,168) | 1,044,361 | $ 509,772 | (89,108) | 499,857 | 543 | |||||||
| Employee share programs (in shares) | 7,003,000 | 2,958,000 | ||||||||||||
| Dividends | (1,019,619) | 38,302 | (1,056,631) | (1,018,329) | 1,290 | |||||||||
| Other, net | (1,226) | 4,192 | 4,192 | (5,418) | ||||||||||
| Ending Balance (in shares) at Feb. 29, 2020 | 40,000 | 661,742,000 | 588,000 | (24,551,000) | ||||||||||
| Ending Balance at Feb. 29, 2020 | 15,920,806 | $ 57 | $ 15 | $ 0 | 1,095,560 | 6,884,963 | $ (2,571,256) | 11,867,507 | (1,802,257) | 15,474,589 | 446,217 | |||
| Beginning 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 (in shares) at Nov. 30, 2019 | 40,000 | 656,946,000 | 594,000 | (21,990,000) | ||||||||||
| Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward] | ||||||||||||||
| Net income | 1,252,082 | 1,234,740 | 1,234,740 | 17,342 | ||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income (loss) | (23,446) | (22,289) | (22,289) | (1,157) | ||||||||||
| Purchases of Class A ordinary shares | (968,034) | 1,055 | $ (968,034) | (966,979) | (1,055) | |||||||||
| Purchases of Class A ordinary shares (in shares) | (4,683,000) | |||||||||||||
| Share-based compensation expense | 372,305 | 371,846 | 459 | 372,305 | ||||||||||
| 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 (in shares) | (2,022) | (2,022) | (2,022) | |||||||||||
| Employee share programs | 200,000 | (822,243) | 720,701 | $ 374,169 | (72,845) | 199,782 | 218 | |||||||
| Employee share programs (in shares) | 4,796,000 | 2,122,000 | ||||||||||||
| Dividends | (511,238) | 20,059 | (530,663) | (510,604) | 634 | |||||||||
| Other, net | (49) | 2,518 | 2,518 | (2,567) | ||||||||||
| Ending Balance (in shares) at Feb. 29, 2020 | 40,000 | 661,742,000 | 588,000 | (24,551,000) | ||||||||||
| Ending Balance at Feb. 29, 2020 | 15,920,806 | $ 57 | $ 15 | $ 0 | 1,095,560 | 6,884,963 | $ (2,571,256) | 11,867,507 | (1,802,257) | 15,474,589 | 446,217 | |||
| 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 | 2,983,550 | 2,941,135 | 2,941,135 | 42,415 | ||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income (loss) | 153,371 | 151,399 | 151,399 | 1,972 | ||||||||||
| Purchases of Class A ordinary shares | (1,948,472) | 1,921 | $ (1,948,472) | (1,946,551) | (1,921) | |||||||||
| Purchases of Class A ordinary shares (in shares) | (7,964,000) | |||||||||||||
| Share-based compensation expense | 736,213 | 695,118 | 41,095 | 736,213 | ||||||||||
| Purchases/redemptions of Accenture Canada Holdings Inc. exchangeable shares and Class X shares (in shares) | 7,000 | |||||||||||||
| Purchases/redemptions of Accenture Canada Holdings Inc. exchangeable shares and Class X shares (in shares) | (5,009) | (5,009) | (5,009) | |||||||||||
| Employee share programs | 547,086 | (1,114,936) | 1,182,515 | $ 600,316 | (121,342) | 546,553 | 533 | |||||||
| Employee share programs (in shares) | 6,566,000 | 2,879,000 | ||||||||||||
| Dividends | (1,119,094) | 41,677 | (1,159,521) | (1,117,844) | 1,250 | |||||||||
| Other, net | (4,391) | 1,595 | 1,595 | (5,986) | ||||||||||
| Ending Balance (in shares) at Feb. 28, 2021 | 40,000 | 665,114,728 | 521,004 | 40,000 | 665,115,000 | 521,000 | (29,508,000) | |||||||
| Ending Balance at Feb. 28, 2021 | 18,842,427 | $ 57 | $ 15 | $ 0 | 1,207,161 | 8,389,344 | $ (3,913,917) | 14,035,805 | (1,410,438) | 18,308,027 | 534,400 | |||
| Beginning 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 | |||
| Beginning Balance (in shares) at Nov. 30, 2020 | 40,000 | 660,519,000 | 527,000 | (26,939,000) | ||||||||||
| Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward] | ||||||||||||||
| Net income | 1,461,493 | 1,440,859 | 1,440,859 | 20,634 | ||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income (loss) | 69,275 | 68,764 | 68,764 | 511 | ||||||||||
| Purchases of Class A ordinary shares | (1,180,077) | 1,156 | $ (1,180,077) | (1,178,921) | (1,156) | |||||||||
| Purchases of Class A ordinary shares (in shares) | (4,623,000) | |||||||||||||
| Share-based compensation expense | 424,892 | 424,892 | 424,892 | |||||||||||
| 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 (in shares) | (4,509) | (4,509) | (4,509) | |||||||||||
| Employee share programs | 208,195 | (961,863) | 838,732 | $ 430,001 | (98,880) | 207,990 | 205 | |||||||
| Employee share programs (in shares) | 4,596,000 | 2,054,000 | ||||||||||||
| Dividends | (561,042) | 22,451 | (582,876) | (560,425) | (617) | |||||||||
| Other, net | (2,016) | 2,876 | 2,876 | (4,892) | ||||||||||
| Ending Balance (in shares) at Feb. 28, 2021 | 40,000 | 665,114,728 | 521,004 | 40,000 | 665,115,000 | 521,000 | (29,508,000) | |||||||
| Ending Balance at Feb. 28, 2021 | $ 18,842,427 | $ 57 | $ 15 | $ 0 | $ 1,207,161 | $ 8,389,344 | $ (3,913,917) | $ 14,035,805 | $ (1,410,438) | $ 18,308,027 | $ 534,400 |