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SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Aug. 31, 2022
Equity [Abstract] |
Schedule of Share Purchase and Redemption Activity | Our share purchase activity during fiscal 2022 is as follows:
| Accenture plc Class A Ordinary Shares |  | Accenture Canada Holdings Inc. Exchangeable Shares
| Shares |  | Amount |  | Shares |  | Amount
Open-market share purchases (1) | 9,635,751 |  |  | $ | 3,151,807 |  |  | — |  |  | $ | — |
Other share purchase programs | — |  |  | — |  |  | 14,318 |  |  | 5,112 |
Other purchases (2) | 2,545,166 |  |  | 959,459 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Total | 12,180,917 |  |  | $ | 4,111,266 |  |  | 14,318 |  |  | $ | 5,112 |
(1)We conduct a publicly announced open-market share purchase program for Accenture plc Class A ordinary shares. These shares are held as treasury shares by Accenture plc and may be utilized to provide for select employee benefits, such as equity awards to our employees. (2)During fiscal 2022, as authorized under our various employee equity share plans, we acquired Accenture plc Class A ordinary shares primarily via share withholding for payroll tax obligations due from employees and former employees in connection with the delivery of Accenture plc Class A ordinary shares under those plans. These purchases of shares in connection with employee share plans do not affect our aggregate available authorization for our publicly announced open-market share purchase and the other share purchase programs.
Schedule of Dividend | Our dividend activity during fiscal 2022 is as follows:
|  | Dividend Per Share |  | Accenture plc Class A Ordinary Shares |  | Accenture Canada Holdings Inc. Exchangeable Shares |  | Total Cash Outlay
Dividend Payment Date |  | Record Date |  | Cash Outlay |  | Record Date |  | Cash Outlay |
November 15, 2021 |  | $ | 0.97 |  |  | October 14, 2021 |  | $ | 612,543 |  |  | October 12, 2021 |  | $ | 665 |  |  | $ | 613,208 |
February 15, 2022 |  | 0.97 |  |  | January 13, 2022 |  | 615,926 |  |  | January 11, 2022 |  | 657 |  |  | 616,583 |
May 13, 2022 |  | 0.97 |  |  | April 14, 2022 |  | 613,135 |  |  | April 12, 2022 |  | 650 |  |  | 613,785 |
August 15, 2022 |  | 0.97 |  |  | July 14, 2022 |  | 613,080 |  |  | July 12, 2022 |  | 650 |  |  | 613,730 |
Total Dividends |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 2,454,684 |  |  |  |  | $ | 2,622 |  |  | $ | 2,457,306 |

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