Document and Entity Information	9 Months Ended
	May 31, 2013	Jun. 14, 2013 Class A ordinary shares	Jun. 14, 2013 Class X Ordinary Shares
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	May 31, 2013
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2013
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Trading Symbol	ACN
Entity Registrant Name	Accenture plc
Entity Central Index Key	0001467373
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--08-31
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		768,742,776	30,888,896