Document and Entity Information - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Aug. 31, 2017	Oct. 12, 2017	Feb. 28, 2017
Document Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-K
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Aug. 31, 2017
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2017
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
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 Public Float			$ 75,959,847,390
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	Yes
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Class A Ordinary Shares
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		639,452,499
Class X Ordinary Shares
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		20,506,404