QUARTERLY DATA

12 Months Ended

Aug. 31, 2017

Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]

QUARTERLY DATA

Fiscal 2017	First Quarter		Second Quarter		Third Quarter		Fourth Quarter		Annual
Net revenues	$	8,515,517	$	8,317,671	$	8,867,036	$	9,149,958	$	34,850,182
Reimbursements	490,086		444,511		489,751		490,948		1,915,296
Revenues	9,005,603		8,762,182		9,356,787		9,640,906		36,765,478
Cost of services before reimbursable expenses	5,785,485		5,813,515		5,957,405		6,263,285		23,819,690
Reimbursable expenses	490,086		444,511		489,751		490,948		1,915,296
Cost of services	6,275,571		6,258,026		6,447,156		6,754,233		25,734,986
Operating income	1,331,959		1,138,653		865,435		1,296,562		4,632,609
Net income	1,059,749		887,208		704,801		983,174		3,634,932
Net income attributable to Accenture plc	1,004,476		838,752		669,468		932,453		3,445,149
Weighted average Class A ordinary shares:
—Basic	621,569,764		621,999,948		619,436,804		617,515,125		620,104,250
—Diluted	663,752,830		661,079,375		658,770,425		658,384,196		660,463,227
Earnings per Class A ordinary share:
—Basic	$	1.62	$	1.35	$	1.08	$	1.51	$	5.56
—Diluted	1.58		1.33		1.05		1.48		5.44
Ordinary share price per share:
—High	$	124.96	$	125.72	$	126.53	$	130.92	$	130.92
—Low	108.83		112.31		114.82		119.10		108.83

Fiscal 2016	First Quarter		Second Quarter		Third Quarter		Fourth Quarter		Annual
Net revenues	$	8,013,163	$	7,945,565	$	8,434,757	$	8,489,238	$	32,882,723
Reimbursements	452,821		451,488		534,287		476,342		1,914,938
Revenues	8,465,984		8,397,053		8,969,044		8,965,580		34,797,661
Cost of services before reimbursable expenses	5,450,644		5,575,749		5,745,205		5,833,698		22,605,296
Reimbursable expenses	452,821		451,488		534,287		476,342		1,914,938
Cost of services	5,903,465		6,027,237		6,279,492		6,310,040		24,520,234
Operating income	1,221,260		1,088,044		1,305,943		1,195,198		4,810,445
Net income	868,681		1,399,858		950,283		1,130,781		4,349,603
Net income attributable to Accenture plc	818,899		1,326,520		897,247		1,069,226		4,111,892
Weighted average Class A ordinary shares:
—Basic	626,463,124		626,523,793		623,725,913		622,555,642		624,797,820
—Diluted	671,300,744		668,125,087		666,403,323		665,365,231		667,770,274
Earnings per Class A ordinary share:
—Basic	$	1.31	$	2.12	$	1.44	$	1.72	$	6.58
—Diluted	1.28		2.08		1.41		1.68		6.45
Ordinary share price per share:
—High	$	109.86	$	109.65	$	119.72	$	120.78	$	120.78
—Low	91.68		91.40		101.00		108.66		91.40