MATERIAL TRANSACTIONS AFFECTING SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Aug. 31, 2017

Equity [Abstract]

Share Purchase and Redemption Activity

2017 was as follows:

	Accenture plc Class A Ordinary Shares			Accenture Holdings plc Ordinary Shares and Accenture Canada Holdings Inc. Exchangeable Shares
	Shares	Amount		Shares	Amount
Open-market share purchases (1)	18,045,830	$	2,171,130	—	$	—
Other share purchase programs	—	—		799,411	96,171
Other purchases (2)	3,211,929	381,750		—	—
Total	21,257,759	$	2,552,880	799,411	$	96,171

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(1) The Company conducts 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 the Company’s employees.

(2) During fiscal 2017, as authorized under the Company’s various employee equity share plans, the Company 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 the Company’s aggregate available authorization for the Company’s publicly announced open-market share purchase and the other share purchase programs.

Dividend Activity

2017 was as follows:

	Dividend Per Share		Accenture plc Class A Ordinary Shares			Accenture Holdings plc Ordinary Shares and Accenture Canada Holdings Inc. Exchangeable Shares			Total  Cash Outlay
Dividend Payment Date			Record Date	Cash Outlay		Record Date	Cash Outlay
November 15, 2016	$	1.21	October 21, 2016	$	750,137	October 18, 2016	$	34,990	$	785,127
May 15, 2017	1.21		April 13, 2017	748,597		April 10, 2017	33,854		782,451
Total Dividends				$	1,498,734		$	68,844	$	1,567,578