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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Additional Information (Details)	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended			21 Months Ended
	Aug. 31, 2025 USD ($) divestiture	Aug. 31, 2025 USD ($) market	Aug. 31, 2024 USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2024 USD ($)
Basis of Presentation [Line Items]
Number of geographic markets \| market		3
Allowance for credit losses for client receivables and contract assets	$ 32,247,000	$ 32,247,000	$ 27,561,000		$ 27,561,000
Goodwill impairment		0	0
Business optimization costs	615,000,000	615,324,000	$ 438,440,000	$ 1,063,146,000	$ 1,500,000,000
Severance Costs	344,000,000
Asset impairments	$ 271,000,000
Number of divestitures \| divestiture	2
Additional expected business optimization costs	$ 250,000,000	250,000,000
Total expected business optimization costs	$ 865,000,000	$ 865,000,000
Minimum
Basis of Presentation [Line Items]
Finite-lived intangible asset useful life	1 year	1 year
Maximum
Basis of Presentation [Line Items]
Finite-lived intangible asset useful life	18 years	18 years
Technology Integration Consulting Services \| Minimum
Basis of Presentation [Line Items]
Contracts duration		6 months
Technology Integration Consulting Services \| Maximum
Basis of Presentation [Line Items]
Contracts duration		2 years
Non-Technology Integration Consulting Services \| Maximum
Basis of Presentation [Line Items]
Contracts duration		1 year
Accenture Canada Holdings Inc. \| Subsidiaries
Basis of Presentation [Line Items]
Noncontrolling interest ownership percentage	1.00%	1.00%	1.00%		1.00%