CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENT OF EQUITY (UNAUDITED) (USD $) In Millions, except Share data	Common Stock [Member]	Treasury Stock Amount [Member]	Paid-In Capital [Member]	Employee Stock Loan Receivable [Member]	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Member]	Retained Earnings [Member]	Noncontrolling Interests [Member]	Total
Beginning Balance at Aug. 31, 2014	$ 80	$ (3,197)	$ 1,172	$ (5)	$ 136	$ 22,327	$ 104	$ 20,617
Beginning Balance (in shares) at Aug. 31, 2014	950,386,889
Net earnings	0	0	0	0	0	2,892	45	2,937
Other comprehensive income, net of tax	0	0	0	0	(204)	0	(5)	(209)
Dividends declared ($.675 per share)	0	0	0	0	0	(693)	0	(693)
Exchange of Walgreen Co. shares for Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. shares	(69)	0	69	0	0	0	0	0
Issuance of shares for Alliance Boots acquisition	1	0	10,976	0	0	0	0	10,977
Issuance of shares for Alliance Boots acquisition (in shares)	144,333,468
Treasury stock purchases	0	(594)	0	0	0	0	0	(594)
Treasury stock purchases (in shares)	(9,216,429)
Employee stock purchase and option plans	0	300	(5)	0	0	0	0	295
Employee stock purchase and option plans (in shares)	7,258,177
Stock-based compensation	0	0	65	0	0	0	0	65
Acquisition of noncontrolling interest	0	0	(2,439)	0	0	0	(130)	(2,569)
Employee stock loan receivable	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2
Noncontrolling interests in businesses acquired	0	0	0	0	0	0	198	198
Ending Balance at Feb. 28, 2015	$ 12	$ (3,491)	$ 9,838	$ (3)	$ (68)	$ 24,526	$ 212	$ 31,026
Ending Balance (in shares) at Feb. 28, 2015	1,092,762,105