Retirement Benefits (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Feb. 28, 2015

Boots Pension Plan [Member]

Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]

Components of net periodic benefit cost

Components of net periodic pension cost for the defined benefit pension plans (in millions):

	Three and Six Months Ended February 28, 2015
	Boots Pension Plan			Other Pension Plans
Service cost	$	-		$	1
Interest cost		52			1
Expected return on plan assets		(43	)		-
Settlements		-			1
Total net periodic pension cost	$	9		$	3

Defined Benefit Postretirement Health Benefit Plan [Member]

Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]

Components of net periodic benefit cost

Components of net periodic benefit cost for the postretirement health benefit plan (in millions):

	Postretirement Health Benefit Plan
	Three Months Ended February 28,						Six Months Ended February 28,
	2015			2014			2015			2014
Service cost	$	2		$	2			5		$	4
Interest cost		4			4			8			8
Amortization of actuarial loss		5			3			10			6
Amortization of prior service cost		(6	)		(6	)		(12	)		(11	)
Total postretirement benefit cost	$	5		$	3			11		$	7