Retirement Benefits (Tables)

9 Months Ended

May. 31, 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):

	Boots and Other Pension Plans
	Three Months Ended May 31,					Nine Months Ended May 31,
	2015			2014		2015			2014
Service cost	$	2		$	-	$	3		$	-
Interest cost		79			-		132			-
Expected return on plan assets		(65	)		-		(108	)		-
Settlements		(2	)		-		(1	)		-
Total net periodic pension cost	$	14		$	-	$	26		$	-

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 May 31,						Nine Months Ended May 31,
	2015			2014			2015			2014
Service cost	$	3		$	2		$	8		$	6
Interest cost		5			4			13			12
Amortization of actuarial loss		4			3			14			9
Amortization of prior service cost		(6	)		(6	)		(18	)		(17	)
Total postretirement benefit cost	$	6		$	3		$	17		$	10