Segment Reporting (Tables)

9 Months Ended

May. 31, 2015

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Reconciliation of Revenue from Segments to Consolidated

The following table reflects results of operations of the Company’s reportable segments (in millions):

	Retail Pharmacy
	USA		International		Pharmaceutical Wholesale		Eliminations  and Unallocated Items			Consolidated
Three Months Ended May 31, 2015
Sales to external customers	$	20,425	$	3,231	$	5,139	$	-		$	28,795
Intersegment sales		-		37		569		(606	)		-
Total Sales		20,425		3,268		5,708		(606	)		28,795
Cost of sales		14,898		1,875		5,148		(607	)		21,314
Gross Profit		5,527		1,393		560		1			7,481
Selling, general and administrative expenses		4,494		1,188		398		-			6,080
Operating Income	$	1,033	$	205	$	162	$	1		$	1,401
Three Months Ended May 31, 2014
Sales to external customers	$	19,401	$	-	$	-	$	-		$	19,401
Intersegment sales		-		-		-		-			-
Total Sales		19,401		-		-		-			19,401
Cost of sales		13,961		-		-		-			13,961
Gross Profit		5,440		-		-		-			5,440
Selling, general and administrative expenses		4,551		-		-		-			4,551
Equity earnings in Alliance Boots		135		-		-		-			135
Operating Income	$	1,024	$	-	$	-	$	-		$	1,024

	Retail Pharmacy
	USA		International		Pharmaceutical Wholesale		Eliminations and Unallocated  Items			Consolidated
Nine Months Ended May 31, 2015
Sales to external customers	$	61,027	$	5,248	$	8,647	$	-		$	74,922
Intersegment sales		-		67		926		(993	)		-
Total Sales		61,027		5,315		9,573		(993	)		74,922
Cost of sales		44,458		3,169		8,626		(990	)		55,263
Gross Profit		16,569		2,146		947		(3	)		19,659
Selling, general and administrative expenses		13,505		1,933		704		-			16,142
Equity earnings in Alliance Boots		315		-		-		-			315
Operating Income	$	3,379	$	213	$	243	$	(3	)	$	3,832
Nine Months Ended May 31, 2014
Sales to external customers	$	57,335	$	-	$	-	$	-		$	57,335
Intersegment sales		-		-		-		-			-
Total Sales		57,335		-		-		-			57,335
Cost of sales		41,093		-		-		-			41,093
Gross Profit		16,242		-		-		-			16,242
Selling, general and administrative expenses		13,499		-		-		-			13,499
Equity earnings in Alliance Boots		465		-		-		-			465
Operating Income	$	3,208	$	-	$	-	$	-		$	3,208
Total assets:
May 31, 2015	$	41,714	$	22,514	$	13,043	$	(6,627	)	$	70,644
August 31, 2014		44,255		-		-		(7,005	)		37,250

Schedule of Earnings Before Interest and Income Tax Provision

The following table reconciles the operating income from each reportable segment to earnings before interest and income tax provision (in millions):

	For the Three Months Ended				For the Nine Months Ended
	May 31, 2015		May 31, 2014		May 31, 2015			May 31, 2014
Operating income:
Retail Pharmacy USA	$	1,033	$	1,024	$	3,379		$	3,208
Retail Pharmacy International		205		-		213			-
Pharmaceutical Wholesale		162		-		243			-
Eliminations/Other		1		-		(3	)		-
Gain on previously held equity interest		-		-		706			-
Other income		461		124		1,164			290
Earnings Before Interest and Income Tax provision (EBIT)	$	1,862	$	1,148	$	5,702		$	3,498