Available-for-Sale Investments (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Aug. 31, 2015

Available-for-Sale Investments [Abstract]

Summary of Cost and Fair Value of Available-for-Sale Securities

A summary of the cost and fair value of available-for-sale securities, with gross unrealized gains and losses, is as follows (in millions):

	August 31, 2015
	Amortized cost basis		Gross unrealized gains		Gross unrealized losses			Fair value
AmerisourceBergen common stock	$	717	$	430	$	-		$	1,147
Other investments		37		-		(1	)		36
Total available-for-sale investments	$	754	$	430	$	(1	)	$	1,183

	August 31, 2014
	Amortized cost basis		Gross unrealized gains		Gross unrealized losses			Fair value
AmerisourceBergen common stock	$	717	$	170	$	-		$	887
Total available-for-sale investments	$	717	$	170	$	-		$	887

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of available-for-sale securities which includes, but is not limited to, changes in the cost basis and fair value, fair value and gross unrealized gain (loss), fair values by type of security, contractual maturity and classification, amortized cost basis, contracts to acquire securities to be accounted for as available-for-sale, debt maturities, transfers to trading, change in net unrealized holding gain (loss) net of tax, continuous unrealized loss position fair value, aggregate losses qualitative disclosures, other than temporary impairment (OTTI) losses or other disclosures related to available for sale securities.

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