Supplementary Financial Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Aug. 31, 2015

Supplementary Financial Information [Abstract]

Assets and Liabilities Included in Consolidated Balance Sheet Captions

Included in the Consolidated Balance Sheets captions are the following assets and liabilities (in millions):

	2015			2014
Accounts receivable
Accounts receivable	$	7,021		$	3,391
Allowance for doubtful accounts		(172	)		(173	)
	$	6,849		$	3,218
Other non-current assets
Warrants	$	2,140		$	553
Other equity method investments		1,242			74
Investment in AmerisourceBergen		1,147			887
Other		805			362
	$	5,334		$	1,876
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
Accrued salaries and wages	$	1,357		$	1,123
Other		3,868			2,578
	$	5,225		$	3,701

Summary of Quarterly Results

Summary of Quarterly Results (Unaudited)

     (In millions, except per share amounts)

	Quarter Ended
	November		February		May		August			Fiscal Year
Fiscal 2015
Net Sales	$	19,554	$	26,573	$	28,795	$	28,522		$	103,444
Gross Profit		5,296		6,882		7,481		7,265			26,924
Net Earnings attributable to Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.		850		2,042		1,302		26			4,220
Net earnings per common share attributable to Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. -
Basic	$	0.90	$	1.96	$	1.19	$	0.02		$	4.05
Diluted		0.89		1.93		1.18		0.02			4.00
Cash Dividends Declared Per Common Share	$	0.3375	$	0.3375	$	0.3375	$	0.3600		$	1.3725
Fiscal 2014
Net Sales	$	18,329	$	19,605	$	19,401	$	19,057		$	76,392
Gross Profit		5,152		5,650		5,440		5,327			21,569
Net Earnings attributable to Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.		723		716		714		(221	)		1,932
Net earnings per common share attributable to Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. -
Basic	$	0.76	$	0.75	$	0.75	$	(0.23	)	$	2.03
Diluted		0.75		0.74		0.74		(0.23	)		2.00
Cash Dividends Declared Per Common Share	$	0.3150	$	0.3150	$	0.3150	$	0.3375		$	1.2825

Common Stock Price High and Low Sales Price for Each Quarter

The following table sets forth the sales price ranges of the Company’s common stock by quarter during the fiscal years ended August 31, 2015 and August 31, 2014 as reported by the Consolidated Transaction Reporting System.

		Quarter Ended
		November		February		May		August		Fiscal Year
Fiscal 2015	High	$	69.37	$	83.77	$	93.42	$	97.30	$	97.30
	Low		58.39		66.46		81.01		76.01		58.39
Fiscal 2014	High	$	60.93	$	69.84	$	71.97	$	76.39	$	76.39
	Low		48.18		54.86		62.80		57.75		48.18