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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Tables)
 9 Months Ended
May 31, 2016
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Abstract]  
Components of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
The following is a summary of net changes in accumulated other comprehensive income by component and net of tax for the three and nine months ended May 31, 2016 and May 31, 2015 (in millions):

  
Pension/Post-
retirement
 Obligations
  
Unrecognized
 Gain (Loss) on
Available-for-Sale
Investments
  
Unrealized
 Gain (Loss) on
 Cash Flow
Hedges
  
Currency
Translation
Adjustments
  
Total
 
Balance at February 29, 2016
 
$
30
  
$
172
  
$
(38
)
 
$
(2,032
)
 
$
(1,868
)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassification adjustments
  
5
   
(6
)
  
-
   
762
   
761
 
Amounts reclassified from accumulated OCI
  
-
   
(268
)
  
1
   
(2
)
  
(269
)
Tax benefit (provision)
  
(2
)
  
102
   
(1
)
  
-
   
99
 
Net other comprehensive income (loss)
 
$
3
  
$
(172
)
 
$
-
  
$
760
  
$
591
 
Balance at May 31, 2016
 
$
33
  
$
-
  
$
(38
)
 
$
(1,272
)
 
$
(1,277
)
 
 
Pension/Post-
retirement
Obligations
  
Unrecognized
Gain (Loss) on
Available-for-Sale
Investments
  
Unrealized
Gain (Loss) on
Cash Flow
Hedges
  
Currency
Translation
Adjustments
  
Total
 
Balance at August 31, 2015
 
$
29
  
$
259
  
$
(40
)
 
$
(462
)
 
$
(214
)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassification adjustments
  
4
   
(150
)
  
-
   
(808
)
  
(954
)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated OCI
  
-
   
(268
)
  
4
   
(2
)
  
(266
)
Tax benefit (provision)
  
-
   
159
   
(2
)
  
-
   
157
 
Net other comprehensive income (loss)
 
$
4
  
$
(259
)
 
$
2
  
$
(810
)
 
$
(1,063
)
Balance at May 31, 2016
 
$
33
  
$
-
  
$
(38
)
 
$
(1,272
)
 
$
(1,277
)

  
Pension/Post-
retirement
Obligations
  
Unrecognized
Gain
(Loss) on
Available-
for-Sale
Investments
  
Unrealized
Gain
(Loss) on
Cash Flow
Hedges
  
Share of
Alliance
Boots
OCI
  
Cumulative
Translation
Adjustments
  
Total
 
Balance at February 28, 2015
 
$
6
  
$
296
  
$
(39
)
 
$
-
  
$
(331
)
 
$
(68
)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassification adjustments
  
(2
)
  
115
   
2
   
-
   
(145
)
  
(30
)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated OCI
  
-
   
-
   
(2
)
  
-
   
-
   
(2
)
Tax benefit (provision)
  
-
   
(41
)
  
-
   
-
   
-
   
(41
)
Net other comprehensive income (loss)
 
$
(2
)
 
$
74
  
$
-
  
$
-
  
$
(145
)
 
$
(73
)
Balance at May 31, 2015
 
$
4
  
$
370
  
$
(39
)
 
$
-
  
$
(476
)
 
$
(141
)

  
Pension/Post-
retirement
Liability
  
Unrecognized
Gain
(Loss) on
Available-
for-Sale
Investments
  
Unrealized
Gain
(Loss) on
Cash Flow
Hedges
  
Share of
Alliance
Boots
OCI
  
Cumulative
Translation
Adjustments
  
Total
 
Balance at August 31, 2014
 
$
15
  
$
107
  
$
(27
)
 
$
(113
)
 
$
154
  
$
136
 
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassification adjustments
  
(12
)
  
412
   
(16
)
  
(57
)
  
(793
)
  
(466
)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated OCI
  
-
   
-
   
(3
)
  
230
   
80
   
307
 
Tax benefit (provision)
  
1
   
(149
)
  
7
   
(60
)
  
83
   
(118
)
Net other comprehensive income (loss)
 
$
(11
)
 
$
263
  
$
(12
)
 
$
113
  
$
(630
)
 
$
(277
)
Balance at May 31, 2015
 
$
4
  
$
370
  
$
(39
)
 
$
-
  
$
(476
)
 
$
(141
)