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Supplementary Financial Information (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Aug. 31, 2016
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):

  
2016
  
2015
 
Accounts receivable
      
Accounts receivable
 
$
6,426
  
$
7,021
 
Allowance for doubtful accounts
  
(166
)
  
(172
)
  
$
6,260
  
$
6,849
 
Other non-current assets
        
Investment in AmerisourceBergen
 
$
-
  
$
1,147
 
Warrants
  
-
   
2,140
 
Other
  
467
   
805
 
  
$
467
  
$
4,092
 
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
        
Accrued salaries and wages
 
$
1,398
  
$
1,357
 
Other
  
4,086
   
3,868
 
  
$
5,484
  
$
5,225
 
Summary of Quarterly Results
Summary of Quarterly Results (Unaudited)
(In millions, except per share amounts)

  
Quarter Ended
    
  
November
  
February
  
May
  
August
  
Fiscal Year
 
Fiscal 2016(1)
               
Sales
 
$
29,033
  
$
30,184
  
$
29,498
  
$
28,636
  
$
117,351
 
Gross Profit
  
7,419
   
7,867
   
7,433
   
7,155
   
29,874
 
Net Earnings attributable to Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.
  
1,110
   
930
   
1,103
   
1,030
   
4,173
 
                     
Net earnings per common share:
                    
Basic
 
$
1.02
  
$
0.86
  
$
1.02
  
$
0.95
  
$
3.85
 
Diluted
  
1.01
   
0.85
   
1.01
   
0.95
   
3.82
 
                     
Cash Dividends Declared Per Common Share
 
$
0.3600
  
$
0.3600
  
$
0.3600
  
$
0.3750
  
$
1.4550
 
                     
Fiscal 2015(1)
                    
Sales
 
$
19,554
  
$
26,573
  
$
28,795
  
$
28,522
  
$
103,444
 
Gross Profit
  
5,296
   
6,842
   
7,420
   
7,195
   
26,753
 
Net Earnings attributable to Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.
  
850
   
2,042
   
1,302
   
26
   
4,220
 
                     
Net earnings per common:
                    
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
 

(1)
To improve comparability, certain classification changes have been made to fiscal 2016 for the quarterly periods ended November 30, 2015, February 29, 2016, and May 31, 2016 and to fiscal 2015 for the quarterly periods ended February 29, 2015, May 31, 2015, and August 31, 2015 to Sales, Cost of sales and Selling, general and administrative expenses. This change has no impact on Operating Income.