Supplementary financial information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Aug. 31, 2017

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):

	2017		2016
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
Accrued salaries and wages	$	1,228	$	1,398
Other	4,245		4,086
	$	5,473	$	5,484

Summary of quarterly results

Summary of Quarterly Results (Unaudited)

(in millions, except per share amounts)

	Quarter ended
	November		February		May		August		Fiscal year
Fiscal 2017
Sales	$	28,501	$	29,446	$	30,118	$	30,149	$	118,214
Gross profit	7,116		7,561		7,145		7,340		29,162
Net earnings attributable to Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.	1,054		1,060		1,162		802		4,078
Net earnings per common share:
Basic	$	0.97	$	0.98	$	1.08	$	0.76	$	3.80
Diluted	0.97		0.98		1.07		0.76		3.78
Cash dividends declared per common share	$	0.375	$	0.375	$	0.375	$	0.400	$	1.525
Fiscal 2016
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	$	0.360	$	0.360	$	0.360	$	0.375	$	1.455