CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Millions	Aug. 31, 2019	Aug. 31, 2018
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 1,023	$ 785
Accounts receivable, net	7,226	6,573
Inventories	9,333	9,565
Other current assets	1,118	923
Total current assets	18,700	17,846
Non-current assets:
Property, plant and equipment, net	13,478	13,911
Goodwill	16,560	16,914
Intangible assets, net	10,876	11,783
Equity method investments (see note 5)	6,851	6,610
Other non-current assets	1,133	1,060
Total non-current assets	48,899	50,278
Total assets	67,598	68,124
Current liabilities:
Short-term debt	5,738	1,966
Trade accounts payable (see note 18)	14,341	13,566
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	5,474	5,862
Income taxes	216	273
Total current liabilities	25,769	21,667
Non-current liabilities:
Long-term debt	11,098	12,431
Deferred income taxes	1,785	1,815
Other non-current liabilities	4,795	5,522
Total non-current liabilities	17,678	19,768
Commitments and contingencies (see note 10)
Equity:
Preferred stock $.01 par value; authorized 32 million shares, none issued	0	0
Common stock $.01 par value; authorized 3.2 billion shares; issued 1,172,513,618 at August 31, 2019 and 2018	12	12
Paid-in capital	10,639	10,493
Retained earnings	35,815	33,551
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(3,897)	(3,002)
Treasury stock, at cost; 277,126,116 shares at August 31, 2019 and 220,380,200 shares at August 31, 2018	(19,057)	(15,047)
Total Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. shareholders’ equity	23,512	26,007
Noncontrolling interests	641	682
Total equity	24,152	26,689
Total liabilities and equity	$ 67,598	$ 68,124