CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Millions	Feb. 28, 2021	Aug. 31, 2020
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 1,030	$ 469
Accounts receivable, net	4,878	4,110
Inventories	8,541	7,917
Other current assets	796	598
Assets of discontinued operations - current (see note 2)	10,839	4,979
Total current assets	26,084	18,073
Non-current assets:
Property, plant and equipment, net	12,588	12,796
Operating lease right-of-use assets	21,908	21,453
Goodwill	12,468	12,013
Intangible assets, net	10,486	10,072
Equity method investments (see note 6)	6,202	7,204
Other non-current assets	1,183	581
Assets of discontinued operations - non-current (see note 2)	0	4,983
Total non-current assets	64,836	69,101
Total assets	90,920	87,174
Current liabilities:
Short-term debt	5,161	3,265
Trade accounts payable (see note 17)	11,009	10,145
Operating lease obligation	2,360	2,358
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	6,400	5,861
Income taxes	89	95
Liabilities of discontinued operations - current (see note 2)	6,228	5,347
Total current liabilities	31,246	27,070
Non-current liabilities:
Long-term debt	10,998	12,203
Operating lease obligation	22,134	21,765
Deferred income taxes	1,232	1,367
Other non-current liabilities	3,374	3,222
Liabilities of discontinued operations - non-current (see note 2)	0	412
Total non-current liabilities	37,739	38,968
Commitments and contingencies (see note 11)
Total liabilities	68,985	66,038
Redeemable noncontrolling interest	309	0
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 February 28, 2021 and August 31, 2020	12	12
Paid-in capital	10,916	10,761
Retained earnings	34,116	34,210
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(3,306)	(3,771)
Treasury stock, at cost; 308,119,200 shares at February 28, 2021 and 306,910,099 shares at August 31, 2020	(20,626)	(20,575)
Total Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. shareholders’ equity	21,112	20,637
Noncontrolling interests	514	498
Total equity	21,625	21,136
Total liabilities, redeemable noncontrolling interest and equity	$ 90,920	$ 87,174