Exit and disposal activities (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Aug. 31, 2024

Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]

Restructuring costs and reserves

Costs related to exit and disposal activities under the Transformational Cost Management Program for fiscal 2024, 2023 and 2022, respectively, were as follows (in millions):

Fiscal 2024	U.S. Retail Pharmacy		International		U.S. Healthcare		Corporate and Other		Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.
Lease obligations and other real estate costs	$	535	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	535
Asset impairments	104		16		8		—		128
Employee severance and business transition costs	93		(3)		6		6		102
Information technology transformation and other exit costs	39		19		13		—		70
Total pre-tax exit and disposal charges	$	770	$	32	$	26	$	6	$	835

Fiscal 2023	U.S. Retail Pharmacy		International		U.S. Healthcare		Corporate and Other		Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.
Lease obligations and other real estate costs	$	492	$	23	$	—	$	1	$	516
Asset impairments	183		149		109		—		441
Employee severance and business transition costs	111		20		6		13		150
Information technology transformation and other exit costs	30		21		—		—		51
Total pre-tax exit and disposal charges	$	816	$	213	$	115	$	14	$	1,158

Fiscal 2022	U.S. Retail Pharmacy		International		U.S. Healthcare		Corporate and Other		Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.
Lease obligations and other real estate costs	$	247	$	2	$	—	$	—	$	249
Asset impairments	132		58		—		—		190
Employee severance and business transition costs	156		29		—		25		210
Information technology transformation and other exit costs	12		29		—		—		40
Total pre-tax exit and disposal charges	$	546	$	118	$	—	$	25	$	690

Schedule of restructuring reserve by type of cost

The changes in liabilities and assets related to the exit and disposal activities under Transformational Cost Management Program include the following (in millions):

	Lease obligations and other real estate costs		Asset impairments		Employee severance and business transition costs		Information technology transformation and other exit costs		Total
Balance at August 31, 2022	$	10	$	—	$	76	$	27	$	113
Costs	516		441		150		51		1,158
Payments	(105)		—		(160)		(55)		(320)
Other	(411)		(441)		2		—		(849)
Balance at August 31, 2023	$	10	$	—	$	70	$	22	$	102
Costs	535		128		102		70		835
Payments	(223)		—		(145)		(62)		(430)
Other	(315)		(128)		—		(28)		(471)
Balance at August 31, 2024	$	8	$	—	$	26	$	2	$	36