CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Millions	Aug. 31, 2018	Aug. 31, 2017
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 785	$ 3,301
Accounts receivable, net	6,573	6,528
Inventories	9,565	8,899
Other current assets	923	1,025
Total current assets	17,846	19,753
Non-current assets:
Property, plant and equipment, net	13,911	13,642
Goodwill	16,914	15,632
Intangible assets, net	11,783	10,156
Equity method investments (see note 5)	6,610	6,320
Other non-current assets	1,060	506
Total non-current assets	50,278	46,256
Total assets	68,124	66,009
Current liabilities:
Short-term debt	1,966	251
Trade accounts payable (see note 17)	13,566	12,494
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	5,862	5,473
Income taxes	273	329
Total current liabilities	21,667	18,547
Non-current liabilities:
Long-term debt	12,431	12,684
Deferred income taxes	1,815	2,281
Other non-current liabilities	5,522	4,223
Total non-current liabilities	19,768	19,188
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, 2018 and 2017	12	12
Paid-in capital	10,493	10,339
Retained earnings	33,551	30,137
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(3,002)	(3,051)
Treasury stock, at cost; 220,380,200 shares at August 31, 2018 and 148,664,548 at August 31, 2017	(15,047)	(9,971)
Total Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. shareholders’ equity	26,007	27,466
Noncontrolling interests	682	808
Total equity	26,689	28,274
Total liabilities and equity	$ 68,124	$ 66,009