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Exit and disposal activities (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Aug. 31, 2018
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]  
Restructuring costs and reserves
Costs related to the Store Optimization Program, which were primarily recorded in selling, general and administrative expenses for the Company's Retail Pharmacy USA segment included in the fiscal year ended August 31, 2018, are as follows (in millions):
Fiscal year ended August 31, 2018
 
Lease obligations and other real estate costs
$
19

Employee severance and other exit costs
81

Total costs
$
100


The changes in liabilities related to the Cost Transformation Program include the following (in millions):
 
Real estate
costs
 
Severance and
other business
transition and
exit costs
 
Total
Balance at August 31, 2017
$
521

 
$
79

 
$
600

Payments
(139
)
 
(68
)
 
(207
)
Other - non cash
32

 
(3
)
 
29

Currency translation adjustments
—

 
(1
)
 
(1
)
Balance at August 31, 2018
$
414

 
$
7

 
$
421


Total costs by segment, which were primarily recorded in selling, general and administrative expenses included in the fiscal year ended August 31, 2017 and August 31, 2016, are as follows (in millions):
Fiscal year ended 2017
Retail Pharmacy USA
 
Retail Pharmacy International
 
Pharmaceutical Wholesale
 
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.
Asset impairments
$
272

 
$
21

 
$
2

 
$
295

Real estate costs
372

 
—

 
—

 
372

Severance and other business transition and exit costs
87

 
46

 
35

 
168

Total costs
$
731

 
$
67

 
$
37

 
$
835

Fiscal year ended 2016
Retail Pharmacy USA
 
Retail Pharmacy International
 
Pharmaceutical Wholesale
 
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.
Asset impairments
$
215

 
$
10

 
$
—

 
$
225

Real estate costs
89

 
1

 
1

 
91

Severance and other business transition and exit costs
70

 
18

 
20

 
108

Total costs
$
374

 
$
29

 
$
21

 
$
424
Schedule of Restructuring Reserve by Type of Cost
The changes in liabilities related to the Store Optimization Program for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2018 include the following (in millions):
 
Lease obligations and other real estate costs
 
Employee severance and other exit costs
 
Total
Balance at August 31, 2017
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
—

Costs
19

 
81

 
100

Payments
(18
)
 
(60
)
 
(78
)
Other - non cash1
307

 
—

 
307

Balance at August 31, 2018
$
308

 
$
21

 
$
329


1 
Primarily represents unfavorable lease liabilities from acquired Rite Aid stores.