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MATERIAL TRANSACTIONS AFFECTING SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY - Company's Share Purchase Activity (Details) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Aug. 31, 2017 USD ($) shares
Share Purchase Activity [Line Items]
Accenture Canada Holdings Inc. exchangeable shares (in shares) \| shares	145,000
Total (in shares) \| shares	799,411
Accenture Canada Holdings Inc. exchangeable shares \| $	$ 16,936
Total \| $	$ 96,171
Common Class I
Share Purchase Activity [Line Items]
Accenture Holdings plc ordinary shares (in shares) \| shares	654,411
Accenture Holdings plc ordinary shares \| $	$ 79,235

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Accenture Holdings plc 10-K