QUARTERLY DATA (UNAUDITED) (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands |
3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | |||||||||
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Aug. 31, 2026 |
May 31, 2026 |
Feb. 28, 2026 |
Nov. 30, 2025 |
Aug. 31, 2025 |
May 31, 2025 |
Feb. 28, 2025 |
Nov. 30, 2024 |
Aug. 31, 2026 |
Aug. 31, 2025 |
Aug. 31, 2024 |
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| Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract] | |||||||||||
| Revenues | $ 18,679,110 | $ 18,718,144 | $ 18,044,066 | $ 18,742,125 | $ 17,596,260 | $ 17,727,871 | $ 16,659,301 | $ 17,689,545 | $ 74,183,445 | $ 69,672,977 | $ 64,896,464 |
| Cost of services | 12,694,326 | 12,583,809 | 12,584,705 | 12,545,007 | 11,985,326 | 11,901,221 | 11,684,313 | 11,866,716 | 50,407,847 | 47,437,576 | 43,734,147 |
| Operating income | 2,863,417 | 3,175,298 | 2,493,547 | 2,873,698 | 2,049,691 | 2,982,782 | 2,244,714 | 2,948,477 | 11,405,960 | 10,225,664 | 9,595,847 |
| Net income | 2,033,705 | 2,387,893 | 1,859,388 | 2,241,896 | 1,449,806 | 2,243,963 | 1,822,441 | 2,316,190 | 8,522,882 | 7,832,400 | 7,419,197 |
| Net income attributable to Accenture plc | $ 1,991,267 | $ 2,338,989 | $ 1,825,239 | $ 2,211,561 | $ 1,413,963 | $ 2,197,501 | $ 1,788,075 | $ 2,278,894 | $ 8,367,056 | $ 7,678,433 | $ 7,264,787 |
| Weighted average Class A ordinary shares: | |||||||||||
| —Basic (in shares) | 601,584,911 | 612,213,453 | 616,992,111 | 619,307,086 | 622,635,814 | 624,343,707 | 626,824,946 | 625,676,922 | 612,481,327 | 624,891,649 | 627,852,613 |
| —Diluted (in shares) | 605,283,767 | 615,593,409 | 622,640,891 | 626,043,040 | 629,418,129 | 630,457,461 | 634,211,978 | 634,656,410 | 617,498,483 | 632,435,108 | 635,940,044 |
| Earnings per Class A ordinary share: | |||||||||||
| —Basic (in dollars per share) | $ 3.31 | $ 3.82 | $ 2.96 | $ 3.57 | $ 2.27 | $ 3.52 | $ 2.85 | $ 3.64 | $ 13.66 | $ 12.29 | $ 11.57 |
| —Diluted (in dollars per share) | $ 3.29 | $ 3.80 | $ 2.93 | $ 3.54 | $ 2.25 | $ 3.49 | $ 2.82 | $ 3.59 | $ 13.56 | $ 12.15 | $ 11.44 |
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