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2011 Q3 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000146737312000170 Filed on October 30, 2012

Income Statement

Concept	2011 Q3	2011 Q2	2011 Q1
Revenue	$7.174B	$7.204B	$6.496B
YoY Change	22.99%	20.57%	17.3%
Cost Of Revenue	$4.959B	$4.895B	$4.579B
YoY Change	24.34%	21.04%	19.03%
Gross Profit	$2.215B	$2.310B	$1.917B
YoY Change	20.08%	19.55%	13.45%
Gross Profit Margin	30.88%	32.06%	29.51%
Selling, General & Admin	$1.217B	$1.360B	$1.145B
YoY Change	7.6%	20.87%	10.41%
% of Gross Profit	54.93%	58.88%	59.72%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$141.4M	$130.8M	$121.0M
YoY Change	13.12%	12.47%	2.11%
% of Gross Profit	6.38%	5.66%	6.31%
Operating Expenses	$1.218B	$1.360B	$1.146B
YoY Change	7.69%	20.87%	10.51%
Operating Profit	$922.5M	$949.4M	$771.6M
YoY Change	29.21%	17.65%	18.16%
Interest Expense	$8.000M	$2.827M	$6.000M
YoY Change	60.0%	-43.46%	200.0%
% of Operating Profit	0.87%	0.3%	0.78%
Other Income/Expense, Net	$5.000M	$1.421M	-$3.000M
YoY Change	-350.0%	-123.68%	-78.57%
Pretax Income	$935.0M	$957.8M	$774.0M
YoY Change	30.4%	19.28%	21.13%
Income Tax	$253.0M	$258.8M	$208.0M
% Of Pretax Income	27.06%	27.02%	26.87%
Net Earnings	$611.9M	$628.0M	$503.0M
YoY Change	37.51%	27.9%	25.75%
Net Earnings / Revenue	8.53%	8.72%	7.74%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$0.95	$0.96	$0.78
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$0.91	$0.93	$0.75
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	647.4M shares	651.3M shares	646.3M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding	739.1M shares	746.2M shares	743.8M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2011 Q3	2011 Q2	2011 Q1
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$5.706B	$5.261B	$4.683B
YoY Change	17.87%	21.78%	13.61%
Cash & Equivalents	$5.701B	$5.257B	$4.678B
Short-Term Investments	$5.000M	$5.000M	$5.000M
Other Short-Term Assets	$587.2M	$1.190B	$1.151B
YoY Change	-44.6%	18.17%	8.38%
Inventory
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$3.236B	$4.696B	$4.445B
Other Receivables	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Total Short-Term Assets	$11.47B	$11.15B	$10.28B
YoY Change	19.94%	26.05%	17.15%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$785.2M	$741.0M	$695.0M
YoY Change	19.05%	18.37%	7.42%
Goodwill	$1.132B
YoY Change	34.56%
Intangibles
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments	$40.00M	$42.00M	$38.00M
YoY Change	-2.44%	5.0%	26.67%
Other Assets	$937.7M	$1.939B	$1.867B
YoY Change	-44.02%	25.42%	19.53%
Total Long-Term Assets	$4.260B	$3.757B	$3.615B
YoY Change	30.25%	22.18%	16.01%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$11.47B	$11.15B	$10.28B
Total Long-Term Assets	$4.260B	$3.757B	$3.615B
Total Assets	$15.73B	$14.90B	$13.89B
YoY Change	22.57%	25.05%	16.85%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$949.3M	$863.0M	$846.0M
YoY Change	7.26%	26.35%	23.68%
Accrued Expenses	$4.463B	$4.028B	$3.428B
YoY Change	23.32%	26.27%	11.44%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due	$4.000M	$5.000M	$0.00
YoY Change		400.0%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$7.907B	$7.373B	$6.617B
YoY Change	20.38%	26.49%	13.91%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$4.000M
YoY Change	-100.0%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$233.6M	$3.302B	$3.144B
YoY Change	-92.01%	29.24%	22.57%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$3.474B	$3.302B	$3.148B
YoY Change	18.77%	29.24%	22.73%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$7.907B	$7.373B	$6.617B
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$3.474B	$3.302B	$3.148B
Total Liabilities	$11.38B	$11.19B	$10.30B
YoY Change	13.81%	25.43%	15.34%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$6.282B
YoY Change
Common Stock
YoY Change
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$3.578B
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares
Shareholders Equity	$3.879B	$3.714B	$3.593B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$15.73B	$14.90B	$13.89B
YoY Change	22.57%	25.05%	16.85%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2011 Q3	2011 Q2	2011 Q1
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$611.9M	$628.0M	$503.0M
YoY Change	37.51%	27.9%	25.75%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$141.4M	$130.8M	$121.0M
YoY Change	13.12%	12.47%	2.11%
Cash From Operating Activities	$1.381B	$1.353B	$601.1M
YoY Change	10.35%	40.81%	-8.92%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$137.0M	-$112.6M	-$78.60M
YoY Change	34.84%	95.15%	78.23%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	-$184.2M	$900.0K	-$57.00M
YoY Change	2092.86%	-103.13%	1361.54%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$321.1M	-$111.9M	-$135.6M
YoY Change	191.91%	29.21%	183.68%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	-614.5M	-756.5M	-46.90M
YoY Change	-13.01%	38.05%	-86.32%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	1.381B	1.353B	601.1M
Cash From Investing Activities	-321.1M	-111.9M	-135.6M
Cash From Financing Activities	-614.5M	-756.5M	-46.90M
Net Change In Cash	445.6M	484.6M	418.6M
YoY Change	2.39%	48.51%	55.44%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$1.381B	$1.353B	$601.1M
Capital Expenditures	-$137.0M	-$112.6M	-$78.60M
Free Cash Flow	$1.518B	$1.466B	$679.7M
YoY Change	12.19%	43.88%	-3.47%

Facts In Submission

Frame	Concept Type	Concept / XBRL Key	Value	Unit
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CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Other Assets Noncurrent OtherAssetsNoncurrent	695568000	USD
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Other Assets Noncurrent OtherAssetsNoncurrent	937675000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Derivatives Qualifying As Hedges Net Of Tax Portion Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest OtherComprehensiveIncomeDerivativesQualifyingAsHedgesNetOfTaxPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	2737000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Derivatives Qualifying As Hedges Net Of Tax Portion Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest OtherComprehensiveIncomeDerivativesQualifyingAsHedgesNetOfTaxPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	-4556000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Derivatives Qualifying As Hedges Tax Portion Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest OtherComprehensiveIncomeDerivativesQualifyingAsHedgesTaxPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	1741000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Derivatives Qualifying As Hedges Tax Portion Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest OtherComprehensiveIncomeDerivativesQualifyingAsHedgesTaxPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	-2843000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Available For Sale Securities Adjustment Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAvailableForSaleSecuritiesAdjustmentNetOfTax	-591000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Available For Sale Securities Adjustment Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAvailableForSaleSecuritiesAdjustmentNetOfTax	-236000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Available For Sale Securities Adjustment Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAvailableForSaleSecuritiesAdjustmentNetOfTax	1077000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Derivatives Qualifying As Hedges Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossDerivativesQualifyingAsHedgesNetOfTax	16847000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Derivatives Qualifying As Hedges Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossDerivativesQualifyingAsHedgesNetOfTax	-56312000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Derivatives Qualifying As Hedges Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossDerivativesQualifyingAsHedgesNetOfTax	30751000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Derivatives Qualifying As Hedges Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossDerivativesQualifyingAsHedgesTax	19561000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Derivatives Qualifying As Hedges Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossDerivativesQualifyingAsHedgesTax	-35152000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Foreign Currency Transaction And Translation Adjustment Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax	4333000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Foreign Currency Transaction And Translation Adjustment Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax	218373000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Foreign Currency Transaction And Translation Adjustment Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax	-331259000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Pension And Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Adjustment Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansAdjustmentNetOfTax	205877000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Pension And Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Adjustment Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansAdjustmentNetOfTax	200799000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Pension And Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Adjustment Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansAdjustmentNetOfTax	-34802000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Pension And Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansTax	-132764000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Pension And Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansTax	21171000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Reclassification Adjustment On Derivatives Included In Net Income Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentOnDerivativesIncludedInNetIncomeNetOfTax	-13478000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Reclassification Adjustment On Derivatives Included In Net Income Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentOnDerivativesIncludedInNetIncomeNetOfTax	35352000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Reclassification Adjustment On Derivatives Included In Net Income Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentOnDerivativesIncludedInNetIncomeTax	-8276000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Reclassification Adjustment On Derivatives Included In Net Income Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentOnDerivativesIncludedInNetIncomeTax	19716000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Unrealized Gain Loss On Derivatives Arising During Period Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedGainLossOnDerivativesArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax	-91664000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Unrealized Gain Loss On Derivatives Arising During Period Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedGainLossOnDerivativesArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax	44229000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Unrealized Gain Loss On Derivatives Arising During Period Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedGainLossOnDerivativesArisingDuringPeriodTax	-54868000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Unrealized Gain Loss On Derivatives Arising During Period Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedGainLossOnDerivativesArisingDuringPeriodTax	27837000	USD
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Other Liabilities Current OtherLiabilitiesCurrent	908392000	USD
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Other Liabilities Current OtherLiabilitiesCurrent	855208000	USD
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Other Liabilities Noncurrent OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent	322596000	USD
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Other Liabilities Noncurrent OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent	233581000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Other Noncash Income Expense OtherNoncashIncomeExpense	-35604000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Other Noncash Income Expense OtherNoncashIncomeExpense	-81127000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Other Noncash Income Expense OtherNoncashIncomeExpense	94332000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Other Nonoperating Income Expense OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense	16568000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Other Nonoperating Income Expense OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense	5995000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Other Nonoperating Income Expense OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense	-15724000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Payments For Repurchase Of Common Stock PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock	2070875000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Payments For Repurchase Of Common Stock PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock	2171877000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Payments For Repurchase Of Common Stock PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock	2098841000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Payments Of Dividends Common Stock PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock	950857000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Payments Of Dividends Common Stock PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock	643642000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Payments Of Dividends Common Stock PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock	824148000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Payments Of Ordinary Dividends PaymentsOfOrdinaryDividends	950857000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Available For Sale Securities PaymentsToAcquireAvailableForSaleSecurities	7554000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Available For Sale Securities PaymentsToAcquireAvailableForSaleSecurities	13528000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Available For Sale Securities PaymentsToAcquireAvailableForSaleSecurities	11173000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Businesses Net Of Cash Acquired PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired	41075000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Businesses Net Of Cash Acquired PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired	174383000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Businesses Net Of Cash Acquired PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired	306187000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Property Plant And Equipment PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment	403714000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Property Plant And Equipment PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment	238215000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Property Plant And Equipment PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment	371974000	USD
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Pension And Other Postretirement Defined Benefit Plans Liabilities Noncurrent PensionAndOtherPostretirementDefinedBenefitPlansLiabilitiesNoncurrent	1352266000	USD
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Pension And Other Postretirement Defined Benefit Plans Liabilities Noncurrent PensionAndOtherPostretirementDefinedBenefitPlansLiabilitiesNoncurrent	995695000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Prior Period Reclassification Adjustment Description PriorPeriodReclassificationAdjustmentDescription	<div style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Reclassifications</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:6px;text-align:justify;text-indent:32px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Certain amounts, in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, reported in previous years have been reclassified to conform to the fiscal </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">2012</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> presentation. </font></div></div>
CY2010	us-gaap	Proceeds From Issuance Or Sale Of Equity ProceedsFromIssuanceOrSaleOfEquity	437025000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Proceeds From Issuance Or Sale Of Equity ProceedsFromIssuanceOrSaleOfEquity	557366000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Proceeds From Issuance Or Sale Of Equity ProceedsFromIssuanceOrSaleOfEquity	454387000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Proceeds From Payments For Other Financing Activities ProceedsFromPaymentsForOtherFinancingActivities	-39038000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Proceeds From Payments For Other Financing Activities ProceedsFromPaymentsForOtherFinancingActivities	-33057000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Proceeds From Payments For Other Financing Activities ProceedsFromPaymentsForOtherFinancingActivities	-35633000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Proceeds From Repayments Of Long Term Debt And Capital Securities ProceedsFromRepaymentsOfLongTermDebtAndCapitalSecurities	682000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Proceeds From Repayments Of Long Term Debt And Capital Securities ProceedsFromRepaymentsOfLongTermDebtAndCapitalSecurities	-1539000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Proceeds From Repayments Of Long Term Debt And Capital Securities ProceedsFromRepaymentsOfLongTermDebtAndCapitalSecurities	-6399000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Proceeds From Repayments Of Short Term Debt ProceedsFromRepaymentsOfShortTermDebt	-69000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Proceeds From Repayments Of Short Term Debt ProceedsFromRepaymentsOfShortTermDebt	131000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Proceeds From Repayments Of Short Term Debt ProceedsFromRepaymentsOfShortTermDebt	5000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale And Maturity Of Available For Sale Securities ProceedsFromSaleAndMaturityOfAvailableForSaleSecurities	12549000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale And Maturity Of Available For Sale Securities ProceedsFromSaleAndMaturityOfAvailableForSaleSecurities	10932000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale And Maturity Of Available For Sale Securities ProceedsFromSaleAndMaturityOfAvailableForSaleSecurities	15261000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale Of Property Plant And Equipment ProceedsFromSaleOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment	5977000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale Of Property Plant And Equipment ProceedsFromSaleOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment	3792000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale Of Property Plant And Equipment ProceedsFromSaleOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment	6755000	USD
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Property Plant And Equipment Gross PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross	2327750000	USD
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Property Plant And Equipment Gross PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross	2425196000	USD
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Property Plant And Equipment Net PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet	779494000	USD
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Property Plant And Equipment Net PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet	785231000	USD
CY2010Q3	us-gaap	Property Plant And Equipment Net PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet	659569000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Reimbursement Revenue ReimbursementRevenue	1543510000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Reimbursement Revenue ReimbursementRevenue	1845878000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Reimbursement Revenue ReimbursementRevenue	1915655000	USD
CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Reimbursement Revenue ReimbursementRevenue	442672000	USD
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Reimbursement Revenue ReimbursementRevenue	486423000	USD
CY2011Q2	us-gaap	Reimbursement Revenue ReimbursementRevenue	484240000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Reimbursement Revenue ReimbursementRevenue	432543000	USD
CY2012Q1	us-gaap	Reimbursement Revenue ReimbursementRevenue	462578000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Reimbursement Revenue ReimbursementRevenue	514611000	USD
CY2012Q2	us-gaap	Reimbursement Revenue ReimbursementRevenue	486100000	USD
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Reimbursement Revenue ReimbursementRevenue	452366000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Research And Development Expense ResearchAndDevelopmentExpense	481970000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Research And Development Expense ResearchAndDevelopmentExpense	376985000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Research And Development Expense ResearchAndDevelopmentExpense	559611000	USD
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Retained Earnings Accumulated Deficit RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit	7904242000	USD
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Retained Earnings Accumulated Deficit RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit	6281517000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Revenues Revenues	23094078000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Revenues Revenues	29777985000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Revenues Revenues	27352914000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Revenues Revenues	6478193000	USD
CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Revenues Revenues	6496293000	USD
CY2011Q2	us-gaap	Revenues Revenues	7204355000	USD
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Revenues Revenues	7174073000	USD
CY2012Q2	us-gaap	Revenues Revenues	7640790000	USD
CY2012Q1	us-gaap	Revenues Revenues	7259828000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Revenues Revenues	7589108000	USD
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Revenues Revenues	7288259000	USD
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Sales And Excise Tax Payable Current SalesAndExciseTaxPayableCurrent	317622000	USD
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Sales And Excise Tax Payable Current SalesAndExciseTaxPayableCurrent	348540000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Sales Revenue Services Net SalesRevenueServicesNet	21550568000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Sales Revenue Services Net SalesRevenueServicesNet	25507036000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Sales Revenue Services Net SalesRevenueServicesNet	27862330000	USD
CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Sales Revenue Services Net SalesRevenueServicesNet	6053621000	USD
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Sales Revenue Services Net SalesRevenueServicesNet	6687650000	USD
CY2011Q2	us-gaap	Sales Revenue Services Net SalesRevenueServicesNet	6720115000	USD
CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Sales Revenue Services Net SalesRevenueServicesNet	6045650000	USD
CY2012Q1	us-gaap	Sales Revenue Services Net SalesRevenueServicesNet	6797250000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Sales Revenue Services Net SalesRevenueServicesNet	7074497000	USD
CY2012Q2	us-gaap	Sales Revenue Services Net SalesRevenueServicesNet	7154690000	USD
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Sales Revenue Services Net SalesRevenueServicesNet	6835893000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Selling And Marketing Expense SellingAndMarketingExpense	3094465000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Selling And Marketing Expense SellingAndMarketingExpense	3303478000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Selling And Marketing Expense SellingAndMarketingExpense	2658058000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation ShareBasedCompensation	450137000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation ShareBasedCompensation	538086000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation ShareBasedCompensation	425822000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Forfeited In Period ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsForfeitedInPeriod	1812943	shares
CY2012	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Forfeitures Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsForfeituresWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue	40.80
CY2012	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Grants In Period ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod	12621036	shares
CY2012	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Grants In Period Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue	53.98
CY2010	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Grants In Period Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue	40.32
CY2011	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Grants In Period Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue	47.87
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CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Nonvested Number ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedNumber	35724040	shares
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Nonvested Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue	39.37
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Nonvested Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsNonvestedWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue	44.27
CY2012	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Vested In Period ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriod	12077818	shares
CY2011	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Vested In Period Total Fair Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriodTotalFairValue	592482000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Vested In Period Total Fair Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriodTotalFairValue	488085000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Vested In Period Total Fair Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriodTotalFairValue	361291000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Vested In Period Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue	40.41
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CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Exercisable Number ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableNumber	7902845	shares
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Exercisable Number ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableNumber	5715100	shares
CY2010Q3	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Exercisable Number ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableNumber	20386549	shares
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Exercisable Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableWeightedAverageExercisePrice	24.32
CY2010Q3	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Exercisable Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableWeightedAverageExercisePrice	19.42
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Exercisable Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableWeightedAverageExercisePrice	23.79
CY2010	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Exercises In Period Total Intrinsic Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodTotalIntrinsicValue	177721000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Exercises In Period Total Intrinsic Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodTotalIntrinsicValue	450956000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Exercises In Period Total Intrinsic Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodTotalIntrinsicValue	83470000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Forfeitures And Expirations In Period ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresAndExpirationsInPeriod	40199	shares
CY2012	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Forfeitures And Expirations In Period Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresAndExpirationsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice	24.42
CY2011	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Grants In Period Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue	13.73
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CY2012	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Grants In Period ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriod	0	shares
CY2010	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Grants In Period Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue	11.65
CY2012	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Grants In Period Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue	0.00
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Outstanding Intrinsic Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingIntrinsicValue	216291000	USD
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Outstanding Intrinsic Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingIntrinsicValue	242116000	USD
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Outstanding Number ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber	8095463	shares
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Outstanding Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice	24.49
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Outstanding Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice	23.96
CY2012	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangements By Share Based Payment Award Options Exercises In Period Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice	22.56
CY2012	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangements By Share Based Payment Award Options Grants In Period Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice	0.00
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Sharebased Compensation Arrangement By Sharebased Payment Award Options Exercisable Intrinsic Value1 SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableIntrinsicValue1	237690000	USD
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Sharebased Compensation Arrangement By Sharebased Payment Award Options Exercisable Intrinsic Value1 SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableIntrinsicValue1	212750000	USD
CY2010Q3	us-gaap	Sharebased Compensation Arrangement By Sharebased Payment Award Options Exercisable Intrinsic Value1 SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableIntrinsicValue1	351374000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Sharebased Compensation Arrangement By Sharebased Payment Award Options Exercisable Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term1 SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableWeightedAverageRemainingContractualTerm1	P2Y6M
CY2011	us-gaap	Sharebased Compensation Arrangement By Sharebased Payment Award Options Exercisable Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term1 SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableWeightedAverageRemainingContractualTerm1	P3Y
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CY2012	us-gaap	Sharebased Compensation Arrangement By Sharebased Payment Award Options Outstanding Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term2 SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageRemainingContractualTerm2	P2Y3M18D
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Short Term Investments ShortTermInvestments	4929000	USD
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Short Term Investments ShortTermInvestments	2261000	USD
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Significant Change In Unrecognized Tax Benefits Is Reasonably Possible Estimated Range Of Change Lower Bound SignificantChangeInUnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIsReasonablyPossibleEstimatedRangeOfChangeLowerBound	637000000	USD
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CY2012	dei	Amendment Flag AmendmentFlag	false
CY2012	dei	Current Fiscal Year End Date CurrentFiscalYearEndDate	--08-31
CY2012	dei	Document Fiscal Period Focus DocumentFiscalPeriodFocus	FY
CY2012	dei	Document Fiscal Year Focus DocumentFiscalYearFocus	2012
CY2012	dei	Document Period End Date DocumentPeriodEndDate	2012-08-31
CY2012	dei	Document Type DocumentType	10-K
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CY2012	dei	Entity Current Reporting Status EntityCurrentReportingStatus	Yes
CY2012	dei	Entity Filer Category EntityFilerCategory	Large Accelerated Filer
CY2012Q1	dei	Entity Public Float EntityPublicFloat	38349195098	USD
CY2012	dei	Entity Registrant Name EntityRegistrantName	Accenture plc
CY2012	dei	Entity Voluntary Filers EntityVoluntaryFilers	No
CY2012	dei	Entity Well Known Seasoned Issuer EntityWellKnownSeasonedIssuer	Yes
CY2012	dei	Trading Symbol TradingSymbol	ACN
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Files In Submission

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