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2411404 - Disclosure - INCOME TAXES - Reconciliation of U.S. Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate to Effective Income Tax Rate (Details)
(http://www.accenture.com/role/IncomeTaxesReconciliationOfUSFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRateToEffectiveIncomeTaxRateDetails)
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Reporting Entity [Axis]0001143908 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK)
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]Period [Axis]
2011-09-01 - 2012-08-31
2010-09-01 - 2011-08-31
2009-09-01 - 2010-08-31
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
 
 
 
U.S. federal statutory income tax rate
.350  
.350  
.350  
U.S. state and local taxes, net
.010  
.009  
.009  
Non-U.S. operations taxed at lower rates
(.137) 
(.146) 
(.101) 
Final determinations
(.086)1
(.006)1
(.011)1
Other net activity in unrecognized tax benefits
.094  
.048  
.025  
Other, net
.045  
.018  
.021  
Effective income tax rate
.276  
 
.273  
 
.293  
 
1: Final determinations include final agreements with tax authorities and expirations of statutes of limitations.