INCOME TAXES (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Aug. 31, 2011
Components of current and deferred income taxes by period
     Fiscal  
     2011     2010     2009  

Current taxes:

      

U.S. federal

   $ 334,400      $ 302,500      $ 256,379   

U.S. state and local

     46,878        42,562        30,187   

Non-U.S.

     747,762        437,150        511,890   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current tax expense

     1,129,040        782,212        798,456   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Deferred taxes:

      

U.S. federal

     (8,229     (56,848     22,437   

U.S. state and local

     (1,140     (8,123     2,383   

Non-U.S.

     (160,889     136,669        (83,686
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total deferred tax (benefit) expense

     (170,258     71,698        (58,866
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ 958,782      $ 853,910      $ 739,590   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Components of Income Before Income Taxes

The components of Income before income taxes were as follows:

 

     Fiscal  
     2011      2010      2009  

U.S. sources

   $ 719,315       $ 526,721       $ 689,076   

Non-U.S. sources

     2,792,707         2,387,648         1,988,660   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 3,512,022       $ 2,914,369       $ 2,677,736   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Reconciliation of the U.S. federal statutory income tax rate to effective tax rate

The reconciliation of the U.S. federal statutory income tax rate to the Company’s effective income tax rate was as follows:

 

     Fiscal  
     2011     2010     2009  

U.S. federal statutory income tax rate

     35.0     35.0     35.0

U.S. state and local taxes, net

     0.9        0.9        1.2   

Non-U.S. operations taxed at lower rates

     (14.6     (10.1     (10.0

Final determinations(1)

     (0.6     (1.1     (4.1

Other net activity in unrecognized tax benefits

     4.8        2.5        3.4   

Other, net

     1.8        2.1        2.1   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Effective income tax rate

     27.3     29.3     27.6
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1)

Final determinations include final agreements with tax authorities and expirations of statutes of limitations.

Components of Deferred Tax Assets And Liabilities

The components of the Company’s deferred tax assets and liabilities included the following:

 

     August 31,  
     2011     2010  

Deferred tax assets:

    

Pensions

   $ 229,963      $ 224,331   

Revenue recognition

     96,930        84,110   

Compensation and benefits

     379,597        336,572   

Share-based compensation

     232,508        280,509   

Tax credit carryforwards

     165,451        149,905   

Net operating loss carryforwards

     181,892        158,302   

Depreciation and amortization

     169,200        56,865   

Indirect effects of unrecognized tax benefits

     254,101        121,464   

Other

     54,106        54,485   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     1,763,748        1,466,543   

Valuation allowance

     (246,667     (233,260
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total deferred tax assets

     1,517,081        1,233,283   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Deferred tax liabilities:

    

Revenue recognition

     (29,689     (34,415

Depreciation and amortization

     (75,230     (44,866

Investments in subsidiaries

     (161,474     (137,229

Other

     (43,353     (26,167
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total deferred tax liabilities

     (309,746     (242,677
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net deferred tax assets

   $ 1,207,335      $ 990,606   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
Reconciliation of Unrecognized Tax Benefits

A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amounts of unrecognized tax benefits was as follows:

 

     Fiscal  
     2011     2010  

Balance, at beginning of period

   $ 1,254,468      $ 1,053,426   

Additions for tax positions related to the current year

     316,550        151,008   

Additions for tax positions related to prior years

     132,407        115,975   

Reductions for tax positions related to prior years

     (77,072     (39,772

Statute of limitations expirations

     (8,056     (7,611

Settlements with tax authorities

     (7,000     (5,038

Cumulative translation adjustments

     34,534        (13,520
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance, at end of period

   $ 1,645,831      $ 1,254,468