SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Aug. 31, 2011
Summary of share-based compensation

A summary of information with respect to share-based compensation is as follows:

 

     Fiscal  
     2011      2010      2009  

Total share-based compensation expense included in Net income

   $ 450,137       $ 425,822       $ 452,823   

Income tax benefit related to share-based compensation included in Net income

     138,984         133,796         140,143
Restricted share units

Restricted share unit activity during fiscal 2011 was as follows:

 

     Number of Restricted
Share Units
    Weighted Average
Grant-Date Fair Value
 

Nonvested balance as of August 31, 2010

     43,672,017      $ 33.41   

Granted

     12,783,524        47.87   

Vested

     (18,790,610     31.53   

Forfeited

     (1,940,891     37.27   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Nonvested balance as of August 31, 2011

     35,724,040      $ 39.37   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
Stock options

Stock option activity for fiscal 2011 was as follows:

 

     Number
of Options
    Weighted
Average
Exercise  Price
     Weighted Average
Remaining
Contractual Term
(In Years)
     Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
 

Options outstanding as of August 31, 2010

     20,920,062      $ 19.63         2.6       $ 356,341   

Granted

     8,273        48.11         

Exercised

     (12,679,146     16.90         

Forfeited

     (153,726     19.08         
  

 

 

         

Options outstanding as of August 31, 2011

     8,095,463      $ 23.96         3.1       $ 242,116   
  

 

 

         

Options exercisable as of August 31, 2011

     7,902,845      $ 23.79         3.0       $ 237,690   

Options exercisable as of August 31, 2010

     20,386,549        19.42         2.5         351,374   

Options exercisable as of August 31, 2009

     28,150,454        19.11         3.4         406,360
Other information pertaining to stock options

Other information pertaining to option activity is as follows:

 

     Fiscal  
     2011      2010      2009  

Weighted average grant-date fair value of stock options granted

   $ 13.73       $ 11.65       $ 12.54   

Total fair value of stock options vested

     3,757         3,928         14,506   

Total intrinsic value of stock options exercised

     450,956         177,721         83,089