Income Taxes - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | ||
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Feb. 29, 2016 |
Feb. 28, 2015 |
Feb. 29, 2016 |
Feb. 28, 2015 |
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| Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] | ||||
| Loss before income taxes | $ (179,216) | $ (62,858) | $ (161,581) | $ (30,392) |
| Income tax expense (benefit) | $ (20,026) | $ 1,980 | $ (17,839) | $ 9,772 |
| Effective Tax Rate | 11.20% | (3.10%) | 11.00% | (32.20%) |
| Effective tax rate excluding Impairment charge | (35.60%) | 17.20% | (1.60%) | 21.30% |
| Impairment charges | $ 186,511 | $ 84,353 | $ 186,511 | $ 84,353 |
| Impairment charges, net of deferred tax benefits | 169,056 | $ 82,635 | $ 169,056 | $ 82,635 |
| Earnings from foreign jurisdictions | 85.00% | 65.00% | ||
| Change in pretax earnings excluding impairment charges | $ 14,200 | |||
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- Definition Amount of write-down of assets, net of income tax benefits, recognized in the income statement. includes, but not limited to losses from tangible assets, intangible assets and goodwill all net of income tax benefits. No definition available.
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- Definition Change in Pretax Earnings Excluding Impairment Charges No definition available.
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- Definition Percent of earnings from foreign jurisdictions No definition available.
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- Definition Effective Tax Rate No definition available.
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- Definition Effective tax rate excluding Impairment charge No definition available.
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- Definition Amount of write-down of assets recognized in the income statement. Includes, but is not limited to, losses from tangible assets, intangible assets and goodwill. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Sum of operating profit and nonoperating income or expense before Income or Loss from equity method investments, income taxes, extraordinary items, and noncontrolling interest. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount of current income tax expense (benefit) and deferred income tax expense (benefit) pertaining to continuing operations. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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