Income Taxes - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | ||||
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May. 31, 2015 |
Feb. 28, 2015 |
May. 31, 2014 |
May. 31, 2015 |
May. 31, 2014 |
Aug. 31, 2014 |
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| Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] | ||||||
| Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Equity Method Investments, Income Taxes, Extraordinary Items, Noncontrolling Interest | $ 34,971 | $ 52,228 | $ 4,579 | $ 119,377 | ||
| Income tax expense (benefit) | $ (2,987) | $ 1,671 | $ 6,785 | $ 13,511 | ||
| Effective Tax Rate | (8.50%) | 3.20% | 148.20% | 11.30% | ||
| Impairment charge | $ 0 | $ 84,353 | $ 0 | $ 84,353 | $ 0 | |
| Asset Impairment Charge Income Tax Benefit | $ 1,700 | |||||
| Tax Adjustments, Settlements, and Unusual Provisions | 19,200 | |||||
| Unrecognized Tax Benefits | 21,200 | 21,200 | $ 32,300 | |||
| Valuation Allowances and Reserves, Adjustments | 5,200 | |||||
| Discrete item | 10,500 | |||||
| Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Period Increase (Decrease) | 5,000 | $ 6,800 | ||||
| Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Income Tax Penalties and Interest Accrued | $ 2,100 | $ 2,100 | $ 2,000 | |||
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- Definition Asset Impairment Charge Income Tax Benefit No definition available.
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- Definition Discrete item No definition available.
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- Definition Effective Tax Rate 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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- Definition Amount of increase (decrease) to previously recorded tax expense. Includes, but is not limited to, significant settlements of income tax disputes, and unusual tax positions or infrequent actions taken by the entity, including tax assessment reversal, and IRS tax settlement. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount of unrecognized tax benefits pertaining to uncertain tax positions taken in tax returns. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount accrued for interest on an underpayment of income taxes and penalties related to a tax position claimed or expected to be claimed in the tax return. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition The net amount of all increases and decreases in unrecognized tax benefits for the period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Total of the adjustments in a given period to allowances and reserves, the valuation and qualifying accounts that are either netted against the cost of an asset (in order to value it at its carrying value) or that reflect a liability. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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