Note 6 - Other Comprehensive Income and Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (Tables)

9 Months Ended

May 31, 2014

Disclosure Text Block [Abstract]

Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Table Text Block]

	Three Months Ended May 31, 2014				Three Months Ended May 31, 2013
	Pre-tax		Net of tax		Pre-tax			Net of tax
Foreign currency translation adjustments	$	545	$	545	$	(2,478	)	$	(2,478	)
Realized loss on cash flow hedges reclassified to earnings (1)		59		37		160			100
Unrealized gain (loss) on cash flow hedges recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss		3,673		2,304		(1,037	)		(649	)
Other comprehensive income (loss)	$	4,277	$	2,886	$	(3,355	)	$	(3,027	)

	Nine Months Ended May 31, 2014				Nine Months Ended May 31, 2013
	Pre-tax		Net of tax		Pre-tax			Net of tax
Foreign currency translation adjustments	$	12,199	$	12,199	$	(4,135	)	$	(4,135	)
Realized loss on cash flow hedges reclassified to earnings (1)		316		199		557			345
Unrealized gain on cash flow hedges recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss		8,661		5,426		759			477
Other comprehensive income (loss)	$	21,176	$	17,824	$	(2,819	)	$	(3,313	)

Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Table Text Block]

	May 31, 2014			Aug 31, 2013
Accumulated unrealized gains (losses) on cash flow hedges, net of tax	$	778		$	(4,847	)
Accumulated foreign currency translation adjustments		(14,127	)		(26,326	)
Total accumulated other comprehensive loss	$	(13,349	)	$	(31,173	)