COMPANY OVERVIEW AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Feb. 28, 2015

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Schedule of Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments

Reclassifications to consolidated balance sheet recorded during fiscal year 2015 for fiscal year 2014 - Certain reclassifications to the consolidated balance sheet have been made to prior fiscal year amounts to conform to the presentation in the current fiscal year. These reclassifications relate to the presentation of certain income tax receivables (see note 2). The table below summarizes these reclassifications.

	August 31, 2014 balance sheet line item as previously reported		Amount reclassified Dr/(Cr)			August 31, 2014 balance sheet line item as currently reported
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	22,570		$	(5,310	)	17,260
Other non-current assets	27,593		3,162			30,755
Accounts payable	(225,761	)	2,202			(223,559	)
Income taxes payable	(7,664	)	(54		)	(7,718	)
Net amount of reclassifications			$	—

The following tables summarize the impact of these reclassifications to the amounts reported for each segment (in thousands):

	United States Operations			Central American Operations		Caribbean Operations		Colombia Operations			Total
Six Month Period Ended February 28, 2014
Long-lived assets (other than deferred tax assets) as previously reported	$	13,087		$	257,053	$	115,316	$	87,295		$	472,751
Reclassifications to long-lived assets	65			965		—		767			1,797
Long-lived assets (other than deferred tax assets) as currently reported	$	13,152		$	258,018	$	115,316	$	88,062		$	474,548
Total assets as previously reported	$	57,377		$	436,252	$	218,513	$	122,174		$	834,316
Reclassifications to total assets	—			72		—		—			72
Total assets as currently reported	$	57,377		$	436,324	$	218,513	$	122,174		$	834,388
As of August 31, 2014
Long-lived assets (other than deferred tax assets) as previously reported	$	16,488		$	265,950	$	113,134	$	130,330		$	525,902
Reclassifications to long-lived assets	96			2,096		—		970			3,162
Long-lived assets (other than deferred tax assets) as currently reported	$	16,584		$	268,046	$	113,134	$	131,300		$	529,064
Total assets as previously reported	$	91,190		$	457,325	$	223,251	$	168,452		$	940,218
Reclassifications to total assets	(15		)	70		—		(2,203		)	(2,148		)
Total assets as currently reported	$	91,175		$	457,395	$	223,251	$	166,249		$	938,070