CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Parenthetical)	May 31, 2013 Ordinary Shares EUR (€)	Aug. 31, 2012 Ordinary Shares EUR (€)	May 31, 2013 Class A ordinary shares USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2012 Class A ordinary shares USD ($)	May 31, 2013 Class X Ordinary Shares USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2012 Class X Ordinary Shares USD ($)
Ordinary shares, par value	€ 1	€ 1	$ 0.0000225	$ 0.0000225	$ 0.0000225	$ 0.0000225
Ordinary shares, shares authorized	40,000	40,000	20,000,000,000	20,000,000,000	1,000,000,000	1,000,000,000
Ordinary shares, shares issued	40,000	40,000	768,553,789	745,749,177	30,888,896	43,371,864
Ordinary shares, shares outstanding					30,888,896	43,371,864
Treasury shares, ordinary shares	40,000	40,000	122,574,101	112,370,409