CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Parenthetical)	Aug. 31, 2013 Ordinary Shares EUR (€)	Aug. 31, 2012 Ordinary Shares EUR (€)	Aug. 31, 2013 Class A Ordinary Shares USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2012 Class A Ordinary Shares USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2013 Class X Ordinary Shares USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2012 Class X Ordinary Shares USD ($)
Ordinary shares, par value	€ 1	€ 1.00	$ 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	771,301,885	745,749,177	30,312,244	43,371,864
Ordinary shares, shares outstanding					30,312,244	43,371,864
Treasury shares, ordinary shares	40,000	40,000	135,258,733	112,370,409