GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS

12 Months Ended

Aug. 31, 2017

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Text Block]

Goodwill

The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill by reportable operating segment were as follows:



	August 31, 2015		Additions/ Adjustments		Foreign Currency Translation			August 31, 2016		Additions/ Adjustments		Foreign Currency Translation		August 31, 2017
Communications, Media & Technology	$	364,824	$	194,365	$	(12,623	)	$	546,566	$	220,406	$	8,830	$	775,802
Financial Services	713,430		149,811		(8,865		)	854,376		280,569		16,079		1,151,024
Health & Public Service	588,893		130,787		(3,831		)	715,849		214,316		4,209		934,374
Products	1,001,768		134,607		(23,384		)	1,112,991		564,519		20,630		1,698,140
Resources	260,918		123,613		(4,876		)	379,655		56,447		6,910		443,012
Total	$	2,929,833	$	733,183	$	(53,579	)	$	3,609,437	$	1,336,257	$	56,658	$	5,002,352

Goodwill includes immaterial adjustments related to divestitures and prior period acquisitions.

Intangible Assets

The Company’s definite-lived intangible assets by major asset class were as follows:



	August 31, 2017							August 31, 2016
Intangible Asset Class	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net Carrying Amount		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Net Carrying Amount
Customer-related	$	809,683	$	(235,315	)	$	574,368	$	532,753	$	(159,774	)	$	372,979
Technology	108,929		(65,453		)	43,476		100,363		(48,270		)	52,093
Patents	124,669		(62,543		)	62,126		118,906		(57,951		)	60,955
Other	52,342		(21,930		)	30,412		43,804		(19,680		)	24,124
Total	$	1,095,623	$	(385,241	)	$	710,382	$	795,826	$	(285,675	)	$	510,151

Total amortization related to the Company’s intangible assets was $149,417, $117,882 and $99,633 for fiscal 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively. Estimated future amortization related to intangible assets held at August 31, 2017 is as follows:



Fiscal Year	Estimated Amortization
2018	$	153,777
2019	113,539
2020	101,562
2021	93,119
2022	93,453
Thereafter	154,932
Total	$	710,382

- Definition

The entire disclosure for the aggregate amount of goodwill and a description of intangible assets, which may include (a) for amortizable intangible assets (also referred to as finite-lived intangible assets), the carrying amount, the amount of any significant residual value, and the weighted-average amortization period, (b) for intangible assets not subject to amortization (also referred to as indefinite-lived intangible assets), the carrying amount, and (c) the amount of research and development assets acquired and written off in the period, including the line item in the income statement in which the amounts written off are aggregated, if not readily apparent from the income statement. Also discloses (a) for amortizable intangibles assets in total and by major class, the gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization, the total amortization expense for the period, and the estimated aggregate amortization expense for each of the five succeeding fiscal years, (b) for intangible assets not subject to amortization the carrying amount in total and by major class, and (c) for goodwill, in total and for each reportable segment, the changes in the carrying amount of goodwill during the period (including the aggregate amount of goodwill acquired, the aggregate amount of impairment losses recognized, and the amount of goodwill included in the gain (loss) on disposal of a reporting unit). If any part of goodwill has not been allocated to a reportable segment, discloses the unallocated amount and the reasons for not allocating. For each impairment loss recognized related to an intangible asset (excluding goodwill), discloses: (a) a description of the impaired intangible asset and the facts and circumstances leading to the impairment, (b) the amount of the impairment loss and the method for determining fair value, (c) the caption in the income statement or the statement of activities in which the impairment loss is aggregated, and (d) the segment in which the impaired intangible asset is reported. For each goodwill impairment loss recognized, discloses: (a) a description of the facts and circumstances leading to the impairment, (b) the amount of the impairment loss and the method of determining the fair value of the associated reporting unit, and (c) if a recognized impairment loss is an estimate not finalized and the reasons why the estimate is not final. May also disclose the nature and amount of any significant adjustments made to a previous estimate of an impairment loss.

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