Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Details) - USD ($)		3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
		Nov. 30, 2015	Aug. 31, 2015
Goodwill
Goodwill		$ 623,551,000	$ 623,583,000
Goodwill, Acquired During Period		3,206,000
Goodwill, Translation and Purchase Accounting Adjustments		(3,238,000)
Goodwill, Impairment Loss			0
EMEA [Member]
Goodwill
Goodwill		72,586,000	75,714,000
Goodwill, Acquired During Period	[1]	0
Goodwill, Translation and Purchase Accounting Adjustments		(3,128,000)
USCAN [Member]
Goodwill
Goodwill		285,760,000	285,791,000
Goodwill, Acquired During Period		(31,000)
Goodwill, Translation and Purchase Accounting Adjustments		0
LATAM [Member]
Goodwill
Goodwill		11,588,000	11,695,000
Goodwill, Acquired During Period	[1]	0
Goodwill, Translation and Purchase Accounting Adjustments		(107,000)
APAC [Member]
Goodwill
Goodwill		898,000	901,000
Goodwill, Acquired During Period		0
Goodwill, Translation and Purchase Accounting Adjustments		(3,000)
EC [Member]
Goodwill
Goodwill		252,719,000	$ 249,482,000
Goodwill, Acquired During Period		3,237,000
Goodwill, Translation and Purchase Accounting Adjustments		$ 0

[1] (1) Activity relates to adjustments to preliminary purchase price allocation made in fiscal 2016, primarily due to inventory valuation adjustments.