Document And Entity Information	3 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Nov. 30, 2013
Amendment Flag	false
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2014
Entity Registrant Name	FRANKLIN COVEY CO
Entity Central Index Key	0000886206
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--08-31
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		16,700,242