Document And Entity Information - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Aug. 31, 2016	Oct. 31, 2016	Feb. 26, 2016
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Type	10-K
Document Period End Date	Aug. 31, 2016
Amendment Flag	false
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2016
Entity Registrant Name	FRANKLIN COVEY CO
Entity Central Index Key	0000886206
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--08-31
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		13,791,937
Entity Public Float			$ 172.6