Segment Information (Narrative) (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
Nov. 30, 2017 USD ($) item	Aug. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Segment Information [Line Items]
Number of operating segments \| item	3
Number of corporate services group \| item	1
Goodwill	$ 24,220	$ 24,220
Direct Offices [Member]
Segment Information [Line Items]
Goodwill	16,800
Education Practice [Member]
Segment Information [Line Items]
Goodwill	2,300
International Licensees [Member]
Segment Information [Line Items]
Goodwill	$ 5,100

Amount after accumulated impairment loss of an asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 350
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (a)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=35741047&loc=d3e13816-109267

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 350
-SubTopic 20
-Section 45
-Paragraph 1
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6388280&loc=d3e13770-109266

Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 350
-SubTopic 20
-Section 45
-Paragraph 5
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=77989000&loc=SL49117168-202975

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