Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	May 31, 2011	May 31, 2010	May 31, 2011	May 31, 2010
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations [Abstract]
Net revenue	$ 4,227,688	$ 3,455,578	$ 12,238,532	$ 9,548,478
Cost of revenue	3,909,312	3,193,464	11,313,165	8,831,842
Gross profit	318,376	262,114	925,367	716,636
Operating expenses:
Selling, general and administrative	154,112	151,409	438,368	429,226
Research and development	6,544	6,331	18,825	21,453
Amortization of intangibles	5,187	6,206	16,821	19,954
Restructuring and impairment charges		1,635	628	5,705
Settlement of receivables and related charges			13,607
Loss on disposal of subsidiaries			23,944	15,722
Operating income	152,533	96,533	413,174	224,576
Other expense	1,771	960	2,418	3,123
Interest income	(897)	(626)	(2,486)	(2,177)
Interest expense	25,149	19,503	73,088	59,649
Income before income tax	126,510	76,696	340,154	163,981
Income tax expense	22,222	24,009	72,737	52,591
Net income	104,288	52,687	267,417	111,390
Net (loss) income attributable to noncontrolling interests, net of income tax expense	(407)	656	642	1,241
Net income attributable to Jabil Circuit, Inc.	$ 104,695	$ 52,031	$ 266,775	$ 110,149
Earnings per share attributable to the stockholders of Jabil Circuit, Inc.:
Basic	$ 0.49	$ 0.24	$ 1.24	$ 0.51
Diluted	$ 0.47	$ 0.24	$ 1.21	$ 0.51
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic	215,705	213,881	215,092	214,051
Diluted	222,337	216,522	220,773	218,089
Cash dividends declared per common share	$ 0.07	$ 0.07	$ 0.21	$ 0.21