Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Operations (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2011	Nov. 30, 2010
Condensed Consolidated Statements Of Operations [Abstract]
Net revenue	$ 4,326,769	$ 4,082,181
Cost of revenue	3,986,759	3,771,590
Gross profit	340,010	310,591
Operating expenses:
Selling, general and administrative	157,823	142,449
Research and development	6,271	5,741
Amortization of intangibles	5,074	5,969
Restructuring and impairment charges		432
Operating income	170,842	156,000
Other expense (income)	2,685	(200)
Interest income	(558)	(850)
Interest expense	25,519	22,162
Income before income tax	143,196	134,888
Income tax expense	29,415	27,477
Net income	113,781	107,411
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests, net of income tax expense	909	734
Net income attributable to Jabil Circuit, Inc.	$ 112,872	$ 106,677
Earnings per share attributable to the stockholders of Jabil Circuit, Inc.:
Basic	$ 0.55	$ 0.50
Diluted	$ 0.54	$ 0.49
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic	205,388	214,395
Diluted	209,937	217,405
Cash dividends declared per common share	$ 0.08	$ 0.07