CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Aug. 31, 2012	Aug. 31, 2011	Aug. 31, 2010
Net revenue	$ 17,151,941	$ 16,518,827	$ 13,409,411
Cost of revenue	15,842,896	15,264,257	12,405,267
Gross profit	1,309,045	1,254,570	1,004,144
Operating expenses:
Selling, general and administrative	644,452	590,572	589,738
Research and development	25,837	25,034	28,085
Amortization of intangibles	16,825	22,051	25,934
Restructuring and impairment charges		628	8,217
Settlement of receivables and related charges		13,607
Loss on disposal of subsidiaries		23,944	24,604
Operating income	621,931	578,734	327,566
Other expense	8,943	2,986	4,087
Interest income	(2,041)	(3,132)	(2,956)
Interest expense	106,129	97,693	79,168
Income before income tax	508,900	481,187	247,267
Income tax expense	112,811	98,229	76,501
Net income	396,089	382,958	170,766
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests, net of income tax expense	1,402	1,895	1,926
Net income attributable to Jabil Circuit, Inc.	$ 394,687	$ 381,063	$ 168,840
Earnings per share attributable to the stockholders of Jabil Circuit, Inc.:
Basic	$ 1.91	$ 1.78	$ 0.79
Diluted	$ 1.87	$ 1.73	$ 0.78
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic	206,160	214,502	214,332
Diluted	211,181	220,719	217,597
Cash dividends declared per common share	$ 0.32	$ 0.28	$ 0.28