Concentration of Risk and Segment Data (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Aug. 31, 2013

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Sales to Customers Who Accounted for 10 Percent or More of Company's Net Revenues, Expressed as Percentage of Consolidated Net Revenue and Accounts Receivable for Each Customer

Sales to the following customers who accounted for 10% or more of the Company’s net revenues, expressed as a percentage of consolidated net revenue, and the percentage of accounts receivable for each customer, were as follows:

	Percentage of Net Revenue Fiscal Year Ended August 31,									Percentage of Accounts Receivable August 31,
	2013			2012			2011			2013			2012
Apple, Inc.		19	%		13	%		*			20	%		17	%
BlackBerry Limited(1)		12	%		10	%		15	%		*			*
Cisco Systems, Inc.		*			10	%		13	%		*			*

* Amount was less than 10% of total

(1) During the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2013, Research in Motion Limited changed its name to BlackBerry Limited. The Company is currently in ongoing discussions with BlackBerry Limited regarding the termination or substantial winding down of the business relationship. No reserve has currently been established regarding the termination or winding down of the customer relationship as a loss is not considered probable. The reduction in business could include restructuring and related expenses, which are still being determined and could have a material adverse effect on results of operations.

Operating Segment Information

The following table sets forth operating segment information (in thousands):

	Fiscal Year Ended August 31,
	2013		2012		2011
Net revenue
DMS	$	8,182,104	$	7,476,730	$	6,018,332
E&I		5,528,406		5,080,417		5,180,011
HVS		4,626,384		4,594,794		5,320,484
	$	18,336,894	$	17,151,941	$	16,518,827

	Fiscal Year Ended August 31,
	2013			2012			2011
Segment income and reconciliation of income before income tax
DMS	$	440,743		$	455,596		$	389,188
E&I		147,001			105,583			199,731
HVS		133,318			175,000			126,275
Total segment income	$	721,062		$	736,179		$	715,194
Reconciling items:
Distressed customer charge		—			(16,014	)		—
Stock-based compensation expense and related charges		(68,383	)		(81,409	)		(76,230	)
Amortization of intangibles		(16,154	)		(16,825	)		(22,051	)
Restructuring and related charges		(89,453	)		—			(628	)
Impairment of notes receivable and related charges		(25,597	)		—			—
Acquisition costs and purchase accounting adjustments		(10,037	)		—			—
Settlement of receivables and related charges		—			—			(13,607	)
Loss on disposal of subsidiaries		—			—			(23,944	)
Other expense		(6,213	)		(8,943	)		(2,986	)
Interest income		1,901			2,041			3,132
Interest expense		(121,062	)		(106,129	)		(97,693	)
Income before income tax	$	386,064		$	508,900		$	481,187

	August 31,
	2013		2012
Total assets
DMS	$	4,131,973	$	3,002,982
E&I		1,110,458		1,157,464
HVS		1,031,911		970,819
Other non-allocated assets		2,879,439		2,671,876
	$	9,153,781	$	7,803,141

External Net Revenue, Net of Intercompany Eliminations, and Long-Lived Asset Information

The following tables set forth external net revenue, net of intercompany eliminations, and long-lived asset information where individual countries represent a material portion of the total (in thousands):

	Fiscal Year Ended August 31,
	2013		2012		2011
External net revenue:
Mexico	$	4,105,274	$	3,658,873	$	3,876,239
Singapore		3,297,523		2,030,492		938,381
China		3,273,599		3,425,641		3,343,669
U.S.		2,571,969		2,466,079		2,314,098
Hungary		1,315,548		1,430,180		1,794,869
Malaysia		1,243,808		1,148,899		1,167,594
Brazil		547,690		661,676		710,863
Other		1,981,483		2,330,101		2,373,114
	$	18,336,894	$	17,151,941	$	16,518,827

	August 31,
	2013		2012
Long-lived assets:
China	$	1,108,471	$	718,970
U.S.		1,084,450		339,409
Mexico		216,248		191,388
Taiwan		122,904		110,610
Singapore		101,946		121,291
Malaysia		91,591		132,027
Hungary		78,092		78,841
Poland		78,045		83,978
Other		254,286		216,712
	$	3,136,033	$	1,993,226