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 (Detail)	12 Months Ended
	Aug. 31, 2013		Aug. 31, 2012		Aug. 31, 2011
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]
Concentration of risk percentage	10.00%
Net Revenue | Apple, Inc.
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]
Concentration of risk percentage	19.00%		13.00%			[1]
Net Revenue | BlackBerry Limited
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]
Concentration of risk percentage	12.00%	[2]	10.00%	[2]	15.00%	[2]
Net Revenue | Cisco Systems, Inc
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]
Concentration of risk percentage		[1]	10.00%		13.00%
Accounts Receivable | Apple, Inc.
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]
Concentration of risk percentage	20.00%		17.00%
Accounts Receivable | BlackBerry Limited
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]
Concentration of risk percentage		[1],[2]		[1],[2]
Accounts Receivable | Cisco Systems, Inc
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]
Concentration of risk percentage		[1]		[1]

[1] Amount was less than 10% of total

[2] 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.