CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Nov. 30, 2013	Aug. 31, 2013
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 769,223	$ 1,011,373
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $1,875 at November 30, 2013 and $2,717 at August 31, 2013	1,430,997	1,281,425
Inventories	2,166,797	2,302,155
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	1,165,090	1,165,984
Income taxes receivable	26,280	13,048
Deferred income taxes	50,308	46,260
Total current assets	5,608,695	5,820,245
Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $1,898,449 at November 30, 2013 and $1,810,736 at August 31, 2013	2,474,466	2,395,598
Goodwill	457,972	436,205
Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $165,401 at November 30, 2013 and $157,660 at August 31, 2013	304,694	304,230
Deferred income taxes	87,170	94,069
Other assets	96,405	103,434
Total assets	9,029,402	9,153,781
Current liabilities:
Current installments of notes payable, long-term debt and capital lease obligations	117,230	215,536
Accounts payable	3,185,090	3,301,235
Accrued expenses	1,351,125	1,301,078
Income taxes payable	18,129	40,332
Deferred income taxes	7,836	6,253
Total current liabilities	4,679,410	4,864,434
Notes payable, long-term debt and capital lease obligations, less current installments	1,677,824	1,690,426
Other liabilities	85,242	89,813
Income tax liabilities	90,490	80,368
Deferred income taxes	78,688	73,173
Total liabilities	6,611,654	6,798,214
Commitments and contingencies
Jabil Circuit, Inc. stockholders' equity:
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value, authorized 10,000,000 shares; no shares issued and outstanding
Common stock, $0.001 par value, authorized 500,000,000 shares; 242,502,585 and 237,732,562 shares issued and 206,454,127 and 203,164,870 shares outstanding at November 30, 2013 and August 31, 2013, respectively	242	238
Additional paid-in capital	1,828,111	1,853,409
Retained earnings	1,172,105	1,071,175
Accumulated other comprehensive income	93,914	81,248
Treasury stock at cost, 36,048,458 and 34,567,692 shares at November 30, 2013 and August 31, 2013	(703,500)	(670,783)
Total Jabil Circuit, Inc. stockholders' equity	2,390,872	2,335,287
Noncontrolling interests	26,876	20,280
Total equity	2,417,748	2,355,567
Total liabilities and equity	$ 9,029,402	$ 9,153,781