CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Feb. 28, 2014	Aug. 31, 2013
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 675,129	$ 1,011,373
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $4,083 at February 28, 2014 and $2,574 at August 31, 2013	941,059	1,167,254
Inventories	1,821,815	2,118,583
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	905,719	1,136,003
Income taxes receivable	25,978	12,269
Deferred income taxes	53,591	45,532
Assets of discontinued operations	539,388	329,231
Total current assets	4,962,679	5,820,245
Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $1,854,310 at February 28, 2014 and $1,703,234 at August 31, 2013	2,331,970	2,309,298
Goodwill	369,891	349,011
Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $160,149 at February 28, 2014 and $147,692 at August 31, 2013	255,391	260,434
Deferred income taxes	88,946	91,383
Other assets	119,331	100,801
Non-current assets of discontinued operations		222,609
Total assets	8,128,208	9,153,781
Current liabilities:
Current installments of notes payable, long-term debt and capital lease obligations	160,839	215,448
Accounts payable	2,461,765	3,191,145
Accrued expenses	1,082,498	1,216,737
Income taxes payable	9,973	37,631
Deferred income taxes	1,014	6,004
Liabilities of discontinued operations	198,906	197,469
Total current liabilities	3,914,995	4,864,434
Notes payable, long-term debt and capital lease obligations, less current installments	1,675,322	1,690,418
Other liabilities	74,058	77,145
Income tax liabilities	85,702	76,315
Deferred income taxes	57,707	58,047
Non-current liabilities of discontinued operations		31,855
Total liabilities	5,807,784	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; 243,046,553 and 237,732,562 shares issued and 203,354,328 and 203,164,870 shares outstanding at February 28, 2014 and August 31, 2013, respectively	243	238
Additional paid-in capital	1,851,781	1,853,409
Retained earnings	1,116,461	1,071,175
Accumulated other comprehensive income	94,571	81,248
Treasury stock at cost, 39,692,225 and 34,567,692 shares at February 28, 2014 and August 31, 2013	(767,679)	(670,783)
Total Jabil Circuit, Inc. stockholders' equity	2,295,377	2,335,287
Noncontrolling interests	25,047	20,280
Total equity	2,320,424	2,355,567
Total liabilities and equity	$ 8,128,208	$ 9,153,781