CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Aug. 31, 2014	Aug. 31, 2013
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 1,000,249	$ 1,011,373
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts	1,208,516	1,168,954
Inventories	2,008,077	2,118,716
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	1,035,162	1,141,919
Income taxes receivable	22,400	12,269
Deferred income taxes	64,944	45,650
Assets of discontinued operations	19,669	321,364
Total current assets	5,359,017	5,820,245
Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation	2,271,705	2,309,320
Goodwill	383,644	349,011
Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization	244,056	260,434
Deferred income taxes	92,702	91,383
Other assets	128,622	100,801
Non-current assets of discontinued operations		222,587
Total assets	8,479,746	9,153,781
Current liabilities:
Current installments of notes payable, long-term debt and capital lease obligations	12,960	215,448
Accounts payable	3,060,814	3,191,328
Accrued compensation and employee benefits	421,884	411,564
Other accrued expenses and deferred income	785,599	805,524
Income taxes payable	27,623	38,323
Deferred income taxes	5,094	6,004
Liabilities of discontinued operations	7,123	196,243
Total current liabilities	4,321,097	4,864,434
Notes payable, long-term debt and capital lease obligations, less current installments	1,669,585	1,690,418
Other liabilities	79,471	77,145
Income tax liabilities	87,555	76,315
Deferred income taxes	61,670	58,047
Non-current liabilities of discontinued operations		31,855
Total liabilities	6,219,378	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; 243,930,983 and 237,732,562 shares issued and 194,113,850 and 203,164,870 shares outstanding at August 31, 2014 and August 31, 2013, respectively	244	238
Additional paid-in capital	1,874,219	1,853,409
Retained earnings	1,245,772	1,071,175
Accumulated other comprehensive income	86,962	81,248
Treasury stock at cost, 49,817,133 and 34,567,692 shares at August 31, 2014 and August 31, 2013, respectively	(965,369)	(670,783)
Total Jabil Circuit, Inc. stockholders' equity	2,241,828	2,335,287
Noncontrolling interests	18,540	20,280
Total equity	2,260,368	2,355,567
Total liabilities and equity	$ 8,479,746	$ 9,153,781