CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Nov. 30, 2014	Aug. 31, 2014
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 921,504	$ 1,000,249
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $4,067 at November 30, 2014 and $1,994 at August 31, 2014	1,584,794	1,208,516
Inventories	2,099,214us-gaap_InventoryNet	2,008,077us-gaap_InventoryNet
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	1,049,745	1,057,562
Deferred income taxes	61,595us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetCurrent	64,944us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetCurrent
Assets of discontinued operations	20,505	19,669
Total current assets	5,737,357us-gaap_AssetsCurrent	5,359,017us-gaap_AssetsCurrent
Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $1,989,785 at November 30, 2014 and $1,923,750 at August 31, 2014	2,314,464us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet	2,271,705us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet
Goodwill	382,628us-gaap_Goodwill	383,644us-gaap_Goodwill
Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $177,138 at November 30, 2014 and $171,490 at August 31, 2014	238,316	244,056
Deferred income taxes	89,428us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetNoncurrent	92,702us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsNetNoncurrent
Other assets	107,715us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent	128,622us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent
Total assets	8,869,908us-gaap_Assets	8,479,746us-gaap_Assets
Current liabilities:
Current installments of notes payable, long-term debt and capital lease obligations	11,487us-gaap_DebtCurrent	12,960us-gaap_DebtCurrent
Accounts payable	3,358,871us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent	3,060,814us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent
Accrued expenses	1,340,732us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent	1,235,106us-gaap_AccruedLiabilitiesCurrent
Deferred income taxes	5,040us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesCurrent	5,094us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilitiesCurrent
Liabilities of discontinued operations	6,798	7,123
Total current liabilities	4,722,928us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent	4,321,097us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent
Notes payable, long-term debt and capital lease obligations, less current installments	1,666,377	1,669,585
Other liabilities	74,314us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent	79,471us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent
Income tax liabilities	93,268	87,555
Deferred income taxes	59,109	61,670
Total liabilities	6,615,996us-gaap_Liabilities	6,219,378us-gaap_Liabilities
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; 245,424,303 and 243,930,983 shares issued and 193,221,845 and 194,113,850 shares outstanding at November 30, 2014 and August 31, 2014, respectively	245us-gaap_CommonStockValue	244us-gaap_CommonStockValue
Additional paid-in capital	1,892,279	1,874,219
Retained earnings	1,305,041	1,245,772
Accumulated other comprehensive income	49,710	86,962
Treasury stock at cost, 52,202,458 and 49,817,133 shares at November 30, 2014 and August 31, 2014, respectively	(1,012,117)us-gaap_TreasuryStockValue	(965,369)us-gaap_TreasuryStockValue
Total Jabil Circuit, Inc. stockholders' equity	2,235,158us-gaap_StockholdersEquity	2,241,828us-gaap_StockholdersEquity
Noncontrolling interests	18,754us-gaap_MinorityInterest	18,540us-gaap_MinorityInterest
Total equity	2,253,912	2,260,368
Total liabilities and equity	$ 8,869,908	$ 8,479,746

Amount due from customers, clients, or other third-parties, or arising from transactions not separately disclosed, within one year of the balance sheet date (or the normal operating cycle, whichever is longer), net of allowances established for the purpose of reducing such receivables to an amount that approximates their net realizable value.

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