Concentration of Risk and Segment Data (Tables)

9 Months Ended

May. 31, 2015

Concentration of Risk and Segment Data [Abstract]

Reconciliation of Revenue from Segments to Consolidated

The following tables set forth operating segment information (in thousands):
		Three months ended				Nine months ended
		May 31,		May 31,		May 31,		May 31,
		2015		2014		2015		2014
	Net revenue
	EMS	$	2,741,910	$	2,641,344	$	8,001,299	$	7,877,554
	DMS		1,616,731		1,144,531		5,217,083		3,828,347
		$	4,358,641	$	3,785,875	$	13,218,382	$	11,705,901

Reconciliation of Operating Profit (Loss) from Segments to Consolidated

Segment income and reconciliation of income
	before tax
EMS			$	95,349	$	44,683	$	212,664	$	171,055
DMS				65,109		666		294,400		94,853
	Total segment income		$	160,458	$	45,349	$	507,064	$	265,908
Reconciling items:
	Amortization of intangibles			5,724		5,679		17,097		18,180
	Stock-based compensation expense and related
		charges		20,094		14,561		53,106		6,627
	Restructuring and related charges			(782)		12,446		31,833		65,652
	Distressed customer charges			―		11,371		―		15,113
	Loss on disposal of subsidiaries			―		2,905		―		2,905
	Other expense			1,880		1,520		5,238		4,547
	Interest income			(2,836)		(1,060)		(6,452)		(2,109)
	Interest expense			31,997		32,107		95,884		97,270
Income (loss) from continuing operations before tax			$	104,381	$	(34,180)	$	310,358	$	57,723

Reconciliation of Assets from Segment to Consolidated

	May 31, 2015		August 31, 2014
Total assets
EMS	$	2,632,642	$	2,300,262
DMS		3,682,890		3,460,769
Other non-allocated assets		2,650,001		2,699,046
Assets of discontinued operations		―		19,669
	$	8,965,533	$	8,479,746