Notes Payable, Long-Term Debt and Capital Lease Obligations (Details 1) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		May 31, 2016	Aug. 31, 2015
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Borrowings under credit facilities		$ 64	$ 323
Borrowings under loans	[1]	510,794	30,410
Capital lease obligations		28,758	28,156
Fair value adjustment related to terminated interest rate swaps on the 7.750% Senior Notes		297	2,077
Total notes payable, long-term debt and capital lease obligations		2,150,913	1,670,391
Less current installments of notes payable, long-term debt and capital lease obligations		359,885	323,833
Notes payable, long-term debt and capital lease obligations, less current installments		1,791,028	1,346,558
7.750% Senior Notes Due 2016
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior Notes		311,667	310,378
8.250% Senior Notes Due 2018
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior Notes		399,333	399,047
5.625% Senior Notes Due 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior Notes		400,000	400,000
4.700% Senior Notes due 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior Notes		$ 500,000	$ 500,000

[1] On July 6, 2015, the Company entered into an amended and restated senior unsecured five year credit agreement. The credit agreement provides for a revolving credit facility (the “Revolving Credit Facility”) in the initial amount of $ 1.5 billion, which may, subject to the lenders’ discretion, potentially be increased up to $ 2.0 billion and a $ 500.0 million five year delayed draw term loan facility (the “Term Loan Facility” and, together with the Revolving Credit Facility, the “Credit Faci lity”). On September 22, 2015, the Company borrowed $ 500.0 million against the Term Loan Facility. During the third quarter of fiscal year 2012, the Company entered into a master lease agreement with a variable interest entity (the “VIE”) whereby it sel ls to and subsequently leases back from the VIE up to $ 60.0 million in certain machinery and equipment for a period of up to five years . In connection with this transaction, the Company holds a variable interest in the VIE, which was designed to hold debt obligations payable to third-party creditors. The proceeds from such debt obligations are utilized to finance the purchase of the machinery and equipment that is then leased by the Company. The Company is the primary beneficiary of the VIE as it has both t he power to direct the activities of the VIE that most significantly impact the VIE’s economic performance and the obligation to absorb losses or the right to receive benefits that could potentially be significant to the VIE. Therefore, the Company consoli dates t he financial statements of the VIE and eliminates all intercompany transactions. At May 31, 2016 , the VIE had approximately $ 21.3 million of total assets, of which approximately $ 21.0 million was comprised of a note receivable due from the Company, and approximately $ 20.9 million of total liabilities, of which approximately $ 20.9 million were debt obligations to the third-party creditors (as the VIE has utilized approximately $ 20.9 million of the $6 0.0 million debt obligation capacity). The third-party creditors have recourse to the Company’s general credit only in the event that the Company defaults on its obligations under the terms of the master lease agreement. In addition, the assets held by the VIE can be used o nly to settle the obligations of the VIE.