CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Nov. 30, 2016	Aug. 31, 2016
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 747,415	$ 912,059
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $12,874 at November 30, 2016 and $11,094 at August 31, 2016	1,519,651	1,359,610
Inventories	2,506,199	2,456,612
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	1,310,151	1,120,100
Total current assets	6,083,416	5,848,381
Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $2,841,360 at November 30, 2016 and $2,721,972 at August 31, 2016	3,279,844	3,331,879
Goodwill	590,935	594,773
Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $240,576 at November 30, 2016 and $232,618 at August 31, 2016	287,268	296,954
Deferred income taxes	165,102	148,859
Other assets	137,281	101,831
Total assets	10,543,846	10,322,677
Current liabilities:
Current installments of notes payable, long-term debt and capital lease obligations	43,198	45,810
Accounts payable	3,867,345	3,593,195
Accrued expenses	1,946,554	1,929,051
Total current liabilities	5,857,097	5,568,056
Notes payable, long-term debt and capital lease obligations, less current installments	2,067,712	2,074,012
Other liabilities	85,054	78,018
Income tax liabilities	89,174	90,804
Deferred income taxes	52,847	54,290
Total liabilities	8,151,884	7,865,180
Commitments and contingencies
Jabil Circuit, Inc. stockholders' equity:
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value, authorized 10,000,000 shares; no shares issued and no shares outstanding
Common stock, $0.001 par value, authorized 500,000,000 shares; 251,577,000 and 249,763,699 shares issued and 183,102,940 and 186,998,472 shares outstanding at November 30, 2016 and August 31, 2016, respectively	252	250
Additional paid-in capital	2,034,232	2,034,525
Retained earnings	1,733,208	1,660,820
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(52,915)	(39,877)
Treasury stock at cost, 68,474,060 and 62,765,227 shares at November 30, 2016 and August 31, 2016, respectively	(1,340,832)	(1,217,547)
Total Jabil Circuit, Inc. stockholders' equity	2,373,945	2,438,171
Noncontrolling interests	18,017	19,326
Total equity	2,391,962	2,457,497
Total liabilities and equity	$ 10,543,846	$ 10,322,677