CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Aug. 31, 2017		Aug. 31, 2016		Aug. 31, 2015
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net revenue	$ 19,063,121		$ 18,353,086		$ 17,899,196
Cost of revenue	17,517,478		16,825,382		16,395,978
Gross profit	1,545,643		1,527,704		1,503,218
Operating expenses:
Selling, general and administrative	907,702		924,427		862,647
Research and development	29,680		31,954		27,645
Intangible asset amortization	35,524		37,121		24,449
Restructuring and related charges	160,395	[1],[2]	11,369	[1],[3],[4]	33,066
Loss on disposal of subsidiaries	2,112
Operating income	410,230		522,833		555,411
Other expense	28,448		8,380		5,627
Interest income	(12,525)		(9,128)		(9,953)
Interest expense	138,074		136,536		128,091
Income from continuing operations before tax	256,233		387,045		431,646
Income tax expense	129,066		132,149		137,461
Income from continuing operations, net of tax	127,167		254,896		294,185
Discontinued operations
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax					(7,698)
Loss on sale of discontinued operations, net of tax					(875)
Discontinued operations, net of tax					(8,573)
Net income	127,167		254,896		285,612
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests, net of tax	(1,923)		801		1,593
Net income attributable to Jabil Inc.	$ 129,090		$ 254,095		$ 284,019
Basic:
Income from continuing operations, net of tax	$ 0.71		$ 1.33		$ 1.51
Discontinued operations, net of tax	0		0		(0.04)
Net income	0.71		1.33		1.47
Diluted:
Income from continuing operations, net of tax	0.69		1.32		1.49
Discontinued operations, net of tax	0		0		(0.04)
Net income	$ 0.69		$ 1.32		$ 1.45
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic	181,902		190,413		193,689
Diluted	185,838		192,750		196,005
Cash dividends declared per share	$ 0.32		$ 0.32		$ 0.32

[1] ^{(1 )} Includes $ 51.3 million , $ 10.7 million and $ 32.0 million recorded in the EMS segment, $ 82.4 million , $ 0.8 million and $ 0.4 million recorded in the DMS segment and $ 26.7 million , $ (0.1) million and $ 2.2 million of non-allocated charges for the fiscal years ended August 31, 2017 , 2016 and 2015 , respectively. Except for asset write-off costs, all restructuring and related charge s are cash costs.

[2] ⁽²⁾ Includes employee severance and benefit costs of $ 52.2 million and $ 4.6 million , lease costs of $ 4.0 million and $ 0.0 million , asset write-off costs of $ 94.2 million and $ 0.1 million and other related costs of $ 3.8 million and $ 1.5 million for the 2017 Re structuring Plan and the 2013 Restructuring Plan, respectively.

[3] ⁽³⁾ Costs relate to the 2013 Restructuring Plan.

[4] ^{(1 )} Relates only to the 2013 Restructuring Plan.