Restructuring and Related Charges (Tables)

9 Months Ended

May 31, 2018

Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]

Following is a summary of the Company’s restructuring and related charges (in thousands):



	Three months ended				Nine months ended
	May 31, 2018		May 31, 2017		May 31, 2018		May 31, 2017
Employee severance and benefit costs	$	5,058	$	18,171	$	11,048	$	46,654
Lease costs	1,589		1,151		1,596		5,600
Asset write-off costs	5,575		11,838		14,838		58,613
Other related costs	425		1,540		1,980		2,662
Total restructuring and related charges⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾	$	12,647	$	32,700	$	29,462	$	113,529

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Includes $4.6 million and $12.4 million recorded in the EMS segment, $5.8 million and $17.8 million recorded in the DMS segment and $2.2 million and $2.5 million of non-allocated charges for the three months ended May 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively. Includes $12.6 million and $23.8 million recorded in the EMS segment, $13.8 million and $65.8 million recorded to the DMS segment and $3.1 million and $23.9 million of non-allocated charges for the nine months ended May 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively. Except for asset write-off costs, all restructuring and related charges are cash costs.


⁽²⁾	Primarily relates to the 2017 Restructuring Plan.

Liability activity, primarily associated with 2017 restructuring plan

The tables below summarize the Company’s liability activity, primarily associated with the 2017 Restructuring Plan

(in thousands):



	Employee Severance and Benefit Costs			Lease Costs			Asset Write-off Costs			Other Related Costs			Total
Balance as of August 31, 2017	$	33,580		$	1,665		$	—		$	3,143		$	38,388
Restructuring related charges	11,048			1,596			14,838			1,980			29,462
Asset write-off charge and other non-cash activity	(56		)	525			(14,838		)	18			(14,351		)
Cash payments	(25,512		)	(437		)	—			(3,272		)	(29,221		)
Balance as of May 31, 2018	$	19,060		$	3,349		$	—		$	1,869		$	24,278