CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2018	Nov. 30, 2017
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net revenue	$ 6,506,275	$ 5,585,532
Cost of revenue	5,986,625	5,116,247
Gross profit	519,650	469,285
Operating expenses:
Selling, general and administrative	278,126	293,055
Research and development	11,143	9,109
Amortization of intangibles	7,646	9,979
Restructuring and related charges	6,025	11,388
Operating income	216,710	145,754
Other expense	13,550	5,882
Interest income	(4,379)	(3,813)
Interest expense	42,652	36,246
Income before income tax	164,887	107,439
Income tax expense	40,813	43,520
Net income	124,074	63,919
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests, net of tax	474	124
Net income attributable to Jabil Inc.	$ 123,600	$ 63,795
Earnings per share attributable to the stockholders of Jabil Inc.:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.77	$ 0.36
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.76	$ 0.35
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	161,557	176,936
Diluted (in shares)	163,670	180,203