Concentration of Risk and Segment Data (Tables)

9 Months Ended

May 31, 2021

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Revenues Disaggregated by Segment

The following table presents the Company’s revenues disaggregated by segment (in thousands):

	Three months ended
	May 31, 2021						May 31, 2020
	EMS		DMS		Total		EMS		DMS		Total
Timing of transfer
Point in time	$	1,346,207	$	1,441,135	$	2,787,342	$	958,786	$	1,385,203	$	2,343,989
Over time	2,296,785		2,130,518		4,427,303		2,428,503		1,563,150		3,991,653
Total	$	3,642,992	$	3,571,653	$	7,214,645	$	3,387,289	$	2,948,353	$	6,335,642

	Nine months ended
	May 31, 2021						May 31, 2020
	EMS		DMS		Total		EMS		DMS		Total
Timing of transfer
Point in time	$	3,222,365	$	5,463,053	$	8,685,418	$	3,323,119	$	4,409,710	$	7,732,829
Over time	7,193,156		5,997,147		13,190,303		7,043,921		5,189,673		12,233,594
Total	$	10,415,521	$	11,460,200	$	21,875,721	$	10,367,040	$	9,599,383	$	19,966,423

Schedule of Reconciliation of Income from Segments to Consolidated

The following tables set forth operating segment information (in thousands):

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	May 31, 2021		May 31, 2020		May 31, 2021		May 31, 2020
Segment income and reconciliation of income before income tax
EMS	$	137,119	$	97,824	$	357,214	$	259,679
DMS	139,764		74,260		569,212		349,168
Total segment income	$	276,883	$	172,084	$	926,426	$	608,847
Reconciling items:
Amortization of intangibles	(12,066)		(13,178)		(35,160)		(42,895)
Stock-based compensation expense and related charges	(18,765)		(16,882)		(76,119)		(62,214)
Restructuring, severance and related charges	(744)		(69,150)		(5,655)		(144,005)
Distressed customer charge	—		—		—		(14,963)
Business interruption and impairment charges, net	—		(4,574)		806		(4,574)
Acquisition and integration charges	—		(6,119)		(3,374)		(30,005)
Gain (impairment) on securities	2,409		—		2,409		(12,205)
Other expense (net of periodic benefit cost)	(2,182)		(8,399)		(10,017)		(32,673)
Interest income	1,563		1,864		5,099		13,144
Interest expense	(33,803)		(41,873)		(97,175)		(132,967)
Income before income tax	$	213,295	$	13,773	$	707,240	$	145,490

Schedule of Reconciliation of Assets from Segment to Consolidated

	May 31, 2021		August 31, 2020
Total assets
EMS	$	3,900,421	$	3,233,681
DMS	7,261,735		6,641,764
Other non-allocated assets	4,578,552		4,521,971
	$	15,740,708	$	14,397,416

Schedule of Revenue from External Customers by Geographic Areas

The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, foreign source revenue expressed as a percentage of net revenue:

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	May 31, 2021		May 31, 2020		May 31, 2021		May 31, 2020
Foreign source revenue	82.7	%	83.4	%	83.6	%	82.6	%