Document and Entity Information (USD $) In Billions, except Share data in Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Aug. 31, 2014	Feb. 28, 2014	Oct. 14, 2014 Apollo Class A nonvoting common stock [Member]	Oct. 14, 2014 Apollo Class B voting common stock [Member]
Document Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-K
Document Period End Date	Aug. 31, 2014
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2014
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Registrant Name	Apollo Education Group Inc
Entity Central Index Key	0000929887
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--08-31
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Public Float		$ 3.2
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding (in shares)			108,051	475