Note 6 - Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) and Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Nov. 30, 2014

Disclosure Text Block [Abstract]

Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Table Text Block]

	Three Months Ended November 30, 2014						Three Months Ended November 30, 2013
	Pre-tax			Net of tax			Pre-tax		Net of tax
Foreign currency translation adjustments	$	(13,555	)	$	(13,555	)	$	8,148	$	8,148
Realized loss on cash flow hedges reclassified to earnings (1)		39			24			400		252
Unrealized (loss) gain on cash flow hedges recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss		(218	)		(136	)		4,227		2,395
Other comprehensive (loss) income	$	(13,734	)	$	(13,667	)	$	12,775	$	10,795

Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Table Text Block]

	Nov 30, 2014			Aug 31, 2014
Accumulated unrealized gains on cash flow hedges, net of tax	$	398		$	510
Accumulated foreign currency translation adjustments		(31,986	)		(18,431	)
Total accumulated other comprehensive loss	$	(31,588	)	$	(17,921	)