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Note 13 - Employee Stock Option and Retirement Plans (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified
 3 Months Ended 1 Months Ended 0 Months Ended
Nov. 30, 2014
Nov. 30, 2013
Jul. 31, 2012
Sep. 17, 2013
Nov. 28, 2014
Aug. 31, 2014
Aug. 31, 2013
Dec. 16, 2014
Note 13 - Employee Stock Option and Retirement Plans (Details) [Line Items]                
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Gross 463,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodGross              
Share-based Compensation Arrangements by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Exercise Price (in Dollars per share) $ 131.31us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice              
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Payment Award Options Closing Share Price (in Dollars per share)         $ 137.06fds_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsClosingSharePrice      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercises in Period, Intrinsic Value (in Dollars) $ 6.0us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodTotalIntrinsicValue $ 6.9us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodTotalIntrinsicValue            
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized (in Dollars) 60.1us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognized              
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized, Period for Recognition 3 years 6 months              
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period 10,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod              
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value (in Dollars per share) $ 127.58us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue              
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Vested in Period 53,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriod [1]              
Restricted Stock Award Shares Added to Available Balance 2.5fds_RestrictedStockAwardSharesAddedToAvailableBalance              
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Purchase Price of Common Stock, Percent 85.00%us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardPurchasePriceOfCommonStockPercent              
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Maximum Employee Subscription Rate 10.00%us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardMaximumEmployeeSubscriptionRate              
Defined Contribution Plan, Maximum Annual Contributions Per Employee, Percent 60.00%us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanMaximumAnnualContributionsPerEmployeePercent              
Defined Contribution Plan, Employer Matching Contribution, Percent of Match 4.00%us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanEmployerMatchingContributionPercentOfMatch              
Defined Contribution Plan, Employer Matching Contribution, Vesting Period 5 years              
Defined Contribution Plan, Employer Discretionary Contribution Amount (in Dollars) 1.8us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanEmployerDiscretionaryContributionAmount 1.8us-gaap_DefinedContributionPlanEmployerDiscretionaryContributionAmount            
Granted Without Performance Conditions [Member] | After Three Years [Member]                
Note 13 - Employee Stock Option and Retirement Plans (Details) [Line Items]                
Vesting Percentage 60.00%fds_VestingPercentage
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= fds_GrantedWithoutPerformanceConditionsMember
/ us-gaap_VestingAxis
= fds_AfterThreeYearsMember		              
Granted Without Performance Conditions [Member] | After Five Years [Member]                
Note 13 - Employee Stock Option and Retirement Plans (Details) [Line Items]                
Vesting Percentage 40.00%fds_VestingPercentage
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= fds_GrantedWithoutPerformanceConditionsMember
/ us-gaap_VestingAxis
= fds_AfterFiveYearsMember		              
Granted Without Performance Conditions [Member] | Minimum [Member]                
Note 13 - Employee Stock Option and Retirement Plans (Details) [Line Items]                
Stock Option Expiration Term 7 years              
Granted Without Performance Conditions [Member] | Maximum [Member]                
Note 13 - Employee Stock Option and Retirement Plans (Details) [Line Items]                
Stock Option Expiration Term 10 years              
Granted Without Performance Conditions [Member]                
Note 13 - Employee Stock Option and Retirement Plans (Details) [Line Items]                
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Gross 462,913us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodGross
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= fds_GrantedWithoutPerformanceConditionsMember		              
Share-based Compensation Arrangements by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Exercise Price (in Dollars per share) $ 131.31us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= fds_GrantedWithoutPerformanceConditionsMember		              
Majority of Options Granted Without Performance Conditions [Member]                
Note 13 - Employee Stock Option and Retirement Plans (Details) [Line Items]                
Stock Option Expiration Term 5 years              
In-The-Money Stock Options [Member]                
Note 13 - Employee Stock Option and Retirement Plans (Details) [Line Items]                
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercisable, Number 2,000,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= fds_InTheMoneyStockOptionsMember		         1,900,000us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= fds_InTheMoneyStockOptionsMember		    
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercisable, Weighted Average Exercise Price (in Dollars per share) $ 70.20us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= fds_InTheMoneyStockOptionsMember		         $ 68.78us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= fds_InTheMoneyStockOptionsMember		    
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Exercisable, Intrinsic Value (in Dollars) 130.8us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableIntrinsicValue1
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= fds_InTheMoneyStockOptionsMember		         111.3us-gaap_SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisableIntrinsicValue1
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= fds_InTheMoneyStockOptionsMember		    
July 2012 Performance Based Option Grant Review [Member] | Share-based Compensation Award, Tranche One [Member]                
Note 13 - Employee Stock Option and Retirement Plans (Details) [Line Items]                
Vesting Percentage             20.00%fds_VestingPercentage
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= fds_July2012PerformanceBasedOptionGrantReviewMember
/ us-gaap_VestingAxis
= us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationAwardTrancheOneMember		  
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Vested and Expected to Vest, Outstanding, Number             48,314us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedAndExpectedToVestOutstandingNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= fds_July2012PerformanceBasedOptionGrantReviewMember
/ us-gaap_VestingAxis
= us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationAwardTrancheOneMember		  
July 2012 Performance Based Option Grant Review [Member] | Share-based Compensation Award, Tranche Two [Member]                
Note 13 - Employee Stock Option and Retirement Plans (Details) [Line Items]                
Vesting Percentage           20.00%fds_VestingPercentage
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= fds_July2012PerformanceBasedOptionGrantReviewMember
/ us-gaap_VestingAxis
= us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationAwardTrancheTwoMember		    
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Vested and Expected to Vest, Outstanding, Number           48,314us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedAndExpectedToVestOutstandingNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= fds_July2012PerformanceBasedOptionGrantReviewMember
/ us-gaap_VestingAxis
= us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationAwardTrancheTwoMember		    
July 2012 Performance Based Option Grant Review [Member]                
Note 13 - Employee Stock Option and Retirement Plans (Details) [Line Items]                
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Gross     241,546us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodGross
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= fds_July2012PerformanceBasedOptionGrantReviewMember		          
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized (in Dollars) 0.9us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognized
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= fds_July2012PerformanceBasedOptionGrantReviewMember		              
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized, Period for Recognition 2 years 9 months              
Other Performace-Based Options [Member] | Matrix Data Limited [Member]                
Note 13 - Employee Stock Option and Retirement Plans (Details) [Line Items]                
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Gross 165,949us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodGross
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= fds_OtherPerformaceBasedOptionsMember
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= fds_MatrixDataLimitedMember		              
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Measurement Period 5 years              
Other Performace-Based Options [Member] | Revere Data, LLC [Member]                
Note 13 - Employee Stock Option and Retirement Plans (Details) [Line Items]                
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Gross 36,695us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodGross
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= fds_OtherPerformaceBasedOptionsMember
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= fds_RevereDataLLCMember		              
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Vested and Expected to Vest, Outstanding, Number 18,553us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedAndExpectedToVestOutstandingNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= fds_OtherPerformaceBasedOptionsMember
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= fds_RevereDataLLCMember		              
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized (in Dollars) 0.5us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognized
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= fds_OtherPerformaceBasedOptionsMember
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= fds_RevereDataLLCMember		              
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized, Period for Recognition 3 years 9 months              
Performance Based Stock Options Outstanding Expected to be Forfeited 18,142fds_PerformanceBasedStockOptionsOutstandingExpectedToBeForfeited
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= fds_OtherPerformaceBasedOptionsMember
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= fds_RevereDataLLCMember		              
Restricted Stock [Member] | After Five Years [Member] | Awards Granted on October 23, 2009 [Member]                
Note 13 - Employee Stock Option and Retirement Plans (Details) [Line Items]                
Vesting Percentage 100.00%fds_VestingPercentage
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= us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= fds_AwardsGrantedonOctober232009Member
/ us-gaap_VestingAxis
= fds_AfterFiveYearsMember		              
Restricted Stock [Member] | Revere Data, LLC [Member]                
Note 13 - Employee Stock Option and Retirement Plans (Details) [Line Items]                
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Vested and Expected to Vest, Outstanding, Number       3,872us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedAndExpectedToVestOutstandingNumber
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= fds_RevereDataLLCMember		        
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized (in Dollars) 0.3us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognized
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= fds_RevereDataLLCMember		              
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized, Period for Recognition 3 years 9 months              
Performance Based Stock Options Outstanding Expected to be Forfeited 3,872fds_PerformanceBasedStockOptionsOutstandingExpectedToBeForfeited
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= fds_RevereDataLLCMember		              
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period       7,744us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember
/ us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis
= fds_RevereDataLLCMember		        
Restricted Stock [Member] | Awards Granted on October 23, 2009 [Member]                
Note 13 - Employee Stock Option and Retirement Plans (Details) [Line Items]                
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Vested in Period 53,495us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember
/ us-gaap_PlanNameAxis
= fds_AwardsGrantedonOctober232009Member		              
Restricted Stock [Member]                
Note 13 - Employee Stock Option and Retirement Plans (Details) [Line Items]                
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized (in Dollars) $ 1.3us-gaap_EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationNonvestedAwardsTotalCompensationCostNotYetRecognized
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= us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember		              
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Nonvested Awards, Compensation Cost Not yet Recognized, Period for Recognition 2 years 73 days              
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period 10,225us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember		 161,716us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriod
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= us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember		            
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value (in Dollars per share) $ 127.58us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember		 $ 102.27us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageGrantDateFairValue
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember		            
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Vested in Period   62,544us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardEquityInstrumentsOtherThanOptionsVestedInPeriod
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= us-gaap_RestrictedStockMember		            
Majority of Restricted Stock Units [Member] | After Two Years [Member]                
Note 13 - Employee Stock Option and Retirement Plans (Details) [Line Items]                
Vesting Percentage 100.00%fds_VestingPercentage
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= fds_MajorityOfRestrictedStockUnitsMember
/ us-gaap_VestingAxis
= fds_AfterTwoYearsMember		              
Remaining Restricted Stock Units [Member]                
Note 13 - Employee Stock Option and Retirement Plans (Details) [Line Items]                
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period 5 years              
Employee Stock Purchase Plan [Member]                
Note 13 - Employee Stock Option and Retirement Plans (Details) [Line Items]                
Share-based Compensation Arrangements by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Grants in Period, Weighted Average Exercise Price (in Dollars per share) $ 108.68us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= fds_EmployeeStockPurchasePlanMember		 $ 86.65us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= fds_EmployeeStockPurchasePlanMember		            
Common Stock, Capital Shares Reserved for Future Issuance 529,484us-gaap_CommonStockCapitalSharesReservedForFutureIssuance
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= fds_EmployeeStockPurchasePlanMember		              
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Employee Stock Purchase Plans 15,397us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesEmployeeStockPurchasePlans
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= fds_EmployeeStockPurchasePlanMember		 16,363us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesEmployeeStockPurchasePlans
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= fds_EmployeeStockPurchasePlanMember		            
Treasury Stock Acquired, Average Cost Per Share (in Dollars per share) $ 108.68us-gaap_TreasuryStockAcquiredAverageCostPerShare
/ us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis
= fds_EmployeeStockPurchasePlanMember		 $ 86.65us-gaap_TreasuryStockAcquiredAverageCostPerShare
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= fds_EmployeeStockPurchasePlanMember		            
Subsequent Event [Member]                
Note 13 - Employee Stock Option and Retirement Plans (Details) [Line Items]                
Common Stock, Capital Shares Reserved for Future Issuance               500,000us-gaap_CommonStockCapitalSharesReservedForFutureIssuance
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[1] All of the 53,495 restricted stock awards that vested during the first quarter of fiscal 2015 related to awards granted on October 23, 2009. These restricted stock awards cliff vested 100% after five years on October 23, 2014 and were amortized to expense over the vesting period using the straight-line attribution method.