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

9 Months Ended

May. 31, 2015

Disclosure Text Block [Abstract]

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

	Three Months Ended May 31,
	2015						2014
	Pre-tax			Net of tax			Pre-tax		Net of tax
Foreign currency translation adjustments	$	(4,187	)	$	(4,187	)	$	545	$	545
Realized loss on cash flow hedges reclassified to earnings (1)		277			174			59		37
Unrealized (loss) gain on cash flow hedges recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss		(1,903	)		(1,194	)		3,673		2,304
Other comprehensive (loss) income	$	(5,813	)	$	(5,207	)	$	4,277	$	2,886

	Nine Months Ended May 31,
	2015						2014
	Pre-tax			Net of tax			Pre-tax		Net of tax
Foreign currency translation adjustments	$	(25,753	)	$	(25,753	)	$	12,199	$	12,199
Realized loss on cash flow hedges reclassified to earnings (1)		468			294			316		199
Unrealized (loss) gain on cash flow hedges recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss		(929	)		(583	)		8,661		5,426
Other comprehensive (loss) income	$	(26,214	)	$	(26,042	)	$	21,176	$	17,824

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

	May 31, 2015			Aug 31, 2014
Accumulated unrealized gains on cash flow hedges, net of tax	$	221		$	510
Accumulated foreign currency translation adjustments		(44,184	)		(18,431	)
Total accumulated other comprehensive loss	$	(43,963	)	$	(17,921	)