Note 2 - Basis of Presentation

6 Months Ended

Feb. 28, 2018

Notes to Financial Statements

Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies [Text Block]

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BASIS OF PRESENTATION

FactSet conducts business globally and is managed on a geographic basis. The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries. All intercompany activity and balances have been eliminated from the consolidated financial statements.

The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of FactSet and the accompanying notes included in this Quarterly Report on Form

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-Q are prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States ("GAAP").  In the opinion of management, the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements include all normal recurring adjustments, transactions or events discretely impacting the interim periods considered necessary to fairly state our results of operations, financial position and cash flows. The information in this Form

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-Q should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form

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-K for the fiscal year ended

August 31, 2017.

The Company has evaluated subsequent events through the date that the financial statements were issued.