SEGMENTS (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Nov. 30, 2014

Schedule of Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments [Table Text Block]

Reclassifications to consolidated balance sheet recorded during fiscal year 2015 for fiscal year 2014 - Certain reclassifications to the consolidated balance sheet have been made to prior fiscal year amounts to conform to the presentation in the current fiscal year. These reclassifications relate to the presentation of certain income tax receivables (see note 2). The table below summarizes these reclassifications.




	August 31, 2014 balance sheet line item as previously reported		Amount reclassified Dr/(Cr)			August 31, 2014 balance sheet line item as currently reported
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	22,570		$	(5,310	)	17,260
Other non-current assets	27,593		3,162			30,755
Accounts payable	(225,761	)	2,202			(223,559	)
Income taxes payable	(7,664	)	(54		)	(7,718	)
Net Amount of reclassifications			$	—

The following tables summarize the impact of these reclassifications to the amounts reported for each segment (in thousands):



	United States Operations			Latin American Operations			Caribbean Operations		Total

Three Month Period Ended November 30, 2013
Long-lived assets (other than deferred tax assets) as previously reported	$	10,096		$	320,754		$	117,303	$	448,153
Reclassifications to long-lived assets	—			73			—		73
Long-lived assets (other than deferred tax assets) as currently reported	$	10,096		$	320,827		$	117,303	$	448,226

Total assets as previously reported	$	50,711		$	588,239		$	241,612	$	880,562
Reclassifications to total assets	—			73			—		73
Total assets as currently reported	$	50,711		$	588,312		$	241,612	$	880,635

As of August 31, 2014
Long-lived assets (other than deferred tax assets) as previously reported	$	16,488		$	396,280		$	113,134	$	525,902
Reclassifications to long-lived assets	96			3,066			—		3,162
Long-lived assets (other than deferred tax assets) as currently reported	$	16,584		$	399,346		$	113,134	$	529,064

Total assets as previously reported	$	91,190		$	625,777		$	223,251	$	940,218
Reclassifications to total assets	(15		)	(2,133		)	—		(2,148		)
Total assets as currently reported	$	91,175		$	623,644		$	223,251	$	938,070

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block]

The following tables summarize by segment certain revenues, operating costs and balance sheet items (in thousands):



	United States Operations				Latin American Operations		Caribbean Operations		Reconciling Items⁽¹⁾			Total
Three Month Period Ended November 30, 2014
Revenue from external customers	$	8,431			$	449,199	$	198,391	$	—		$	656,021
Intersegment revenues	338,328				—		1,383		(339,711		)	—
Depreciation and amortization	542				4,967		2,288		—			7,797
Operating income	12,133				16,884		7,268		—			36,285
Net income	7,593				7,701		5,353		—			20,647
Capital expenditures, net	(2,773		)	⁽²⁾	29,197		3,196		—			29,620
Long-lived assets (other than deferred tax assets)	13,261				414,026		114,622		—			541,909
Goodwill	—				31,445		4,717		—			36,162
Total assets	69,240				718,672		249,220		—			1,037,132
Three Month Period Ended November 30, 2013
Revenue from external customers	$	5,721			$	407,820	$	192,060	$	—		$	605,601
Intersegment revenues	305,592				—		1,476		(307,068		)	—
Depreciation and amortization	572				3,863		2,219		—			6,654
Operating income	10,971				16,499		4,889		—			32,359
Net income	7,087				10,613		3,732		—			21,432
Capital expenditures, net	(426		)	⁽²⁾	14,761		3,953		—			18,288
Long-lived assets (other than deferred tax assets)	10,096				320,827		117,303		—			448,226
Goodwill	—				31,461		4,828		—			36,289
Total assets	50,711				588,312		241,612		—			880,635
As of August 31, 2014
Long-lived assets (other than deferred tax assets)	$	16,584			$	399,346	$	113,134	$	—		$	529,064
Goodwill	—				31,383		4,725		—			36,108
Total assets	91,175				623,644		223,251		—			938,070


⁽¹⁾	The reconciling items reflect the amount eliminated on consolidation of intersegment transactions.

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Tabular disclosure of the profit or loss and total assets for each reportable segment. An entity discloses certain information on each reportable segment if the amounts (a) are included in the measure of segment profit or loss reviewed by the chief operating decision maker or (b) are otherwise regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker, even if not included in that measure of segment profit or loss.

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