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Income Taxes - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended
Feb. 29, 2016
Feb. 28, 2015
Feb. 29, 2016
Feb. 28, 2015
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]        
Loss before income taxes $ (179,216) $ (62,858) $ (161,581) $ (30,392)
Income tax expense (benefit) $ (20,026) $ 1,980 $ (17,839) $ 9,772
Effective Tax Rate 11.20% (3.10%) 11.00% (32.20%)
Effective tax rate excluding Impairment charge (35.60%) 17.20% (1.60%) 21.30%
Impairment charges $ 186,511 $ 84,353 $ 186,511 $ 84,353
Impairment charges, net of deferred tax benefits 169,056 $ 82,635 $ 169,056 $ 82,635
Earnings from foreign jurisdictions     85.00% 65.00%
Change in pretax earnings excluding impairment charges $ 14,200