Income Taxes - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
Aug. 31, 2020	Aug. 31, 2019
Income Taxes
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, at Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate, Percent	21.00%	21.00%
GILTI inclusion amount	$ 559,000
GILTI deduction amount	280,000
Allowable indirect foreign tax credit	42,000
FDII deduction amount	$ 71,000

The amount of deduction under section 250 for taxation of Foreign-Derived Intangible Income.

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The amount of allowable indirect foreign tax credit under section 250 for taxation of Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income.

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The amount of allowable indirect foreign tax credit under section 250 for taxation of Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income.

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The amount of income included for taxation of Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income.

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Percentage of domestic federal statutory tax rate applicable to pretax income (loss).

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 740
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 740
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
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