Document And Entity Information	6 Months Ended
	Feb. 25, 2012	Mar. 30, 2012
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Feb. 25, 2012
Amendment Flag	false
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2012
Entity Registrant Name	FRANKLIN COVEY CO
Entity Central Index Key	0000886206
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--08-31
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		17,799,581