Document And Entity Information	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 01, 2012	Dec. 31, 2012
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Dec. 01, 2012
Amendment Flag	false
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2013
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		18,209,039