Document And Entity Information - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Aug. 31, 2015	Oct. 31, 2015	Feb. 27, 2015
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Type	10-K
Document Period End Date	Aug. 31, 2015
Amendment Flag	false
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2015
Entity Registrant Name	FRANKLIN COVEY CO
Entity Central Index Key	0000886206
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--08-31
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		16,216,509
Entity Public Float			$ 219.2