Document And Entity Information - shares	9 Months Ended
	May 28, 2016	Jun. 30, 2016
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	May 28, 2016
Amendment Flag	false
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2016
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		14,176,603