Document And Entity Information - shares	3 Months Ended
	Nov. 26, 2016	Dec. 31, 2016
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Nov. 26, 2016
Amendment Flag	false
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2017
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		13,801,298