Consolidated Statements Of Operations And Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Aug. 31, 2018	Aug. 31, 2017	Aug. 31, 2016
Consolidated Statements Of Operations And Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Abstract]
Foreign currency translation adjustments, tax	$ (75)	$ 37	$ 115

Amount of tax expense (benefit), after reclassification adjustments of gain (loss) on foreign currency translation adjustments, foreign currency transactions designated and effective as economic hedges of a net investment in a foreign entity and intra-entity foreign currency transactions that are of a long-term-investment nature, attributable to parent entity.

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