10-Q

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

☒ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended May 31, 2018

or

☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from                      to

Commission File Number: 001-14063

JABIL INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	38-1886260
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

10560 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Street North, St. Petersburg, Florida 33716

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(727) 577-9749

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  ☒    No  ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    Yes  ☒    No  ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer	☒	Accelerated filer	☐
Non-accelerated filer	☐  (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)	Smaller reporting company	☐
		Emerging growth company	☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes  ☐    No  ☒

As of June 20, 2018, there were 168,444,744 shares of the registrant’s Common Stock outstanding.

JABIL INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES INDEX

Part I – Financial Information
Item 1.	Financial Statements	1
	Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of May 31, 2018 and August  31, 2017	1
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months and nine months ended May 31, 2018 and 2017	2
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the three months and nine months ended May 31, 2018 and 2017	3
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity as of May 31, 2018 and August 31, 2017	4
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended May 31, 2018 and 2017	5
	Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements	6
Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	20
Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	31
Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	31
Part II – Other Information
Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	32
Item 1A.	Risk Factors	32
Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	32
Item 3.	Defaults Upon Senior Securities	32
Item 4.	Mine Safety Disclosures	32
Item 5.	Other Information	32
Item 6.	Exhibits	33
	Signatures	35

PART I—FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

JABIL INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands, except for share data)

	May 31, 2018 (Unaudited)			August 31, 2017
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	677,492		$	1,189,919
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $11,084 as of May 31, 2018 and $14,134 as of August 31, 2017		1,586,685			1,397,424
Inventories, net		3,343,782			2,942,083
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		1,124,028			1,097,257
Total current assets		6,731,987			6,626,683
Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $3,547,148 as of May 31, 2018 and $3,125,390 as of August 31, 2017		3,127,083			3,228,678
Goodwill		631,482			608,184
Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $298,925 as of May 31, 2018 and $269,212 as of August 31, 2017		288,342			284,596
Deferred income taxes		230,751			205,722
Other assets		165,865			142,132
Total assets	$	11,175,510		$	11,095,995
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Current installments of notes payable, long-term debt and capital lease obligations	$	273,500		$	445,498
Accounts payable		4,327,659			4,257,623
Accrued expenses		1,980,266			2,167,472
Total current liabilities		6,581,425			6,870,593
Notes payable, long-term debt and capital lease obligations, less current installments		2,175,133			1,632,592
Other liabilities		66,690			74,237
Income tax liabilities		132,338			100,902
Deferred income taxes		34,366			49,327
Total liabilities		8,989,952			8,727,651
Commitments and contingencies
Equity:
Jabil Inc. stockholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value, authorized 10,000,000 shares; no shares issued and no shares outstanding		—			—
Common stock, $0.001 par value, authorized 500,000,000 shares; 256,590,528 and 253,266,684 shares issued and 168,799,744 and 177,727,653 shares outstanding as of May 31, 2018 and August 31, 2017, respectively		257			253
Additional paid-in capital		2,191,406			2,104,203
Retained earnings		1,830,921			1,730,893
Accumulated other comprehensive income		25,932			54,620
Treasury stock at cost, 87,790,784 and 75,539,031 shares as of May 31, 2018 and August 31, 2017, respectively		(1,875,375	)		(1,536,455	)
Total Jabil Inc. stockholders’ equity		2,173,141			2,353,514
Noncontrolling interests		12,417			14,830
Total equity		2,185,558			2,368,344
Total liabilities and equity	$	11,175,510		$	11,095,995

See accompanying notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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JABIL INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(in thousands, except for per share data)

(Unaudited)

	Three months ended						Nine months ended
	May 31, 2018			May 31, 2017			May 31, 2018			May 31, 2017
Net revenue	$	5,436,952		$	4,489,557		$	16,323,585		$	14,040,092
Cost of revenue		5,038,725			4,163,142			15,058,940			12,920,267
Gross profit		398,227			326,415			1,264,645			1,119,825
Operating expenses:
Selling, general and administrative		252,487			233,884			789,482			665,879
Research and development		10,082			7,274			27,535			21,982
Amortization of intangibles		10,040			9,174			29,909			26,262
Restructuring and related charges		12,647			32,700			29,462			113,529
Operating income		112,971			43,383			388,257			292,173
Other expense		10,139			15,821			26,506			23,872
Interest income		(4,499	)		(3,663	)		(13,323	)		(8,407	)
Interest expense		36,178			35,443			110,220			102,087
Income (loss) before income tax		71,153			(4,218	)		264,854			174,621
Income tax expense		28,451			21,481			120,705			93,495
Net income (loss)		42,702			(25,699	)		144,149			81,126
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests, net of tax		161			(418	)		505			(2,285	)
Net income (loss) attributable to Jabil Inc.	$	42,541		$	(25,281	)	$	143,644		$	83,411
Earnings (loss) per share attributable to the stockholders of Jabil Inc.:
Basic	$	0.25		$	(0.14	)	$	0.83		$	0.46
Diluted	$	0.25		$	(0.14	)	$	0.81		$	0.45
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic		170,514			181,038			174,013			182,982
Diluted		173,279			181,038			176,997			186,621
Cash dividends declared per common share	$	0.08		$	0.08		$	0.24		$	0.24

See accompanying notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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JABIL INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(in thousands)

(Unaudited)

	Three months ended						Nine months ended
	May 31, 2018			May 31, 2017			May 31, 2018			May 31, 2017
Net income (loss)	$	42,702		$	(25,699	)	$	144,149		$	81,126
Other comprehensive income:
Foreign currency translation adjustment		(40,640	)		11,727			(19,720	)		15,231
Changes in fair value of derivative instruments, net of tax		(5,944	)		(2,009	)		22,453			8,647
Reclassification of net (gains) losses realized and included in net income related to derivative instruments, net of tax		(13,890	)		201			(28,974	)		11,595
Unrealized (loss) gain on available for sale securities		(202	)		4,548			(2,016	)		10,192
Actuarial loss, net of tax		—			—			(431	)		—
Reclassification of losses on available for sale securities into net income		—			10,139			—			10,139
Total other comprehensive (loss) income		(60,676	)		24,606			(28,688	)		55,804
Comprehensive (loss) income	$	(17,974	)	$	(1,093	)	$	115,461		$	136,930
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests		161			(418	)		505			(2,285	)
Comprehensive (loss) income attributable to Jabil Inc.	$	(18,135	)	$	(675	)	$	114,956		$	139,215

See accompanying notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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JABIL INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(in thousands, except for share data)

(Unaudited)

	Jabil Inc. Stockholders’ Equity
	Common Stock					Additional						Accumulated Other
	Shares Outstanding			Par Value		Paid-in Capital			Retained Earnings			Comprehensive Income			Treasury Stock			Noncontrolling Interests			Total Equity
Balance as of August 31, 2017		177,727,653		$	253	$	2,104,203		$	1,730,893		$	54,620		$	(1,536,455	)	$	14,830		$	2,368,344
Shares issued upon exercise of stock options		29,688			—		—			—			—			—			—			—
Shares issued under employee stock purchase plan		575,777			1		12,844			—			—			—			—			12,845
Vesting of restricted stock awards		2,718,379			3		(3	)		—			—			—			—			—
Purchases of treasury stock under employee stock plans		(790,598	)		—		—			—			—			(22,526	)		—			(22,526	)
Treasury shares purchased		(11,461,155	)		—		—			—			—			(316,394	)		—			(316,394	)
Recognition of stock-based compensation		—			—		74,362			—			—			—			—			74,362
Declared dividends		—			—		—			(43,616	)		—			—			—			(43,616	)
Comprehensive income		—			—		—			143,644			(28,688	)		—			505			115,461
Declared dividends to noncontrolling interest		—			—		—			—			—			—			(2,920	)		(2,920	)
Foreign currency adjustments attributable to noncontrolling interests		—			—		—			—			—			—			2			2
Balance as of May 31, 2018		168,799,744		$	257	$	2,191,406		$	1,830,921		$	25,932		$	(1,875,375	)	$	12,417		$	2,185,558

See accompanying notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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JABIL INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(in thousands)

(Unaudited)

	Nine months ended
	May 31, 2018			May 31, 2017
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$	144,149		$	81,126
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization		583,646			570,557
Restructuring and related charges		14,838			58,613
Recognition of stock-based compensation expense and related charges		74,977			33,377
Deferred income taxes		(39,762	)		(44,916	)
Provision for allowance for doubtful accounts		20,577			8,524
Other, net		(4,059	)		17,766
Change in operating assets and liabilities, exclusive of net assets acquired:
Accounts receivable		(186,231	)		(85,761	)
Inventories		(379,658	)		(216,149	)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		(32,981	)		100,397
Other assets		(21,542	)		(28,852	)
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities		20,897			38,341
Net cash provided by operating activities		194,851			533,023
Cash flows from investing activities:
Acquisition of property, plant and equipment		(819,167	)		(482,739	)
Proceeds and advances from sale of property, plant and equipment		246,370			43,437
Cash paid for business and intangible asset acquisitions, net of cash		(109,664	)		(36,620	)
Other, net		(2,360	)		(1,360	)
Net cash used in investing activities		(684,821	)		(477,282	)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Borrowings under debt agreements		6,847,756			5,432,503
Payments toward debt agreements		(6,472,728	)		(5,370,936	)
Payments to acquire treasury stock		(316,394	)		(237,135	)
Dividends paid to stockholders		(44,274	)		(45,550	)
Net proceeds from exercise of stock options and issuance of common stock under employee stock purchase plan		12,844			11,246
Treasury stock minimum tax withholding related to vesting of restricted stock		(22,526	)		(11,558	)
Other, net		(11,876	)		(1,496	)
Net cash used in financing activities		(7,198	)		(222,926	)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents		(15,259	)		(943	)
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents		(512,427	)		(168,128	)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		1,189,919			912,059
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	677,492		$	743,931

See accompanying notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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JABIL INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

1. Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) necessary to present fairly the information set forth therein have been included. The Company has made certain reclassification adjustments to conform prior periods’ Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements to the current presentation. The accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and footnotes included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Jabil Inc. (the “Company”) for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2017. Results for the nine months ended May 31, 2018 are not necessarily an indication of the results that may be expected for the full fiscal year ending August 31, 2018.

2. Earnings Per Share and Dividends

Earnings Per Share

The Company calculates its basic earnings per share by dividing net income attributable to Jabil Inc. by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. The Company’s diluted earnings per share is calculated in a similar manner, but includes the effect of dilutive securities. The difference between the weighted average number of basic shares outstanding and the weighted average number of diluted shares outstanding is primarily due to dilutive unvested restricted stock awards and dilutive stock appreciation rights.

Potential shares of common stock are excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share when their effect would be antidilutive. Performance-based restricted stock awards are considered dilutive when the related performance criterion have been met assuming the end of the reporting period represents the end of the performance period. All potential shares of common stock are antidilutive in periods of net loss. Potential shares of common stock not included in the computation of earnings per share because their effect would have been antidilutive or because the performance criterion was not met were as follows (in thousands):

	Three months ended				Nine months ended
	May 31, 2018		May 31, 2017		May 31, 2018		May 31, 2017
Stock appreciation rights		—		514		—		334
Restricted stock awards		2,129		9,490		2,136		4,561

Dividends

The following table sets forth cash dividends declared by the Company to common stockholders during the nine months ended May 31, 2018 and 2017 (in thousands, except for per share data):

	Dividend Declaration Date	Dividend per Share	Total of Cash Dividends Declared	Date of Record for Dividend Payment	Dividend Cash Payment Date
Fiscal Year 2018:	October 19, 2017	$0.08	$14,588	November 15, 2017	December 1, 2017
	January 25, 2018	$0.08	$14,272	February 15, 2018	March 1, 2018
	April 19, 2018	$0.08	$13,991	May 15, 2018	June 1, 2018
Fiscal Year 2017:	October 20, 2016	$0.08	$15,248	November 15, 2016	December 1, 2016
	January 26, 2017	$0.08	$15,051	February 15, 2017	March 1, 2017
	April 20, 2017	$0.08	$14,840	May 15, 2017	June 1, 2017

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3. Inventories

Inventories consist of the following (in thousands):

	May 31, 2018			August 31, 2017
Raw materials	$	1,886,967		$	1,574,241
Work in process		832,153			822,628
Finished goods		682,517			591,227
Reserve for excess and obsolete inventory		(57,855	)		(46,013	)
Inventories, net	$	3,343,782		$	2,942,083

4. Stock-Based Compensation and Share Repurchases

The Company recognized stock-based compensation expense within selling, general and administrative expense as follows (in thousands):

	Three months ended				Nine months ended
	May 31, 2018		May 31, 2017		May 31, 2018		May 31, 2017
Restricted stock and stock appreciation rights	$	13,457	$	16,829	$	69,916	$	28,539
Employee stock purchase plan		1,581		1,521		5,368		4,838
Other(1)		—		—		7,538		—
Total	$	15,038	$	18,350	$	82,822	$	33,377

⁽¹⁾  Represents a one-time cash-settled stock award that vested on November 30, 2017.

As of May 31, 2018, the shares available to be issued under the 2011 Stock Award and Incentive Plan were 12,777,424.

Restricted Stock Awards

Certain key employees have been granted time-based, performance-based and market-based restricted stock unit awards. The time-based restricted stock units generally vest on a graded vesting schedule over three years. The performance-based restricted stock units generally vest on a cliff vesting schedule over three years and up to a maximum of 150%, depending on the specified performance condition and the level of achievement obtained. The performance-based restricted stock units have a vesting condition that is based upon the Company’s cumulative adjusted core earnings per share during the performance period. The market-based restricted stock units generally vest on a cliff vesting schedule over three years and up to a maximum of 200%, depending on the specified performance condition and the level of achievement obtained. The market-based restricted stock units have a vesting condition that is tied to the Company’s total shareholder return based on the Company’s stock performance in relation to the companies in the Standard and Poor’s (S&P) Super Composite Technology Hardware and Equipment Index excluding the Company. During the nine months ended May 31, 2018 and 2017, the Company awarded approximately 1.4 million and 1.8 million time-based restricted stock units, respectively, 0.4 million and 0.6 million performance-based restricted stock units, respectively and 0.4 million and 0.4 million market-based stock units, respectively.

On October 6, 2017, the Company’s Compensation Committee approved the modification of vesting criteria for certain performance-based restricted stock awards granted in fiscal year 2015. As a result of the modification, 0.8 million awards vested during the first quarter of fiscal year 2018, which resulted in approximately $24.9 million of stock-based compensation expense recognized.

The following represents the stock-based compensation information for the period indicated (in thousands):

	May 31, 2018
Unrecognized stock-based compensation expense—restricted stock	$	55,225
Remaining weighted-average period for restricted stock expense		1.5 years

Share Repurchases

In July 2017, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to $450.0 million of the Company’s common stock (the “2017 Share Repurchase Program”). The 2017 Share Repurchase Program expires on August 31, 2018. As of May 31, 2018, 11.5 million shares had been repurchased for $316.2 million and $133.8 million remains available under the 2017 Share Repurchase Program.

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In June 2018, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to $350.0 million of the Company’s common stock (the “2018 Share Repurchase Program”). The 2018 Share Repurchase Program expires August 31, 2019.

5. Concentration of Risk and Segment Data

Concentration of Risk

Sales of the Company’s products are concentrated among specific customers. During the nine months ended May 31, 2018, the Company’s five largest customers accounted for approximately 50% of its net revenue and 77 customers accounted for approximately 90% of its net revenue. Sales to these customers were reported in the Electronics Manufacturing Services (“EMS”) and Diversified Manufacturing Services (“DMS”) operating segments.

The Company procures components from a broad group of suppliers. Almost all of the products manufactured by the Company require one or more components that are available from only a single source.

Segment Data

Net revenue for the operating segments is attributed to the segment in which the service is performed. An operating segment’s performance is evaluated based on its pre-tax operating contribution, or segment income. Segment income is defined as net revenue less cost of revenue, segment selling, general and administrative expenses, segment research and development expenses and an allocation of corporate manufacturing expenses and selling, general and administrative expenses. Segment income does not include amortization of intangibles, stock-based compensation expense and related charges, restructuring and related charges, distressed customer charges, acquisition costs and certain purchase accounting adjustments, loss on disposal of subsidiaries, settlement of receivables and related charges, impairment of notes receivable and related charges, goodwill impairment charges, business interruption and impairment charges, net, income (loss) from discontinued operations, gain (loss) on sale of discontinued operations, other expense, interest income, interest expense, income tax expense or adjustment for net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests. Total segment assets are defined as accounts receivable, inventories, net, customer-related property, plant and equipment, intangible assets net of accumulated amortization and goodwill. All other non-segment assets are reviewed on a global basis by management. Transactions between operating segments are generally recorded at amounts that approximate those at which the Company would transact with third parties.

The following tables set forth operating segment information (in thousands):

	Three months ended						Nine months ended
	May 31, 2018			May 31, 2017			May 31, 2018			May 31, 2017
Net revenue
EMS	$	3,161,626		$	2,819,711		$	8,894,174		$	8,205,812
DMS		2,275,326			1,669,846			7,429,411			5,834,280
	$	5,436,952		$	4,489,557		$	16,323,585		$	14,040,092
Segment income and reconciliation of income before income tax
EMS	$	121,563		$	109,783		$	302,556		$	297,418
DMS		28,499			4,022			253,322			178,121
Total segment income	$	150,062		$	113,805		$	555,878		$	475,539
Reconciling items:
Amortization of intangibles		(10,040	)		(9,174	)		(29,909	)		(26,262	)
Stock-based compensation expense and related charges		(15,038	)		(18,350	)		(82,822	)		(33,377	)
Restructuring and related charges		(12,647	)		(32,700	)		(29,462	)		(113,529	)
Distressed customer charge		—			(10,198	)		(14,706	)		(10,198	)
Business interruption and impairment charges, net		634			—			(10,722	)		—
Other expense		(10,139	)		(15,821	)		(26,506	)		(23,872	)
Interest income		4,499			3,663			13,323			8,407
Interest expense		(36,178	)		(35,443	)		(110,220	)		(102,087	)
Income (loss) before income tax	$	71,153		$	(4,218	)	$	264,854		$	174,621

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	May 31, 2018		August 31, 2017
Total assets
EMS	$	3,378,703	$	2,778,820
DMS		5,144,452		5,290,468
Other non-allocated assets		2,652,355		3,026,707
	$	11,175,510	$	11,095,995

As of May 31, 2018, the Company operated in 29 countries worldwide. Sales to unaffiliated customers are based on the Company’s location that maintains the customer relationship and transacts the external sale. Total foreign net revenue represented 91.2% and 91.8% of net revenue during the three months and nine months ended May 31, 2018, respectively, compared to 90.6% and 91.3% of net revenue during the three months and nine months ended May 31, 2017, respectively.

6. Notes Payable, Long-Term Debt and Capital Lease Obligations

Notes payable, long-term debt and capital lease obligations outstanding as of May 31, 2018 and August 31, 2017 are summarized below (in thousands):

	Maturity Date		May 31, 2018		August 31, 2017
8.250% Senior Notes(1)(2)(3)		Mar 15, 2018	$	—	$	399,506
5.625% Senior Notes(1)(2)		Dec 15, 2020		397,772		397,104
4.700% Senior Notes(1)(2)		Sep 15, 2022		497,187		496,696
4.900% Senior Notes(1)		Jul 14, 2023		298,753		298,571
3.950% Senior Notes(1)(2)(3)		Jan 12, 2028		494,092		—
Borrowings under credit facilities(4)		Nov 8, 2022		247,000		—
Borrowings under loans(4)		Nov 8, 2022		487,016		458,395
Capital lease obligations				26,813		27,818
Total notes payable, long-term debt and capital lease obligations				2,448,633		2,078,090
Less current installments of notes payable, long-term debt and capital lease obligations				273,500		445,498
Notes payable, long-term debt and capital lease obligations, less current installments			$	2,175,133	$	1,632,592

⁽¹⁾  The notes are carried at the principal amount of each note, less any unamortized discount and unamortized debt issuance costs.

⁽²⁾  The Senior Notes are the Company’s senior unsecured obligations and rank equally with all other existing and future senior unsecured debt obligations.

⁽³⁾  During the second quarter of fiscal year 2018, the Company issued $500.0 million of publicly registered 3.950% Senior Notes due 2028 (the “3.950% Senior Notes”). The net proceeds from the offering were used for general corporate purposes, including to redeem $400.0 million of the Company’s outstanding 8.250% Senior Notes due 2018 and pay related costs and a “make-whole” premium.

⁽⁴⁾  On November 8, 2017, the Company entered into an amended and restated senior unsecured five-year credit agreement. The credit agreement provides for: (i) the Revolving Credit Facility in the initial amount of $1.8 billion, which may, subject to the lenders’ discretion, be increased up to $2.3 billion and (ii) a $500.0 million Term Loan Facility (collectively the “Credit Facility”). The Credit Facility expires on November 8, 2022. The Revolving Credit Facility is subject to two whole or partial one-year extensions, at the lenders’ discretion. Interest and fees on the Credit Facility advances are based on the Company’s non-credit enhanced long-term senior unsecured debt rating as determined by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Service, Moody’s Investors Service and Fitch Ratings.

During the nine months ended May 31, 2018, the interest rates on the Revolving Credit Facility ranged from 2.4% to 4.4% and the interest rates on the Term Loan Facility ranged from 2.6% to 3.3%. Interest is charged at a rate equal to (a) for the Revolving Credit Facility, either 0.000% to 0.575% above the base rate or 0.975% to 1.575% above the Eurocurrency rate and (b) for the Term Loan Facility, either 0.125% to 0.875% above the base rate or 1.125% to 1.875% above the Eurocurrency rate. The base rate represents the greatest of: (i) Citibank, N.A.’s base rate, (ii) 0.50% above the federal funds rate, and (iii) 1.0% above one-month LIBOR, but not less than zero. The Eurocurrency rate

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represents adjusted LIBOR or adjusted CDOR, as applicable, for the applicable interest period, but not less than zero. Fees include a facility fee based on the revolving credit commitments of the lenders and a letter of credit fee based on the amount of outstanding letters of credit.

Additionally, the Company’s foreign subsidiaries had various additional credit facilities that finance their future growth and any corresponding working capital needs.

As of May 31, 2018, the Company has $1.9 billion in available unused borrowing capacity under its revolving credit facilities.

Debt Covenants

Borrowings under the Company’s debt agreements are subject to various covenants that limit the Company’s ability to: incur additional indebtedness, sell assets, effect mergers and certain transactions, and effect certain transactions with subsidiaries and affiliates. In addition, the Revolving Credit Facility and 4.900% Senior Notes contain debt leverage and interest coverage covenants. The Company is also subject to certain covenants requiring the Company to offer to repurchase the 5.625%, 4.700%, 4.900% or 3.950% Senior Notes upon a change of control. As of May 31, 2018 and August 31, 2017, the Company was in compliance with its debt covenants.

Fair Value

The estimated fair values of the Company’s publicly traded debt, including the 5.625%, 4.700% and 3.950% Senior Notes, were approximately $419.5 million, $514.1 million and $481.7 million, respectively, as of May 31, 2018. The fair value estimates are based upon observable market data (Level 2 criteria). The estimated fair value of the Company’s private debt, the 4.900% Senior Notes, was approximately $306.5 million, as of May 31, 2018. This fair value estimate is based on the Company’s indicative borrowing cost derived from discounted cash flows (Level 3 criteria). The carrying amounts of borrowings under credit facilities and under loans approximate fair value as interest rates on these instruments approximate current market rates.

7. Trade Accounts Receivable Securitization and Sale Programs

The Company regularly sells designated pools of trade accounts receivable under two asset-backed securitization programs and seven uncommitted trade accounts receivable sale programs (collectively referred to herein as the “programs”). The Company continues servicing the receivables sold and in exchange receives a servicing fee under each of the programs. Servicing fees related to each of the programs recognized during the three months and nine months ended May 31, 2018 and 2017 were not material. The Company does not record a servicing asset or liability on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as the Company estimates that the fee it receives to service these receivables approximates the fair market compensation to provide the servicing activities.

Transfers of the receivables under the programs are accounted for as sales and, accordingly, net receivables sold under the programs are excluded from accounts receivable on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets and are reflected as cash provided by operating activities on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.

Asset-Backed Securitization Programs

The Company continuously sells designated pools of trade accounts receivable, at a discount, under its North American asset-backed securitization program and its foreign asset-backed securitization program (collectively referred to herein as the “asset-backed securitization programs”) to special purpose entities, which in turn sell 100% of the receivables to: (i) conduits administered by unaffiliated financial institutions for the North American asset-backed securitization program and (ii) to an unaffiliated financial institution and a conduit administered by an unaffiliated financial institution for the foreign asset-backed securitization program. Any portion of the purchase price for the receivables not paid in cash upon the sale occurring is recorded as a deferred purchase price receivable, which is paid from available cash as payments on the receivables are collected.

The special purpose entity in the North American asset-backed securitization program is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. The special purpose entity in the foreign asset-backed securitization program is a separate bankruptcy-remote entity whose assets would be first available to satisfy the creditor claims of the unaffiliated financial institution. The Company is deemed the primary beneficiary of this special purpose entity as the Company has both the power to direct the activities of the entity that most significantly impact the entity’s economic performance and the obligation to absorb losses or the right to

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receive the benefits that could potentially be significant to the entity from the transfer of the trade accounts receivable into the special purpose entity. Accordingly, the special purpose entities associated with these asset-backed securitization programs are included in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

Following is a summary of the asset-backed securitization programs and key terms:

	Maximum Amount of Net Cash Proceeds (in millions)(1)		Expiration Date
North American(2)	$	200.0	October 20, 2020
Foreign(3)	$	400.0	September 28, 2018

⁽¹⁾  Maximum amount available at any one time.

⁽²⁾  On November 9, 2017, the program was extended to October 20, 2020.

⁽³⁾  On April 19, 2018, the program was extended to September 28, 2018.

In connection with the asset-backed securitization programs, the Company recognized the following (in millions):

	Three months ended				Nine months ended
	May 31, 2018		May 31, 2017		May 31, 2018		May 31, 2017
Eligible trade accounts receivable sold	$	1,913	$	2,069	$	6,362	$	6,568
Cash proceeds received(1)	$	1,379	$	1,565	$	5,821	$	6,060
Pre-tax losses on sale of receivables(2)	$	4	$	3	$	11	$	7
Deferred purchase price receivables as of May 31(3)	$	530	$	501	$	530	$	501

⁽¹⁾  For the three months and nine months ended May 31, 2018 and 2017, the amount represented proceeds from collections reinvested in revolving-period transfers as there were no new transfers during the period.

⁽²⁾  Recorded to other expense within the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

⁽³⁾  Recorded initially at fair value as prepaid expenses and other current assets on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets and are valued using unobservable inputs (Level 3 inputs), primarily discounted cash flows, and due to their credit quality and short-term maturity the fair values approximated book values. The unobservable inputs consist of estimated credit losses and estimated discount rates, which both have an immaterial impact on the fair value calculations.

The asset-backed securitization programs require compliance with several covenants. The North American asset-based securitization program covenants include compliance with the interest ratio and debt to EBITDA ratio of the Credit Facility. The foreign asset-backed securitization program covenants include limitations on certain corporate actions such as mergers and consolidations. As of May 31, 2018 and August 31, 2017, the Company was in compliance with all covenants under the asset-backed securitization programs.

Trade Accounts Receivable Sale Programs

The following is a summary of the seven trade accounts receivable sale programs with unaffiliated financial institutions where the Company may elect to sell receivables and the unaffiliated financial institution may elect to purchase, at a discount, on an ongoing basis:

Program	Maximum Amount (in millions)(1)			Type of Facility		Expiration Date
A	$	650.0			Uncommitted	August 31, 2022(2)
B	$	150.0			Uncommitted	August 31, 2018
C		800.0	CNY		Uncommitted	February 13, 2019
D	$	100.0			Uncommitted	May 4, 2023(3)(4)
E	$	50.0			Uncommitted	August 25, 2018
F	$	150.0			Uncommitted	January 25, 2019(5)(6)
G	$	50.0			Uncommitted	February 23, 2023(2)(6)

⁽¹⁾  Maximum amount available at any one time.

⁽²⁾  Any party may elect to terminate the agreement upon 15 days prior notice.

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⁽³⁾  On May 4, 2018, the program was extended to May 4, 2023.

⁽⁴⁾  Any party may elect to terminate the agreement upon 30 days prior notice.

⁽⁵⁾  The program will be automatically extended through January 25, 2023 unless either party provides 30 days notice of termination.

⁽⁶⁾  Maximum amount was increased on April 24, 2018.

In connection with the trade accounts receivable sale programs, the Company recognized the following (in millions):

	Three months ended				Nine months ended
	May 31, 2018		May 31, 2017		May 31, 2018		May 31, 2017
Trade accounts receivable sold(1)	$	1,301	$	539	$	4,035	$	2,194
Cash proceeds received	$	1,296	$	538	$	4,025	$	2,190

⁽¹⁾  The resulting losses on the sales of trade accounts receivable during the three months and nine months ended May 31, 2018 and 2017 were not material and were recorded to other expense within the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

8. Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

The following table sets forth the changes in accumulated other comprehensive income (“AOCI”), net of tax, by component from August 31, 2017 to May 31, 2018 (in thousands):

	Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment(1)			Derivative Instruments(2)			Actuarial (Loss) Gain			Prior Service Cost		Available for Sale Securities(3)			Total
Balance as of August 31, 2017	$	57,582		$	29,967		$	(33,215	)	$	889	$	(603	)		54,620
Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications		(19,720	)		22,453			(431	)		—		(2,016	)		286
Amounts reclassified from AOCI		—			(28,974	)		—			—		—			(28,974	)
Other comprehensive (loss) income		(19,720	)		(6,521	)		(431	)		—		(2,016	)		(28,688	)
Balance as of May 31, 2018	$	37,862		$	23,446		$	(33,646	)	$	889	$	(2,619	)	$	25,932

⁽¹⁾  There is no tax benefit (expense) related to the foreign currency translation adjustment components of AOCI, including reclassification adjustments, for the three months and nine months ended May 31, 2018.

⁽²⁾  $10.0 million of AOCI reclassified into earnings during the nine months ended May 31, 2018 for derivative instruments was classified as a reduction of income tax expense. The remaining amount reclassified into earnings was primarily classified as a component of cost of revenue. $4.8 million is expected to be reclassified into earnings during the next three months and will be classified as a reduction of income tax expense. The remaining amount expected to be reclassified into earnings will be classified as a component of cost of revenue. The annual tax benefit (expense) for unrealized gains on derivative instruments is not material for the three months and nine months ended May 31, 2018.

⁽³⁾  There is no tax benefit (expense) related to the available for sale securities components of AOCI, including reclassification adjustments, for the three months and nine months ended May 31, 2018.

9. Commitments and Contingencies

The Company is party to certain lawsuits in the ordinary course of business. The Company does not believe that these proceedings, individually or in the aggregate, will have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

The Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) completed its field examination of the Company’s tax returns for fiscal years 2009 through 2011 and issued a Revenue Agent’s Report (“RAR”) on May 27, 2015, which was updated on June 22, 2016. The IRS completed its field examination of the Company’s tax returns for fiscal years 2012 through 2014 and issued an RAR on April 19, 2017. The proposed adjustments in the RAR from both examination periods relate primarily to U.S. taxation of certain intercompany transactions. If the IRS ultimately prevails in its positions, the Company’s income tax payment due for the fiscal years 2009 through 2011 and 2012 through 2014 would be approximately $28.6 million and $5.3 million, respectively, after utilization of tax loss carry forwards available through fiscal year 2014. Also, the IRS has proposed interest and penalties with respect to fiscal years 2009 through 2011. The IRS may make similar claims in future audits with respect to these types of transactions. At this time, anticipating the amount of any future IRS proposed adjustments, interest and penalties is not practicable.

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The Company disagrees with the proposed adjustments and intends to vigorously contest these matters through the applicable IRS administrative and judicial procedures, as appropriate. As the final resolution of the proposed adjustments remains uncertain, the Company continues to provide for the uncertain tax positions based on the more likely than not standard. While the resolution of the issues may result in tax liabilities, interest and penalties, which may be significantly higher than the amounts accrued for these matters, management currently believes that the resolution will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows. However, there can be no assurance that management’s beliefs will be realized.

10. Derivative Financial Instruments and Hedging Activities

The Company is directly and indirectly affected by changes in certain market conditions. These changes in market conditions may adversely impact the Company’s financial performance and are referred to as market risks. The Company, where deemed appropriate, uses derivatives as risk management tools to mitigate the potential impact of certain market risks. The primary market risks managed by the Company through the use of derivative instruments are foreign currency risk and interest rate risk.

Foreign Currency Risk Management

Forward contracts are put in place to manage the foreign currency risk associated with the anticipated foreign currency denominated revenues and expenses. A hedging relationship existed with an aggregate notional amount outstanding of $252.3 million and $314.6 million as of May 31, 2018 and August 31, 2017, respectively. The related forward foreign exchange contracts have been designated as hedging instruments and are accounted for as cash flow hedges. The forward foreign exchange contract transactions will effectively lock in the value of anticipated foreign currency denominated revenues and expenses against foreign currency fluctuations. The anticipated foreign currency denominated revenues and expenses being hedged are expected to occur between June 1, 2018 and February 28, 2019.

In addition to derivatives that are designated as hedging instruments and qualify for hedge accounting, the Company also enters into forward contracts to economically hedge transactional exposure associated with commitments arising from trade accounts receivable, trade accounts payable, fixed purchase obligations and intercompany transactions denominated in a currency other than the functional currency of the respective operating entity. The aggregate notional amount of these outstanding contracts as of May 31, 2018 and August 31, 2017, was $2.2 billion and $2.1 billion, respectively.

The following table presents the Company’s assets and liabilities related to forward foreign exchange contracts measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of May 31, 2018, aggregated by the level in the fair-value hierarchy in which those measurements are classified (in thousands):

	Level 1		Level 2			Level 3		Total
Assets:
Forward foreign exchange contracts	$	—		13,662			—	$	13,662
Liabilities:
Forward foreign exchange contracts		—		(31,847	)		—		(31,847	)
Total	$	—		(18,185	)		—	$	(18,185	)

The Company’s forward foreign exchange contracts are measured on a recurring basis at fair value, based on foreign currency spot rates and forward rates quoted by banks or foreign currency dealers.

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The following table presents the fair values of the Company’s derivative instruments recorded in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of May 31, 2018 and August 31, 2017 (in thousands):

	Fair Values of Derivative Instruments
	Asset Derivatives						Liability Derivatives
	Balance Sheet Location		Fair Value as of May 31, 2018		Fair Value as of August 31, 2017		Balance Sheet Location		Fair Value as of May 31, 2018		Fair Value as of August 31, 2017
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:
Forward foreign exchange contracts		Prepaid expenses and other current assets	$	7,022	$	8,380		Accrued expenses	$	9,607	$	1,408
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
Forward foreign exchange contracts		Prepaid expenses and other current assets	$	6,640	$	31,280		Accrued expenses	$	22,240	$	9,131

The gains and losses recognized in earnings due to hedge ineffectiveness and the amount excluded from effectiveness testing were not material for all periods presented and are included as components of net revenue, cost of revenue and selling, general and administrative expense, which are the same line items in which the hedged items are recorded.

During the three months and nine months ended May 31, 2018, the Company recognized $27.2 million and $59.8 million, respectively, in foreign currency losses, which were offset by $41.2 million and $92.2 million of gains, respectively, from related forward contracts. Both the foreign currency losses and gains from forward contracts were recognized in cost of revenue. For the three months and nine months ended May 31, 2017, the amounts were immaterial and were recognized as components of cost of revenue.

Interest Rate Risk Management

The Company periodically enters into interest rate swaps to manage interest rate risk associated with the Company’s borrowings.

Cash Flow Hedges

During the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2016, the Company entered into forward interest rate swap transactions to hedge the fixed interest rate payments for an anticipated debt issuance, which was the issuance of the 3.950% Senior Notes. The swaps were accounted for as a cash flow hedge and had a notional amount of $200.0 million. Concurrently with the pricing of the 3.950% Senior Notes, in the second quarter of fiscal year 2018 the Company settled the swaps. The fair value of the cash received for the swaps at settlement was $17.2 million. The effective portion of the swaps is recorded in the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets as a component of AOCI and is amortized as a reduction to interest expense in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations through January 2028. The effective portions of the swaps amortized to interest expense during the three months and nine months ended May 31, 2018 was not material.

During the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2016, the Company entered into interest rate swap transactions to hedge the variable interest rate payments for the Term Loan Facility. In connection with this transaction, the Company pays interest based upon a fixed rate as agreed upon with the respective counterparties and receives variable rate interest payments based on the one-month LIBOR. The interest rate swaps have an aggregate notional amount of $200.0 million and have been designated as hedging instruments and accounted for as cash flow hedges. The interest rate swaps were effective on September 30, 2016 and are scheduled to expire on June 30, 2019. The contracts will be settled with the respective counterparties on a net basis at each settlement date. Changes in the fair value of the interest rate swap transactions are recorded in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as a component of AOCI.

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11. Restructuring and Related Charges

Following is a summary of the Company’s restructuring and related charges (in thousands):

	Three months ended				Nine months ended
	May 31, 2018		May 31, 2017		May 31, 2018		May 31, 2017
Employee severance and benefit costs	$	5,058	$	18,171	$	11,048	$	46,654
Lease costs		1,589		1,151		1,596		5,600
Asset write-off costs		5,575		11,838		14,838		58,613
Other related costs		425		1,540		1,980		2,662
Total restructuring and related charges(1)(2)	$	12,647	$	32,700	$	29,462	$	113,529

⁽¹⁾  Includes $4.6 million and $12.4 million recorded in the EMS segment, $5.8 million and $17.8 million recorded in the DMS segment and $2.2 million and $2.5 million of non-allocated charges for the three months ended May 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively. Includes $12.6 million and $23.8 million recorded in the EMS segment, $13.8 million and $65.8 million recorded to the DMS segment and $3.1 million and $23.9 million of non-allocated charges for the nine months ended May 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively. Except for asset write-off costs, all restructuring and related charges are cash costs.

⁽²⁾  Primarily relates to the 2017 Restructuring Plan.

2017 Restructuring Plan

On September 15, 2016, the Company’s Board of Directors formally approved a restructuring plan to better align the Company’s global capacity and administrative support infrastructure to further optimize organizational effectiveness. This action includes headcount reductions across the Company’s selling, general and administrative cost base and capacity realignment in higher cost locations (the “2017 Restructuring Plan”).

Upon completion of the 2017 Restructuring Plan, the Company expects to recognize approximately $195.0 million in restructuring and other related costs. The Company has incurred $180.2 million in costs-to-date as of May 31, 2018. The remaining costs for employee severance and benefit costs, asset write-off costs and other related costs are anticipated to be incurred through the first half of fiscal year 2019.

The tables below summarize the Company’s liability activity, primarily associated with the 2017 Restructuring Plan (in thousands):

	Employee Severance and Benefit Costs			Lease Costs			Asset Write-off Costs			Other Related Costs			Total
Balance as of August 31, 2017	$	33,580		$	1,665		$	—		$	3,143		$	38,388
Restructuring related charges		11,048			1,596			14,838			1,980			29,462
Asset write-off charge and other non-cash activity		(56	)		525			(14,838	)		18			(14,351	)
Cash payments		(25,512	)		(437	)		—			(3,272	)		(29,221	)
Balance as of May 31, 2018	$	19,060		$	3,349		$	—		$	1,869		$	24,278

12. Business Acquisitions

On September 1, 2017, the Company completed the acquisition of True-Tech Corporation (“True-Tech”) for approximately $95.9 million in cash. True-Tech is a manufacturer specializing in aerospace, semiconductor and medical machined components.

The acquisition of True-Tech assets has been accounted for as a business combination using the acquisition method of accounting. Assets acquired of $114.7 million, including $25.9 million in intangible assets and $22.6 million in goodwill, and liabilities assumed of $18.8 million were recorded at their estimated fair values as of the acquisition date. The excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the acquired assets and assumed liabilities was recorded to goodwill and was fully allocated to the EMS segment. The majority of the goodwill is currently expected to be deductible for income tax purposes. The results of operations were included in the Company’s condensed consolidated financial results beginning on September 1, 2017. Pro forma information has not been provided as the acquisition of True-Tech is not deemed to be significant.

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13. New Accounting Guidance

Recently Issued Accounting Guidance

During fiscal year 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued an accounting standard which will supersede existing revenue recognition guidance under current U.S. GAAP. The new standard is a comprehensive new revenue recognition model that requires a company to recognize revenue to depict the transfer of goods or services to a customer at an amount that reflects the consideration it expects to receive in exchange for those goods or services. The accounting standard is effective for the Company in the first quarter of fiscal year 2019. Companies may use either a full retrospective or a modified retrospective approach to adopt this standard.

The Company has determined that the new standard will result in a change to the timing of the Company’s revenue recognition policy for certain customer contracts to an “over time” model as opposed to a “point in time” model upon delivery. Additionally, the Company anticipates the new standard will impact the Company’s accounting for certain fulfillment costs, which include up-front costs to prepare for manufacturing activities that are expected to be recovered. Under the new standard, such up-front costs would be recognized as an asset and amortized on a systematic basis consistent with the pattern of the transfer of the goods to which the asset relates. The financial impacts of the new standard cannot be reasonably estimated at this time. The Company is in the process of implementing changes to its processes, policies and internal controls to meet the impact of the new standard and disclosure requirements. The Company expects to adopt the new guidance under the modified retrospective approach.

During fiscal year 2016, the FASB issued a new accounting standard to address certain aspects of recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure of financial instruments. This guidance is effective for the Company beginning in the first quarter of fiscal year 2019, and must be applied by means of a cumulative-effect adjustment to the Consolidated Balance Sheet as of the beginning of the fiscal year of adoption and applied prospectively to equity investments that exist as of the date of adoption of the standard. The adoption of this standard is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements; however, the impact on future periods will depend on the facts and circumstances of future transactions.

During fiscal year 2016, the FASB issued a new accounting standard revising lease accounting. The new guidance requires organizations to recognize lease assets and lease liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheet and disclose key information regarding leasing arrangements. This guidance is effective for the Company beginning in the first quarter of fiscal year 2020. Early application of the new standard is permitted and the standard must be adopted using a modified retrospective approach. The adoption of this standard will impact the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheet. The Company is currently assessing any other impacts this new standard will have on its Consolidated Financial Statements.

During fiscal year 2016, the FASB issued an accounting standard, which replaces the existing incurred loss impairment methodology with a methodology that reflects expected credit losses and requires consideration of a broader range of reasonable and supportable information to inform credit loss estimates. This guidance is effective for the Company beginning in the first quarter of fiscal year 2021 and early adoption is permitted beginning in the first quarter of fiscal year 2020. This guidance must be applied using a modified retrospective or prospective transition method, depending on the area covered by this accounting standard. The Company is currently assessing the impact this new standard may have on its Consolidated Financial Statements.

During fiscal year 2016, the FASB issued a new accounting standard to address the presentation of certain transactions within the statement of cash flows with the objective of reducing the existing diversity in practice. Adoption of this standard will be required on a retrospective basis and will result in a reclassification of cash flows from operating activities to investing activities in the Company’s Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for cash receipts for the deferred purchase price receivable on asset-backed securitization transactions. This guidance is effective for the Company beginning in the first quarter of fiscal year 2019. While the Company is still quantifying the impact of this standard, it expects a material increase in cash flow from investing activities with a corresponding decrease to cash flow from operating activities upon adoption of the standard.

During fiscal year 2017, the FASB issued a new accounting standard to improve the accounting for the income tax consequences of intra-entity transfers of assets other than inventory. The new standard eliminates the exception for an intra-entity transfer of an asset other than inventory and requires an entity to recognize the income tax consequences when the transfer occurs. This guidance is effective for the Company beginning in the first quarter of fiscal year 2019. This guidance should be applied on a modified retrospective basis through a cumulative-effect adjustment directly to retained earnings as of the beginning of the period of adoption. The adoption of this standard is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements; however, the impact on future periods will depend on the facts and circumstances of future transactions.

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During fiscal year 2017, the FASB issued a new accounting standard which clarifies the scope of accounting for asset derecognition and adds further guidance for recognizing gains and losses from the transfer of non-financial assets in contracts with non-customers. This guidance is effective for the Company beginning in the first quarter of fiscal year 2019 coincident with the new revenue recognition guidance. The Company is currently assessing the impact this new standard may have on its Consolidated Financial Statements.

During fiscal year 2017, the FASB issued a new accounting standard to improve the financial reporting of hedging relationships to better portray the economic results of an entity’s risk management activities by simplifying the application of hedge accounting and improving the related disclosures in its financial statements. This guidance is effective for the Company beginning in the first quarter of fiscal year 2020, with early adoption permitted. The guidance must be applied using a modified retrospective approach. The adoption of this standard is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements; however, the impact on future periods will depend on the facts and circumstances of future transactions.

On December 22, 2017, the U.S. government enacted comprehensive tax legislation commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (“Tax Act”). The Tax Act makes broad and complex changes to the U.S. tax code that will affect the Company’s fiscal year ending August 31, 2018. The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) staff issued Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 118, Income Tax Accounting Implications of the Tax Cut and Jobs Act (“SAB 118”), which provides guidance on accounting for the tax effects of the Tax Act. SAB 118 provides a measurement period that should not extend beyond one year from the Tax Act enactment date for companies to complete the accounting under Accounting Standards Codification Topic 740, “Income Taxes” (“ASC 740”). In accordance with SAB 118, a company must reflect the income tax effects of those aspects of the Tax Act for which the accounting under ASC 740 is complete. To the extent that a company’s accounting for certain income tax effects of the Tax Act is incomplete, but it is able to determine a reasonable estimate, it must record a provisional estimate in its financial statements. If a company cannot determine a provisional estimate to be included in the financial statements, it should continue to apply ASC 740 on the basis of the provisions of the tax laws that were in effect immediately before the enactment of the Tax Act. The Company has applied SAB 118, recorded a provisional estimate related to certain effects of the Tax Act, and provided required disclosures in Note 14 – “Income Taxes.”

During the second quarter of fiscal year 2018, the FASB issued a new accounting standard which allows a reclassification from accumulated other comprehensive income to retained earnings for stranded tax effects resulting from the Tax Act. This guidance is effective for the Company beginning in the first quarter of fiscal year 2020, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently assessing the impact this new standard may have on its Consolidated Financial Statements.

Recently issued accounting guidance not discussed above is not applicable or did not have, or is not expected to have, a material impact to the Company.

14. Income Taxes

The Tax Act, enacted December 22, 2017, reduced the corporate tax rate, limited or eliminated certain tax deductions, and changed the taxation of foreign earnings of U.S. multinational companies. The enacted changes include a mandatory income inclusion of the historically untaxed foreign earnings of a U.S. company’s foreign subsidiaries and will tax such income at reduced tax rates (“mandatory deemed repatriation tax”).

During the second quarter of 2018, the Company made reasonable estimates related to certain impacts of the Tax Act and, in accordance with SAB 118, recorded a provisional income tax expense of $30.9 million. This provisional expense is mainly comprised of the one-time mandatory deemed repatriation tax that will be paid over eight years as well as the re-measurement of the Company’s U.S. deferred tax attributes. The calculation of the mandatory deemed repatriation tax is based upon preliminary estimates of post-1986 earnings and profits and tax pools, utilization of U.S. federal net operating losses and tax credits, and the amounts of foreign earnings held in cash and non-cash assets. As of May 31, 2018, the Company continues to believe $30.9 million is a reasonable estimate related to Tax Reform based on the analyses, interpretations and guidance available at this time.

As a result of the mandatory deemed repatriation tax, the Company will have a substantial amount of previously taxed earnings that can be distributed to the U.S. without additional U.S. taxation. Additionally, the Tax Act provides for a 100% dividends received deduction for dividends received by U.S. corporations from 10-percent or more owned foreign corporations. Therefore, the Company is analyzing its indefinite reinvestment assertion and cash repatriation plan. The Company has made no adjustments to its financial statements in the current quarter with respect to its indefinite reinvestment assertion, but may do so during the measurement period. A change in assertion could result in a material deferred tax liability associated with foreign withholding taxes that would be incurred upon such future remittances of cash. Additionally, the Company is still evaluating the Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income (“GILTI”) provisions and the associated election to record its effects as a period cost or a component of deferred taxes.

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The final impact of the Tax Act may differ from the Company’s estimates due to, among other items, additional regulatory guidance that may be issued, changes in interpretations and assumptions, and finalization of calculations of the impact of the Tax Act, including the on-going analysis of U.S. tax attributes, re-measurement of the Company’s U.S. deferred tax attributes and the computation of earnings and profits and tax pools of the Company’s foreign subsidiaries. The Company also continues to evaluate its indefinite reinvestment assertion regarding undistributed earnings and profits as a result of the Tax Act. As the Company finalizes the accounting for the tax effects of the enactment of the Tax Act during the measurement period, the Company will reflect adjustments to the provisional amounts recorded and record additional tax effects in the periods such adjustments are identified. The Company has not completed its accounting for any aspect of the Tax Act.

As a result of the Tax Act, the Company will be subject to a blended U.S. federal tax rate of 25.7% for the current fiscal year and a 21.0% U.S. federal tax rate for future years. The effective tax rate differed from the blended U.S. federal statutory rate of 25.7% during the nine months ended May 31, 2018 primarily due to the Tax Act, including the one-time mandatory deemed repatriation tax and the re-measurement of the Company’s U.S. deferred tax attributes of $30.9 million, partially offset by a reduction in unrecognized tax benefits of $16.1 million for the lapse of statute in a non-U.S. jurisdiction. Other primary drivers for the difference between the effective tax rate and the blended U.S. federal statutory rate of 25.7% during the three months and nine months ended May 31, 2018 and 2017 are: (i) tax incentives granted to sites in Brazil, China, Malaysia, Singapore and Vietnam; and (ii) losses in tax jurisdictions with existing valuation allowances, including losses from stock-based compensation for the nine months ended May 31, 2018 and losses from restructuring costs for the three months and nine months ended May 31, 2017.

15. Subsequent Events

The Company has evaluated subsequent events that occurred through the date of the filing of the Company’s third quarter of fiscal year 2018 Form 10-Q. No significant events occurred subsequent to the balance sheet date and prior to the filing date of this report that would have a material impact on the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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JABIL INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

References in this report to “the Company,” “Jabil,” “we,” “our,” or “us” mean Jabil Inc. together with its subsidiaries, except where the context otherwise requires. This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains certain statements that are, or may be deemed to be, forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). These forward-looking statements (such as when we describe what “will,” “may,” or “should” occur, what we “plan,” “intend,” “estimate,” “believe,” “expect” or “anticipate” will occur, and other similar statements) include, but are not limited to, statements regarding future sales and operating results, potential risks pertaining to these future sales and operating results, future prospects, anticipated benefits of proposed (or future) acquisitions, dispositions and new facilities, growth, the capabilities and capacities of business operations, any financial or other guidance, expected capital expenditures and dividends, expected restructuring charges and related savings and all statements that are not based on historical fact, but rather reflect our current expectations concerning future results and events. We make certain assumptions when making forward-looking statements, any of which could prove inaccurate, including assumptions about our future operating results and business plans. Therefore, we can give no assurance that the results implied by these forward-looking statements will be realized. Furthermore, the inclusion of forward-looking information should not be regarded as a representation by the Company or any other person that future events, plans or expectations contemplated by the Company will be achieved. The following important factors, among others, could affect future results and events, causing those results and events to differ materially from those expressed or implied in our forward-looking statements:

• fluctuation in our operating results;

• our dependence on a limited number of customers;

• our ability to manage growth effectively;

• competitive factors affecting our customers’ businesses and ours;

• the susceptibility of our production levels to the variability of customer requirements;

• our ability to keep pace with technological changes and competitive conditions;

• our reliance on a limited number of suppliers for critical components;

• our exposure to the risks of a substantial international operation; and

• our ability to achieve the expected profitability from our acquisitions.

For a further list and description of various risks, factors and uncertainties that could cause future results or events to differ materially from those expressed or implied in our forward-looking statements, see the “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” sections contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2017, any subsequent reports on Form 10-Q and Form 8-K, and other filings we make with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Given these risks and uncertainties, the reader should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements.

All forward-looking statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are made only as of the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, and we do not undertake any obligation to publicly update or correct any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that subsequently occur, or of which we hereafter become aware. You should read this document completely and with the understanding that our actual future results or events may be materially different from what we expect. All forward-looking statements attributable to us are expressly qualified by these cautionary statements.

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Overview

We are one of the leading providers of worldwide manufacturing services and solutions. We provide comprehensive electronics design, production and product management services to companies in the automotive and transportation, capital equipment, consumer lifestyles and wearable technologies, computing and storage, defense and aerospace, digital home, healthcare, industrial and energy, mobility, networking and telecommunications, packaging, point of sale and printing industries. Our services enable our customers to reduce manufacturing costs, improve supply-chain management, reduce inventory obsolescence, lower transportation costs and reduce product fulfillment time. Our manufacturing and supply chain management services and solutions include innovation, design, planning, fabrication and assembly, delivery and managing the flow of resources and products.

We serve our customers primarily through dedicated business units that combine highly automated, continuous flow manufacturing with advanced electronic design and design for manufacturability. We depend, and expect to continue to depend, upon a relatively small number of customers for a significant percentage of our net revenue, which in turn depends upon their growth, viability and financial stability. Based on net revenue for the nine months ended May 31, 2018, our largest customers include Apple, Inc., Cisco Systems, Inc., GoPro, Inc., Hewlett-Packard Company, LM Ericsson Telephone Company, NetApp, Inc., Nokia Networks, SolarEdge Technologies, Inc., Valeo S.A. and Zebra Technologies Corporation.

We conduct our operations in facilities that are located worldwide, including but not limited to, China, Hungary, Malaysia, Mexico, Singapore and the United States. We derived a substantial majority, 91.2% and 91.8%, of net revenue from our international operations for the three months and nine months ended May 31, 2018, respectively. Our global manufacturing production sites allow customers to manufacture products simultaneously in the optimal locations for their products. Our global presence is key to assessing and executing on our business opportunities.

We have two reporting segments: Electronics Manufacturing Services (“EMS”) and Diversified Manufacturing Services (“DMS”), which are organized based on the economic profiles of the services performed, including manufacturing capabilities, market strategy, margins, return on capital and risk profiles. Our EMS segment is focused around leveraging IT, supply chain design and engineering, technologies largely centered on core electronics, utilizing our large scale manufacturing infrastructure and our ability to serve a broad range of end markets. Our EMS segment is typically a lower-margin but high volume business that produces product at a quicker rate (i.e. cycle time) and in larger quantities and includes customers primarily in the automotive and transportation, capital equipment, computing and storage, digital home, industrial and energy, networking and telecommunications, point of sale and printing industries. Our DMS segment is focused on providing engineering solutions, with an emphasis on material sciences and technologies. Our DMS segment is typically a higher-margin business and includes customers primarily in the consumer lifestyles and wearable technologies, defense and aerospace, healthcare, mobility and packaging industries.

We monitor the current economic environment and its potential impact on both the customers we serve as well as our end-markets and closely manage our costs and capital resources so that we can respond appropriately as circumstances change.

In September 2017, our operations in Cayey, Puerto Rico received significant hurricane damage. During the three months and nine months ended May 31, 2018, we recognized $(0.6) million and $10.7 million of expenses, net of insurance proceeds of $5.0 million and $21.4 million, respectively. As we continue to assess the impact to our operations, we may incur additional costs in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2018. We also expect the majority of these costs will ultimately be offset by insurance coverage.

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Summary of Results

The following table sets forth, for the three months and nine months ended May 31, 2018 and 2017, certain key operating results and other financial information (in thousands, except per share data):

	Three months ended					Nine months ended
	May 31, 2018		May 31, 2017			May 31, 2018		May 31, 2017
Net revenue	$	5,436,952	$	4,489,557		$	16,323,585	$	14,040,092
Gross profit	$	398,227	$	326,415		$	1,264,645	$	1,119,825
Operating income	$	112,971	$	43,383		$	388,257	$	292,173
Net income (loss) attributable to Jabil Inc.	$	42,541	$	(25,281	)	$	143,644	$	83,411
Earnings (loss) per share—basic	$	0.25	$	(0.14	)	$	0.83	$	0.46
Earnings (loss) per share—diluted	$	0.25	$	(0.14	)	$	0.81	$	0.45
Cash dividend per share—declared	$	0.08	$	0.08		$	0.24	$	0.24

Key Performance Indicators

Management regularly reviews financial and non-financial performance indicators to assess the Company’s operating results. The following table sets forth, for the quarterly periods indicated, certain of management’s key financial performance indicators:

	Three Months Ended
	May 31, 2018		February 28, 2018		November 30, 2017		August 31, 2017
Sales cycle(1)		9 days		3 days		(2) days		0 days
Inventory turns (annualized)		6 turns		6 turns		6 turns		6 turns
Days in accounts receivable		26 days		26 days		25 days		25 days
Days in inventory(2)		60 days		62 days		58 days		58 days
Days in accounts payable(3)		77 days		85 days		85 days		83 days

⁽¹⁾  The sales cycle is calculated as the sum of days in accounts receivable and days in inventory, less the days in accounts payable; accordingly, the variance in the sales cycle quarter over quarter is a direct result of changes in these indicators.

⁽²⁾  During the three months ended May 31, 2018, the decrease in days in inventory from the prior sequential quarter was primarily due to increased sales activity during the quarter. During the three months ended February 28, 2018, the increase in days in inventory from the prior sequential quarter was primarily due to the increase in inventories to support expected sales levels in the third quarter of fiscal year 2018 along with overall increased demand.

⁽³⁾  During the three months ended May 31, 2018, the decrease in days in accounts payable from the prior sequential quarter was primarily due to the timing of purchases and cash payments for purchases during the quarter. During the three months ended November 30, 2017, the increase in days in accounts payable from the prior sequential quarter was primarily due to higher materials purchases during the quarter due to increased demand in the mobility business as well as the timing of purchases and cash payments from purchases during the quarter.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

The preparation of our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and related disclosures in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and judgments that affect our reported amounts of assets and liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities. On an on-going basis, we evaluate our estimates and assumptions based upon historical experience and various other factors and circumstances. Management believes that our estimates and assumptions are reasonable under the circumstances; however, actual results may vary from these estimates and assumptions under different future circumstances. For further discussion of our significant accounting policies, refer to Note 1 — “Description of Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” to the Consolidated Financial Statements and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations – Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2017.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

See Note 13 – “New Accounting Guidance” to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for a discussion of recent accounting guidance.

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Results of Operations

The following table sets forth, for the three months and nine months ended May 31, 2018 and 2017, certain statements of operations data expressed as a percentage of net revenue:

	Three months ended						Nine months ended
	May 31, 2018			May 31, 2017			May 31, 2018			May 31, 2017
Net revenue		100	%		100	%		100	%		100	%
Cost of revenue		92.7			92.7			92.3			92.0
Gross profit		7.3			7.3			7.7			8.0
Operating expenses:
Selling, general and administrative		4.6			5.2			4.7			4.7
Research and development		0.2			0.2			0.2			0.2
Amortization of intangibles		0.2			0.2			0.2			0.2
Restructuring and related charges		0.2			0.7			0.2			0.8
Operating income		2.1			1.0			2.4			2.1
Other expense		0.2			0.4			0.2			0.2
Interest income		(0.1	)		(0.1	)		(0.1	)		(0.1	)
Interest expense		0.7			0.8			0.7			0.7
Income (loss) before income tax		1.3			(0.1	)		1.6			1.3
Income tax expense		0.5			0.5			0.7			0.7
Net income (loss)		0.8			(0.6	)		0.9			0.6
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests, net of tax		0.0			(0.0	)		0.0			(0.0	)
Net income (loss) attributable to Jabil Inc.		0.8	%		(0.6	)%		0.9	%		0.6	%

The Three Months and Nine Months Ended May 31, 2018 compared to the Three Months and Nine Months Ended May 31, 2017

Net Revenue

	Three months ended							Nine months ended
(dollars in billions)	May 31, 2018		May 31, 2017		Change			May 31, 2018		May 31, 2017		Change
Net revenue	$	5.4	$	4.5		21.1	%	$	16.3	$	14.0		16.3	%

Net revenue increased during the three months ended May 31, 2018, compared to the three months ended May 31, 2017. Specifically, the DMS segment revenues increased 36% due to (i) a 29% increase in revenues from customers within our mobility business as a result of increased end user product demand, (ii) a 4% increase in revenues due to new business from existing customers in our healthcare business and (iii) a 3% increase in revenues due to a new customer and from existing customers in our consumer lifestyles and wearable technologies business. EMS segment revenues increased 12% primarily due to (i) a 3% increase in revenues from a new customer and from existing customers within our industrial and energy business, (ii) a 3% increase in revenues from existing customers in our capital equipment business, (iii) a 2% increase in revenues from existing customers in our digital home business, (iv) a 2% increase in revenues from existing customers within our networking and telecommunications business and (v) a 2% increase in revenues spread across various industries within the EMS segment.

Net revenue increased during the nine months ended May 31, 2018, compared to the nine months ended May 31, 2017. Specifically, the DMS segment revenues increased 27% due to (i) a 25% increase in revenues from customers within our mobility business as a result of increased end user product demand and (ii) a 2% increase in revenues due to new business from existing customers in our healthcare business. EMS segment revenues increased 8% primarily due to (i) a 3% increase in revenues from customers within our capital equipment business, (ii) a 2% increase in revenues from customers within our digital home business, (iii) a 2% increase in revenues from a new customer and existing customers within our industrial and energy business and (iv) a 1% increase in revenues from customers in our automotive and transportation business.

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Generally, we assess revenue on a global customer basis regardless of whether the growth is associated with organic growth or as a result of an acquisition. Accordingly, we do not differentiate or separately report revenue increases generated by acquisitions as opposed to existing business. In addition, the added cost structures associated with our acquisitions have historically been relatively insignificant when compared to our overall cost structure.

The distribution of revenue across our segments has fluctuated, and will continue to fluctuate, as a result of numerous factors, including the following: fluctuations in customer demand as a result of recessionary and other conditions; efforts to diversify certain portions of our business; seasonality in our business; business growth from new and existing customers; specific product performance; and any potential termination, or substantial winding down, of significant customer relationships.

The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, revenue by segment expressed as a percentage of net revenue:

	Three months ended						Nine months ended
	May 31, 2018			May 31, 2017			May 31, 2018			May 31, 2017
EMS		58	%		63	%		54	%		58	%
DMS		42	%		37	%		46	%		42	%
Total		100	%		100	%		100	%		100	%

The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, foreign source revenue expressed as a percentage of net revenue:

	Three months ended						Nine months ended
	May 31, 2018			May 31, 2017			May 31, 2018			May 31, 2017
Foreign source revenue		91.2	%		90.6	%		91.8	%		91.3	%

Gross Profit

	Three months ended									Nine months ended
(dollars in millions)	May 31, 2018			May 31, 2017			Change			May 31, 2018			May 31, 2017			Change
Gross profit	$	398.2		$	326.4			22.0	%	$	1,264.6		$	1,119.8			12.9	%
Percent of net revenue		7.3	%		7.3	%					7.7	%		8.0	%

Gross profit increased during the three months ended May 31, 2018, compared to the three months ended May 31, 2017 primarily due to the increase in net revenue.

Gross profit increased during the nine months ended May 31, 2018, compared to the nine months ended May 31, 2017. Gross profit increased on an absolute basis primarily due to the increase in net revenue. Gross profit decreased as a percentage of revenue due to (i) increased materials costs in our mobility and packaging businesses due to the constrained components market and (ii) charges related to a distressed customer.

Selling, General and Administrative

	Three months ended									Nine months ended
(dollars in millions)	May 31, 2018			May 31, 2017			Change			May 31, 2018			May 31, 2017			Change
Selling, general and administrative	$	252.5		$	233.9			8.0	%	$	789.5		$	665.9			18.6	%
Percent of net revenue		4.6	%		5.2	%					4.7	%		4.7	%

Selling, general and administrative expenses increased during the three months ended May 31, 2018, compared to the three months ended May 31, 2017, primarily due to an increase in salary and salary related expenses and other costs to support business growth and development.

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Selling, general and administrative expenses increased during the nine months ended May 31, 2018, compared to the nine months ended May 31, 2017. During the first quarter of fiscal year 2018, we recognized an additional $32.4 million of stock-based compensation expense due to the modification of certain performance-based restricted stock awards and a one-time cash-settled award while the first quarter of fiscal year 2017 included a $21.0 million reversal of stock-based compensation expense due to decreased expectations for the vesting of certain performance-based restricted stock awards. The remaining increase is primarily driven by an increase in salary and salary related expenses and other costs to support business growth and development.

Research and Development

	Three months ended									Nine months ended
(dollars in millions)	May 31, 2018			May 31, 2017			Change			May 31, 2018			May 31, 2017			Change
Research and development	$	10.1		$	7.3			38.6	%	$	27.5		$	22.0			25.3	%
Percent of net revenue		0.2	%		0.2	%					0.2	%		0.2	%

Research and development expenses during the three months and nine months ended May 31, 2018, compared to the three months and nine months ended May 31, 2017, respectively, remained relatively consistent as a percent of net revenue.

Amortization of Intangibles

	Three months ended									Nine months ended
(dollars in millions)	May 31, 2018			May 31, 2017			Change			May 31, 2018			May 31, 2017			Change
Amortization of intangibles	$	10.0		$	9.2			9.4	%	$	29.9		$	26.3			13.9	%
Percent of net revenue		0.2	%		0.2	%					0.2	%		0.2	%

Amortization of intangibles increased during the three months and nine months ended May 31, 2018, compared to the three months and nine months ended May 31, 2017, primarily due to amortization from intangible assets related to the True-Tech acquisition that occurred in the first quarter of fiscal year 2018.

Restructuring and Related Charges

Following is a summary of the Company’s restructuring and related charges (in thousands):

	Three months ended				Nine months ended
	May 31, 2018		May 31, 2017		May 31, 2018		May 31, 2017
Employee severance and benefit costs	$	5,058	$	18,171	$	11,048	$	46,654
Lease costs		1,589		1,151		1,596		5,600
Asset write-off costs		5,575		11,838		14,838		58,613
Other related costs		425		1,540		1,980		2,662
Total restructuring and related charges(1)(2)	$	12,647	$	32,700	$	29,462	$	113,529

⁽¹⁾  Includes $4.6 million and $12.4 million recorded in the EMS segment, $5.8 million and $17.8 million recorded in the DMS segment and $2.2 million and $2.5 million of non-allocated charges for the three months ended May 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively. Includes $12.6 million and $23.8 million recorded in the EMS segment, $13.8 million and $65.8 million recorded in the DMS segment and $3.1 million and $23.9 million of non-allocated charges for the nine ended May 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively. Except for asset write-off costs, all restructuring and related charges are cash costs.

⁽²⁾  Primarily relates to the 2017 Restructuring Plan.

2017 Restructuring Plan

On September 15, 2016, our Board of Directors formally approved a restructuring plan to better align our global capacity and administrative support infrastructure to further optimize organizational effectiveness. This action includes headcount reductions across our selling, general and administrative cost base and capacity realignment in higher cost locations (the “2017 Restructuring Plan”).

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Upon completion of the 2017 Restructuring Plan, we expect to recognize approximately $195.0 million in restructuring and other related costs. We have incurred $180.2 million of costs-to-date as of May 31, 2018. The remaining costs for employee severance and benefits costs, asset write-off costs and other related costs are anticipated to be incurred through the first half of fiscal year 2019.

The 2017 Restructuring Plan is expected to yield annualized cost savings beginning in fiscal year 2019 in the range of $70.0 million to $90.0 million. The annual cost savings are expected to be reflected as a reduction in cost of revenue as well as reduction of selling, general and administrative expense.

See Note 11 – “Restructuring and Related Charges” to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for further discussion of restructuring and related charges for the 2017 Restructuring Plan.

Other Expense

	Three months ended							Nine months ended
(dollars in millions)	May 31, 2018		May 31, 2017		Change			May 31, 2018		May 31, 2017		Change
Other expense	$	10.1	$	15.8	$	(5.7	)	$	26.5	$	23.9	$	2.6

Other expense decreased for the three months ended May 31, 2018, compared to the three months ended May 31, 2017, primarily due to an other than temporary impairment on available for sale securities of $11.5 million during the third quarter of fiscal year 2017. The decrease was partially offset by an increase in fees of $4.7 million associated with the asset-backed securitization programs and trade accounts receivable sale programs during the third quarter of fiscal year 2018.

Other expense increased for the nine months ended May 31, 2018, compared to the nine months ended May 31, 2017, primarily due to an increase in fees associated with the asset-backed securitization programs and the new trade accounts receivable sale programs. Additionally, during the second quarter of fiscal year 2018 we incurred costs of $2.6 million in connection with a “make-whole” premium and related costs for the early redemption of the 8.250% Senior Notes due 2018. The increase was partially offset by an other then temporary impairment on available for sale securities during the third quarter of fiscal year 2017.

Interest Income

	Three months ended						Nine months ended
(dollars in millions)	May 31, 2018		May 31, 2017		Change		May 31, 2018		May 31, 2017		Change
Interest income	$	4.5	$	3.7	$	0.8	$	13.3	$	8.4	$	4.9

Interest income increased during the three months and nine months ended May 31, 2018, compared to the three months and nine months ended May 31, 2017, due to increased investments.

Interest Expense

	Three months ended						Nine months ended
(dollars in millions)	May 31, 2018		May 31, 2017		Change		May 31, 2018		May 31, 2017		Change
Interest expense	$	36.2	$	35.4	$	0.8	$	110.2	$	102.1	$	8.1

Interest expense increased during the three months and nine months ended May 31, 2018, compared to the three months and nine months ended May 31, 2017, due to additional borrowings on the Revolving Credit Facility and higher interest rates.

Income Tax Expense

	Three months ended									Nine months ended
	May 31, 2018			May 31, 2017			Change			May 31, 2018			May 31, 2017			Change
Effective tax rate		40.0	%		(509.3	)%		549.3	%		45.6	%		53.5	%		(7.9	)%

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The effective tax rate increased for the three months ended May 31, 2018 compared to the three months ended May 31, 2017, primarily due to (i) increased income in jurisdictions with low tax rates and (ii) the overall loss for the three months ended May 31, 2017, despite having income in certain high tax-rate jurisdictions.

The effective tax rate decreased for the nine months ended May 31, 2018 compared to the nine months ended May 31, 2017, primarily due to (i) increased income in jurisdictions with low tax rates and (ii) $16.1 million of tax benefits from the lapse of statute in a non-U.S. jurisdiction. This decrease was partially offset by $30.9 million of tax expense from the Tax Act impact driven primarily by the one-time mandatory deemed repatriation tax.

During the second quarter of 2018, we made reasonable estimates of the impact related to certain aspects of the Tax Act and, in accordance with the SEC’s Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 118, recorded a provisional income tax expense of approximately $30.9 million. As of May 31, 2018, we continue to believe this is a reasonable estimate related to Tax Reform based on analyses, interpretations, and guidance available at this time. As a result of the Tax Act, we are analyzing the indefinite reinvestment assertion and cash repatriation plan. We have made no adjustments to the financial statements in the current quarter with respect to our indefinite reinvestment assertion but may do so during the measurement period permitted by applicable SEC guidance. A change in assertion could result in a material deferred tax liability associated with foreign withholding taxes that would be incurred upon such future remittances of cash. The final impact of the Tax Act may differ from our estimate due to, among other items, additional regulatory guidance that may be issued, changes in interpretations and assumptions and finalization of calculations of the impact of the Tax Act, including the on-going analysis of U.S. tax attributes, re-measurement of the U.S. deferred tax attributes and the computation of earnings and profits and tax pools of our foreign subsidiaries. As we finalize the accounting for the tax effects of the enactment of the Tax Act during the measurement period, we will reflect adjustments to the provisional amounts recorded and record additional tax effects in the periods such adjustments are identified.

Non-GAAP (Core) Financial Measures

The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations include certain non-GAAP financial measures as identified in the reconciliation below. The non-GAAP financial measures disclosed herein do not have standard meaning and may vary from the non-GAAP financial measures used by other companies or how we may calculate those measures in other instances from time to time. Non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered a substitute for, or superior to, measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Also, our “core” financial measures should not be construed as an inference by us that our future results will be unaffected by those items that are excluded from our “core” financial measures.

Management believes that the non-GAAP “core” financial measures set forth below are useful to facilitate evaluating the past and future performance of our ongoing manufacturing operations over multiple periods on a comparable basis by excluding the effects of the amortization of intangibles, stock-based compensation expense and related charges, restructuring and related charges, distressed customer charges, acquisition costs and certain purchase accounting adjustments, loss on disposal of subsidiaries, settlement of receivables and related charges, impairment of notes receivable and related charges, goodwill impairment charges, business interruption and impairment charges, net, other than temporary impairment on securities, income (loss) from discontinued operations, gain (loss) on sale of discontinued operations and certain other expenses, net of tax and certain deferred tax valuation allowance charges. Among other uses, management uses non-GAAP “core” financial measures to make operating decisions, assess business performance and as a factor in determining certain employee performance when evaluating incentive compensation.

We determine the tax effect of the items excluded from “core” earnings and “core” basic and diluted earnings per share based upon evaluation of the statutory tax treatment and the applicable tax rate of the jurisdiction in which the pre-tax items were incurred, and for which realization of the resulting tax benefit, if any, is expected. In certain jurisdictions where we do not expect to realize a tax benefit (due to existing tax incentives or a history of operating losses or other factors resulting in a valuation allowance related to deferred tax assets), a reduced or 0% tax rate is applied.

We are reporting “core” operating income and “core” earnings to provide investors with an additional method for assessing operating income and earnings, by presenting what we believe are our “core” manufacturing operations. A significant portion (based on the respective values) of the items that are excluded for purposes of calculating “core” operating income and “core” earnings also impacted certain balance sheet assets, resulting in a portion of an asset being written off without a corresponding recovery of cash we may have previously spent with respect to the asset. In the case of restructuring and related charges, we may make associated cash payments in the future. In addition, although, for purposes of calculating “core” operating income and “core” earnings, we exclude stock-based compensation expense (which we anticipate continuing to incur in the future) because it is a non-cash expense, any associated stock issued would result in an increase in our outstanding shares of stock, which would result in the dilution of our stockholders’ ownership interest. We encourage you to consider these matters when evaluating the utility of these non-GAAP financial measures.

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Included in the table below is a reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable U.S. GAAP financial measures as provided in our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (in thousands):

	Three months ended						Nine months ended
	May 31, 2018			May 31, 2017			May 31, 2018		May 31, 2017
Operating income (U.S. GAAP)	$	112,971		$	43,383		$	388,257	$	292,173
Amortization of intangibles		10,040			9,174			29,909		26,262
Stock-based compensation expense and related charges		15,038			18,350			82,822		33,377
Restructuring and related charges		12,647			32,700			29,462		113,529
Distressed customer charge(1)		—			10,198			14,706		10,198
Business interruption and impairment charges, net(2)		(634	)		—			10,722		—
Adjustments to operating income		37,091			70,422			167,621		183,366
Core operating income (Non-GAAP)	$	150,062		$	113,805		$	555,878	$	475,539
Net income (loss) attributable to Jabil Inc. (U.S. GAAP)	$	42,541		$	(25,281	)	$	143,644	$	83,411
Adjustments to operating income		37,091			70,422			167,621		183,366
Other than temporary impairment on securities		—			11,539			—		11,539
Adjustments for taxes(3)		(16	)		431			29,037		(2,793	)
Core earnings (Non-GAAP)	$	79,616		$	57,111		$	340,302	$	275,523
Earnings (loss) per share (U.S. GAAP):
Basic	$	0.25		$	(0.14	)	$	0.83	$	0.46
Diluted	$	0.25		$	(0.14	)	$	0.81	$	0.45
Core earnings per share (Non-GAAP):
Basic	$	0.47		$	0.32		$	1.96	$	1.51
Diluted	$	0.46		$	0.31		$	1.92	$	1.48
Weighted average shares outstanding used in the calculations of earnings per share (U.S. GAAP):
Basic		170,514			181,038			174,013		182,982
Diluted		173,279			181,038			176,997		186,621
Weighted average shares outstanding used in the calculations of earnings per share (Non-GAAP):
Basic		170,514			181,038			174,013		182,982
Diluted		173,279			184,940			176,997		186,621

⁽¹⁾  Charges relate to inventory and other assets charges for a distressed customer.

⁽²⁾  Charges, net of insurance proceeds of $5.0 million and $21.4 million for the three months and nine months ended May 31, 2018, respectively, relate to business interruptions and asset impairment costs associated with damage from Hurricane Maria, which impacted our operations in Cayey, Puerto Rico.

⁽³⁾  Includes $30.9 million which is comprised of the provisional one-time mandatory deemed repatriation tax as required by the Tax Act and the provisional impact of the Tax Act to the re-measurement of U.S. deferred tax attributes for the nine months ended May 31, 2018.

Acquisitions and Expansion

As discussed in Note 12 – “Business Acquisitions” to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, we completed one acquisition during the nine months ended May 31, 2018 which was accounted for as a business combination using the acquisition method of accounting. Our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements include the operating results of each business from the date of acquisition.

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Seasonality

Production levels for a portion of the DMS segment are subject to seasonal influences. We may realize greater net revenue during our first fiscal quarter, which ends on November 30, due to higher demand for consumer related products during the holiday selling season. Therefore, quarterly results should not be relied upon as necessarily being indicative of results for the entire fiscal year.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

We believe that our level of liquidity sources, which includes available borrowings under our revolving credit facilities, additional proceeds available under our asset-backed securitization programs and under our uncommitted trade accounts receivable sale programs, cash on hand, funds provided by operations and the access to the capital markets, will be adequate to fund our capital expenditures, the payment of any declared quarterly dividends, share repurchases, any potential acquisitions and our working capital requirements for the next 12 months. We continue to assess our capital structure and evaluate the merits of redeploying available cash to reduce existing debt or repurchase common stock.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

As of May 31, 2018, we had approximately $677.5 million in cash and cash equivalents. As our growth remains predominantly outside of the United States, a significant portion of such cash and cash equivalents are held by our foreign subsidiaries. As a result of the Tax Act and after the mandatory deemed repatriation tax on our historically untaxed foreign earnings, the cash and cash equivalents held by our foreign subsidiaries will no longer be subject to U.S. federal income tax consequences upon subsequent repatriation to the United States. As a result, most of our cash and cash equivalents as of May 31, 2018 could be repatriated to the United States without potential tax consequences.

Notes Payable and Credit Facilities

Following is summary of principal debt payments and debt issuance for our notes payable and credit facilities (in thousands):

	8.250% Senior Notes(1)			5.625% Senior Notes		4.700% Senior Notes		4.900% Senior Notes		3.950% Senior Notes(1)			Borrowings under revolving credit facilities(2)			Borrowings under loans			Total notes payable and credit facilities
Balance as of August 31, 2017	$	399,506		$	397,104	$	496,696	$	298,571	$	—		$	—		$	458,395		$	2,050,272
Borrowings		—			—		—		—		498,623			6,299,186			50,000			6,847,809
Payments		(400,000	)		—		—		—		—			(6,052,186	)		(19,602	)		(6,471,788	)
Other		494			668		491		182		(4,531	)		—			(1,777	)		(4,473	)
Balance as of May 31, 2018	$	—		$	397,772	$	497,187	$	298,753	$	494,092		$	247,000		$	487,016		$	2,421,820
Maturity Date		March 15, 2018			December 15, 2020		September 15, 2022		July 14, 2023		January 12, 2028			November 8, 2022(2)			November 8, 2022(2)
Original Facility/ Maximum Capacity		$400.0 million			$400.0 million		$500.0 million		$300.0 million		$500.0 million			$2.2 billion(2)			$501.8 million(2)

⁽¹⁾  During the second quarter of fiscal year 2018, we issued $500.0 million of publicly registered 3.950% Senior Notes due 2028 (the “3.950% Senior Notes”). The net proceeds from the offering were used for general corporate purposes, including to redeem $400.0 million of our outstanding 8.250% Senior Notes due 2018 and pay related costs and a “make-whole” premium.

⁽²⁾  On November 8, 2017, we entered into an amended and restated senior unsecured five-year credit agreement. The credit agreement provides for: (i) the Revolving Credit Facility in the initial amount of $1.8 billion, which may, subject to the lenders’ discretion, be increased up to $2.3 billion and (ii) a $500.0 million Term Loan Facility (collectively the “Credit Facility”). The Credit Facility expires on November 8, 2022. The Revolving Credit Facility is subject to two whole or partial one-year extensions, at the lenders’ discretion. Interest and fees on the Credit Facility advances are based on the Company’s non-credit enhanced long-term senior unsecured debt rating as determined by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Service, Moody’s Investors Service and Fitch Ratings.

During the nine months ended May 31, 2018, the interest rates on the Revolving Credit Facility borrowings ranged from 2.4% to 4.4% and the interest rates on the Term Loan Facility ranged from 2.6% to 3.3%.

Additionally, our foreign subsidiaries have various additional credit facilities that finance their future growth and any corresponding working capital needs.

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As of May 31, 2018, we had $1.9 billion in available unused borrowing capacity under our revolving credit facilities.

Currently, we have a shelf registration statement with the SEC registering the potential sale of an indeterminate amount of debt and equity securities in the future to augment our liquidity and capital resources.

Our Senior Notes and our Credit Facility contain various financial and nonfinancial covenants. A violation of these covenants could negatively impact our liquidity by restricting our ability to borrow under the notes payable and credit facilities and potentially causing acceleration of amounts due under these notes payable and credit facilities. As of May 31, 2018 and August 31, 2017, we were in compliance with all covenants under our Senior Notes and Credit Facility. Refer to Note 6 – “Notes Payable, Long-Term Debt and Capital Lease Obligations” to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for further details.

Asset-Backed Securitization and Trade Accounts Receivable Sale Programs

Asset-Backed Securitization Programs

We continuously sell designated pools of trade accounts receivable, at a discount, under our asset-backed securitization programs to special purpose entities, which in turn sell 100% of the receivables to: (i) conduits administered by unaffiliated financial institutions and (ii) an unaffiliated financial institution. Any portion of the purchase price for the receivables not paid in cash upon the sale occurring is recorded as a deferred purchase price receivable, which is paid from available cash as payments on the receivables are collected.

Following is a summary of our asset-backed securitization programs and key terms:

	Maximum Amount of Net Cash Proceeds (in millions)(1)		Expiration Date
North American(2)	$	200.0	October 20, 2020
Foreign(3)	$	400.0	September 28, 2018

⁽¹⁾  Maximum amount available at any one time.

⁽²⁾  On November 9, 2017, the program was extended to October 20, 2020.

⁽³⁾  On April 19, 2018, the program was extended to September 28, 2018.

In connection with our asset-backed securitization programs, as of May 31, 2018, we sold $1.1 billion of eligible trade accounts receivable, which represents the face amount of total sold outstanding receivables at that date. In exchange, we received cash proceeds of $600.6 million and recorded a deferred purchase price receivable of $529.6 million. As of May 31, 2018, we had up to $0.1 million in available liquidity under our asset-backed securitization programs.

Our asset-backed securitization programs contain various financial and nonfinancial covenants. As of May 31, 2018 and August 31, 2017, we were in compliance with all covenants under our asset-backed securitization programs. Refer to Note 7 – “Trade Accounts Receivable Securitization and Sale Programs” to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for further details on the programs.

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Trade Accounts Receivable Sale Programs

Following is a summary of the seven trade accounts receivable sale programs with unaffiliated financial institutions. Under the programs we may elect to sell receivables and the unaffiliated financial institutions may elect to purchase, at a discount, on an ongoing basis:

Program	Maximum Amount (in millions)(1)	Type of Facility	Expiration Date
A	$650.0	Uncommitted	August 31, 2022(2)
B	$150.0	Uncommitted	August 31, 2018
C	800.0 CNY	Uncommitted	February 13, 2019
D	$100.0	Uncommitted	May 4, 2023(3)(4)
E	$50.0	Uncommitted	August 25, 2018
F	$150.0	Uncommitted	January 25, 2019(5)(6)
G	$50.0	Uncommitted	February 23, 2023(2)(6)

⁽¹⁾  Maximum amount available at any one time.

⁽²⁾  Any party may elect to terminate the agreement upon 15 days prior notice.

⁽³⁾  On May 4, 2018, the program was extended to May 4, 2023.

⁽⁴⁾  Any party may elect to terminate the agreement upon 30 days prior notice.

⁽⁵⁾  The program will be automatically extended through January 25, 2023 unless either party provides 30 days notice of termination.

⁽⁶⁾  Maximum amount was increased on April 24, 2018.

During the three months and nine months ended May 31, 2018, we sold $1.3 billion and $4.0 billion, respectively, of trade accounts receivable under these programs and we received cash proceeds of $1.3 billion and $4.0 billion, respectively. As of May 31, 2018, we had up to $353.8 million in available liquidity under our trade accounts receivable sale programs.

Capital Expenditures

For fiscal year 2018, we anticipate our net capital expenditures, which do not include any amounts spent on acquisitions, will be approximately $700.0 million, principally to support ongoing business in the DMS and EMS segments. The amount of actual capital expenditures may be affected by general economic, financial, competitive, legislative and regulatory factors, among other things.

Cash Flows

The following table sets forth selected consolidated cash flow information during the nine months ended May 31, 2018 and 2017 (in thousands):

	Nine months ended
	May 31, 2018			May 31, 2017
Net cash provided by operating activities	$	194,851		$	533,023
Net cash used in investing activities		(684,821	)		(477,282	)
Net cash used in financing activities		(7,198	)		(222,926	)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents		(15,259	)		(943	)
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents	$	(512,427	)	$	(168,128	)

Net cash provided by operating activities during the nine months ended May 31, 2018 was primarily due to non-cash expenses and higher accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities, partially offset by higher inventories, accounts receivable and prepaid expenses and other current assets. The increase in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities was primarily due to an increase in materials purchases due to increased demand in the mobility business and the timing of purchases and cash payments. The increase in inventories supports expected sales levels and also is due to increased demand and advance purchases in anticipation of a materials shortage. The increase in accounts receivable is primarily driven by the timing of sales and cash collections activity as well as higher sales levels. The increase in prepaid expense and other current assets is primarily due to an increase in value added tax receivables, partially offset by a decrease in deferred purchase price receivables from a decrease in receivables sold and the timing of cash collections.

Net cash used in investing activities during the nine months ended May 31, 2018 consisted primarily of: (i) capital expenditures principally to support ongoing business in the DMS and EMS segments and (ii) cash paid for the acquisition of True-Tech Corporation, which were partially offset by proceeds and advances from the sale of property, plant and equipment.

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Net cash used in financing activities during the nine months ended May 31, 2018 was primarily due to: (i) payments for debt agreements including the 8.250% Senior Notes, (ii) the repurchase of our common stock, (iii) dividend payments and (iv) treasury stock minimum tax withholding related to vesting of restricted stock. Net cash used in financing activities was partially offset by borrowings under debt agreements including the 3.950% Senior Notes.

Contractual Obligations

As of the date of this report, other than the borrowings on the 3.950% Senior Notes and payments on the 8.250% Senior Notes discussed in Note 6 – “Notes Payable, Long-Term Debt and Capital Lease Obligations” to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, there were no material changes outside the ordinary course of business since August 31, 2017 to our contractual obligations and commitments.

Dividends and Share Repurchases

We currently expect to continue to declare and pay regular quarterly dividends of an amount similar to our past declarations. However, the declaration and payment of future dividends are discretionary and will be subject to determination by our Board of Directors each quarter following its review of our financial performance.

In July 2017, the Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to $450.0 million of our common stock. The 2017 Share Repurchase Program expires on August 31, 2018. As of May 31, 2018, 11.5 million shares had been repurchased for $316.2 million and $133.8 million remains available under the 2017 Share Repurchase Program.

In June 2018, the Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to $350.0 million of our common stock. The 2018 Share Repurchase Program expires August 31, 2019.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

There have been no material changes in our primary risk exposures or management of market risks from those disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2017.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

We carried out an evaluation required by Rules 13a-15 and 15d-15 under the Exchange Act (the “Evaluation”), under the supervision and with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”), of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as defined in Rules 13a-15 and 15d-15 under the Exchange Act as of May 31, 2018. Based on the Evaluation, our CEO and CFO concluded that the design and operation of our disclosure controls were effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is (i) recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in SEC rules and forms, and (ii) accumulated and communicated to our senior management, including our CEO and CFO, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

For our fiscal quarter ended May 31, 2018, we did not identify any modifications to our internal control over financial reporting that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II—OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

We are party to certain lawsuits in the ordinary course of business. We do not believe that these proceedings, individually or in the aggregate, will have a material adverse effect on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

For information regarding risk factors that could affect our business, results of operations, financial condition or future results, see Part I, “Item 1A. Risk Factors” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2017. For further information on our forward-looking statements see Part I of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

The following table provides information relating to our repurchase of common stock during the three months ended May 31, 2018:

Period	Total Number of Shares Purchased(1)		Average Price Paid per Share		Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Program(2)		Approximate Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the  Program (in thousands)
March 1, 2018 - March 31, 2018		815,307	$	27.63		815,000	$	202,463
April 1, 2018 - April 30, 2018		1,265,541	$	28.06		1,260,865	$	167,086
May 1, 2018 - May 31, 2018		1,207,131	$	27.64		1,205,547	$	133,764
Total		3,287,979	$	27.80		3,281,412

⁽¹⁾  The purchases include amounts that are attributable to shares surrendered to us by employees to satisfy, in connection with the vesting of restricted stock awards and the exercise of stock appreciation rights, their tax withholding obligations.

⁽²⁾  In July 2017, our Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to $450.0 million of our common stock as publicly announced in a press release issued on July 20, 2017. The share repurchase program expires on August 31, 2018.

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

None.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

Not applicable.

Item 5. Other Information

None.

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Item 6. Exhibits

Index to Exhibits

Exhibit No.	Description	Incorporated by Reference Herein
		Form	Exhibit	Filing Date/Period End Date
1.1	Underwriting Agreement, dated as of January 9, 2018, between the Company and BNP Paribas Securities Corp., Citigroup Global Markets Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Mizuho Securities USA LLC, as representatives of the several underwriters listed therein.	8-K	1.1	1/17/2018
3.1	Registrant’s Certificate of Incorporation, as amended.	10-Q	3.1	5/31/2017
3.2	Registrant’s Bylaws, as amended.	10-Q	3.2	5/31/2017
4.1	Form of Certificate for Shares of the Registrant’s Common Stock. (P)	S-1		3/17/1993
4.2	Indenture, dated January  16, 2008, with respect to Senior Debt Securities of the Registrant, between the Registrant and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. (formerly known as The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A.), as trustee.	8-K	4.2	1/17/2008
4.3	Form of 7.750% Registered Senior Notes issued on August 11, 2009.	8-K	4.1	8/12/2009
4.4	Form of 5.625% Registered Senior Notes issued on November 2, 2010.	8-K	4.1	11/2/2010
4.5	Form of 4.700% Registered Senior Notes issued on August 3, 2012.	8-K	4.1	8/6/2012
4.6	Form of 3.950% Senior Notes due 2028 (included in the Officers’ Certificate filed as Exhibit 4.10).	8-K	4.2	1/17/2018
4.7	Officers’ Certificate of the Registrant pursuant to the Indenture, dated August 11, 2009.	8-K	4.3	8/12/2009
4.8	Officers’ Certificate of the Registrant pursuant to the Indenture, dated November 2, 2010.	8-K	4.3	11/2/2010
4.9	Officers’ Certificate of the Registrant pursuant to the Indenture, dated August 3, 2012.	8-K	4.3	8/6/2012
4.10	Officers’ Certificate, dated as of January 17, 2018, establishing the 3.950% Senior Notes due 2028.	8-K	4.1	1/17/2018
31.1*	Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification by the Chief Executive Officer.
31.2*	Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification by the Chief Financial Officer.
32.1*	Section 1350 Certification by the Chief Executive Officer.
32.2*	Section 1350 Certification by the Chief Financial Officer.
101.INS**	XBRL Instance Document.
101.SCH**	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.
101.CAL**	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.
101.DEF**	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definitions Linkbase Document.
101.LAB**	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document.
101.PRE**	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document.

† Indicates management compensatory plan, contract or arrangement

* Filed or furnished herewith

** XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language) Filed Electronically with this report.

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Certain instruments with respect to long-term debt of the Registrant and its consolidated subsidiaries are not filed herewith pursuant to Item 601(b)(4)(iii) of Regulation S-K since the total amount of securities authorized under each such instrument does not exceed 10% of the total assets of the Registrant and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis. The Registrant agrees to furnish a copy of any such instrument to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

	JABIL INC. Registrant
Date: June 28, 2018	By:	/s/ MARK T. MONDELLO
		Mark T. Mondello Chief Executive Officer
Date: June 28, 2018	By:	/s/ FORBES I.J. ALEXANDER
		Forbes I.J. Alexander Chief Financial Officer

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EX-31.1

EXHIBIT 31.1

CERTIFICATIONS

I, Mark T. Mondello, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Jabil Inc.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a – 15 (e) and 15d – 15 (e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a – 15(f) and 15d – 15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: June 28, 2018	/s/ MARK T. MONDELLO
	Mark T. Mondello Chief Executive Officer

EX-31.2

EXHIBIT 31.2

CERTIFICATIONS

I, Forbes I.J. Alexander, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Jabil Inc.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a – 15 (e) and 15d – 15 (e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a – 15(f) and 15d – 15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: June 28, 2018	/s/ FORBES I.J. ALEXANDER
	Forbes I.J. Alexander
	Chief Financial Officer

EX-32.1

EXHIBIT 32.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906

OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Jabil Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended May 31, 2018 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Form 10-Q”), I, Mark T. Mondello, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, hereby certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1) The Form 10-Q fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m or 78o(d)); and

(2) The information contained in the Form 10-Q fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Date: June 28, 2018	/s/ MARK T. MONDELLO
	Mark T. Mondello
	Chief Executive Officer

EX-32.2

EXHIBIT 32.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906

OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Jabil Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended May 31, 2018 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Form 10-Q”), I, Forbes I.J. Alexander, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, hereby certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1) The Form 10-Q fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m or 78o(d)); and

(2) The information contained in the Form 10-Q fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Date: June 28, 2018	/s/ FORBES I.J. ALEXANDER
	Forbes I.J. Alexander
	Chief Financial Officer

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Document and Entity Information - shares	9 Months Ended
	May 31, 2018	Jun. 20, 2018
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	May 31, 2018
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2018
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Trading Symbol	JBL
Entity Registrant Name	JABIL INC
Entity Central Index Key	0000898293
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--08-31
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		168,444,744

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	May 31, 2018	Aug. 31, 2017
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 677,492	$ 1,189,919
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $11,084 as of May 31, 2018 and $14,134 as of August 31, 2017	1,586,685	1,397,424
Inventories, net	3,343,782	2,942,083
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	1,124,028	1,097,257
Total current assets	6,731,987	6,626,683
Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $3,547,148 as of May 31, 2018 and $3,125,390 as of August 31, 2017	3,127,083	3,228,678
Goodwill	631,482	608,184
Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $298,925 as of May 31, 2018 and $269,212 as of August 31, 2017	288,342	284,596
Deferred income taxes	230,751	205,722
Other assets	165,865	142,132
Total assets	11,175,510	11,095,995
Current liabilities:
Current installments of notes payable, long-term debt and capital lease obligations	273,500	445,498
Accounts payable	4,327,659	4,257,623
Accrued expenses	1,980,266	2,167,472
Total current liabilities	6,581,425	6,870,593
Notes payable, long-term debt and capital lease obligations, less current installments	2,175,133	1,632,592
Other liabilities	66,690	74,237
Income tax liabilities	132,338	100,902
Deferred income taxes	34,366	49,327
Total liabilities	8,989,952	8,727,651
Commitments and contingencies
Jabil Inc. stockholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value, authorized 10,000,000 shares; no shares issued and no shares outstanding
Common stock, $0.001 par value, authorized 500,000,000 shares; 256,590,528 and 253,266,684 shares issued and 168,799,744 and 177,727,653 shares outstanding as of May 31, 2018 and August 31, 2017, respectively	257	253
Additional paid-in capital	2,191,406	2,104,203
Retained earnings	1,830,921	1,730,893
Accumulated other comprehensive income	25,932	54,620
Treasury stock at cost, 87,790,784 and 75,539,031 shares as of May 31, 2018 and August 31, 2017, respectively	(1,875,375)	(1,536,455)
Total Jabil Inc. stockholders’ equity	2,173,141	2,353,514
Noncontrolling interests	12,417	14,830
Total equity	2,185,558	2,368,344
Total liabilities and equity	$ 11,175,510	$ 11,095,995

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	May 31, 2018	Aug. 31, 2017
Statement of Financial Position [Abstract]
Accounts receivable, allowance for doubtful accounts	$ 11,084	$ 14,134
Property, plant and equipment, accumulated depreciation	3,547,148	3,125,390
Intangible assets, accumulated amortization	$ 298,925	$ 269,212
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Preferred stock, shares authorized	10,000,000	10,000,000
Preferred stock, shares issued	0	0
Preferred stock, shares outstanding	0	0
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Common stock, shares authorized	500,000,000	500,000,000
Common stock, shares issued	256,590,528	253,266,684
Common stock, shares outstanding	168,799,744	177,727,653
Treasury stock, shares	87,790,784	75,539,031

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	May 31, 2018	May 31, 2017	May 31, 2018	May 31, 2017
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net revenue	$ 5,436,952	$ 4,489,557	$ 16,323,585	$ 14,040,092
Cost of revenue	5,038,725	4,163,142	15,058,940	12,920,267
Gross profit	398,227	326,415	1,264,645	1,119,825
Operating expenses:
Selling, general and administrative	252,487	233,884	789,482	665,879
Research and development	10,082	7,274	27,535	21,982
Amortization of intangibles	10,040	9,174	29,909	26,262
Restructuring and related charges	12,647	32,700	29,462	113,529
Operating income	112,971	43,383	388,257	292,173
Other expense	10,139	15,821	26,506	23,872
Interest income	(4,499)	(3,663)	(13,323)	(8,407)
Interest expense	36,178	35,443	110,220	102,087
Income (loss) before income tax	71,153	(4,218)	264,854	174,621
Income tax expense	28,451	21,481	120,705	93,495
Net income (loss)	42,702	(25,699)	144,149	81,126
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests, net of tax	161	(418)	505	(2,285)
Net income (loss) attributable to Jabil Inc.	$ 42,541	$ (25,281)	$ 143,644	$ 83,411
Earnings (loss) per share attributable to the stockholders of Jabil Inc.:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.25	$ (0.14)	$ 0.83	$ 0.46
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.25	$ (0.14)	$ 0.81	$ 0.45
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	170,514	181,038	174,013	182,982
Diluted (in shares)	173,279	181,038	176,997	186,621
Cash dividends declared per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.08	$ 0.08	$ 0.24	$ 0.24

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	May 31, 2018	May 31, 2017	May 31, 2018	May 31, 2017
Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Net income (loss)	$ 42,702	$ (25,699)	$ 144,149	$ 81,126
Other comprehensive income:
Foreign currency translation adjustment	(40,640)	11,727	(19,720)	15,231
Changes in fair value of derivative instruments, net of tax	(5,944)	(2,009)	22,453	8,647
Reclassification of net (gains) losses realized and included in net income related to derivative instruments, net of tax	(13,890)	201	(28,974)	11,595
Unrealized (loss) gain on available for sale securities	(202)	4,548	(2,016)	10,192
Actuarial loss, net of tax	0	0	(431)	0
Reclassification of losses on available for sale securities into net income	0	10,139	0	10,139
Total other comprehensive (loss) income	(60,676)	24,606	(28,688)	55,804
Comprehensive (loss) income	(17,974)	(1,093)	115,461	136,930
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	161	(418)	505	(2,285)
Comprehensive (loss) income attributable to Jabil Inc.	$ (18,135)	$ (675)	$ 114,956	$ 139,215

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY - 9 months ended May 31, 2018 - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Total	Common Stock	Additional Paid-in Capital	Retained Earnings	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income	Treasury Stock	Noncontrolling Interests
Beginning Balance (in shares) at Aug. 31, 2017	177,727,653	177,727,653
Beginning Balance at Aug. 31, 2017	$ 2,368,344	$ 253	$ 2,104,203	$ 1,730,893	$ 54,620	$ (1,536,455)	$ 14,830
Shares issued upon exercise of stock options (in shares)		29,688
Shares issued under employee stock purchase plan (in shares)		575,777
Shares issued under employee stock purchase plan	12,845	$ 1	12,844
Vesting of restricted stock awards (in shares)		2,718,379
Vesting of restricted stock awards		$ 3	(3)
Purchases of treasury stock under employee stock plans (in shares)		(790,598)
Purchases of treasury stock under employee stock plans	(22,526)					(22,526)
Treasury shares purchased (in shares)		(11,461,155)
Treasury shares purchased	(316,394)					(316,394)
Recognition of stock-based compensation	74,362		74,362
Declared dividends	(43,616)			(43,616)
Comprehensive income	115,461			143,644	(28,688)		505
Declared dividends to noncontrolling interest	(2,920)						(2,920)
Foreign currency adjustments attributable to noncontrolling interests	$ 2						2
Ending Balance (in shares) at May. 31, 2018	168,799,744	168,799,744
Ending Balance at May. 31, 2018	$ 2,185,558	$ 257	$ 2,191,406	$ 1,830,921	$ 25,932	$ (1,875,375)	$ 12,417

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	May 31, 2018	May 31, 2017
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$ 144,149	$ 81,126
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	583,646	570,557
Restructuring and related charges	14,838	58,613
Recognition of stock-based compensation expense and related charges	74,977	33,377
Deferred income taxes	(39,762)	(44,916)
Provision for allowance for doubtful accounts	20,577	8,524
Other, net	(4,059)	17,766
Change in operating assets and liabilities, exclusive of net assets acquired:
Accounts receivable	(186,231)	(85,761)
Inventories	(379,658)	(216,149)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	(32,981)	100,397
Other assets	(21,542)	(28,852)
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities	20,897	38,341
Net cash provided by operating activities	194,851	533,023
Cash flows from investing activities:
Acquisition of property, plant and equipment	(819,167)	(482,739)
Proceeds and advances from sale of property, plant and equipment	246,370	43,437
Cash paid for business and intangible asset acquisitions, net of cash	(109,664)	(36,620)
Other, net	(2,360)	(1,360)
Net cash used in investing activities	(684,821)	(477,282)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Borrowings under debt agreements	6,847,756	5,432,503
Payments toward debt agreements	(6,472,728)	(5,370,936)
Payments to acquire treasury stock	(316,394)	(237,135)
Dividends paid to stockholders	(44,274)	(45,550)
Net proceeds from exercise of stock options and issuance of common stock under employee stock purchase plan	12,844	11,246
Treasury stock minimum tax withholding related to vesting of restricted stock	(22,526)	(11,558)
Other, net	(11,876)	(1,496)
Net cash used in financing activities	(7,198)	(222,926)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	(15,259)	(943)
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents	(512,427)	(168,128)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	1,189,919	912,059
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$ 677,492	$ 743,931

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Basis of Presentation

9 Months Ended

May 31, 2018

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Basis of Presentation

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) necessary to present fairly the information set forth therein have been included. The Company has made certain reclassification adjustments to conform prior periods' Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements to the current presentation. The accompanying unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and footnotes included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Jabil Inc. (the “Company”) for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2017. Results for the nine months ended May 31, 2018 are not necessarily an indication of the results that may be expected for the full fiscal year ending August 31, 2018.

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Earnings Per Share and Dividends

9 Months Ended

May 31, 2018

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Earnings Per Share and Dividends

Earnings Per Share and Dividends

Earnings Per Share

The Company calculates its basic earnings per share by dividing net income attributable to Jabil Inc. by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. The Company’s diluted earnings per share is calculated in a similar manner, but includes the effect of dilutive securities. The difference between the weighted average number of basic shares outstanding and the weighted average number of diluted shares outstanding is primarily due to dilutive unvested restricted stock awards and dilutive stock appreciation rights.

Potential shares of common stock are excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share when their effect would be antidilutive. Performance-based restricted stock awards are considered dilutive when the related performance criterion have been met assuming the end of the reporting period represents the end of the performance period. All potential shares of common stock are antidilutive in periods of net loss. Potential shares of common stock not included in the computation of earnings per share because their effect would have been antidilutive or because the performance criterion was not met were as follows (in thousands):

	Three months ended		Nine months ended
	May 31, 2018	May 31, 2017	May 31, 2018	May 31, 2017
Stock appreciation rights	—	514	—	334
Restricted stock awards	2,129	9,490	2,136	4,561

Dividends

The following table sets forth cash dividends declared by the Company to common stockholders during the nine months ended May 31, 2018 and 2017 (in thousands, except for per share data):

	Dividend Declaration Date	Dividend per Share		Total of Cash Dividends Declared		Date of Record for Dividend Payment	Dividend Cash Payment Date
Fiscal Year 2018:	October 19, 2017	$	0.08	$	14,588	November 15, 2017	December 1, 2017
	January 25, 2018	$	0.08	$	14,272	February 15, 2018	March 1, 2018
	April 19, 2018	$	0.08	$	13,991	May 15, 2018	June 1, 2018
Fiscal Year 2017:	October 20, 2016	$	0.08	$	15,248	November 15, 2016	December 1, 2016
	January 26, 2017	$	0.08	$	15,051	February 15, 2017	March 1, 2017
	April 20, 2017	$	0.08	$	14,840	May 15, 2017	June 1, 2017

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Inventories

9 Months Ended

May 31, 2018

Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]

Inventories

Inventories

Inventories consist of the following (in thousands):

	May 31, 2018			August 31, 2017
Raw materials	$	1,886,967		$	1,574,241
Work in process	832,153			822,628
Finished goods	682,517			591,227
Reserve for excess and obsolete inventory	(57,855		)	(46,013		)
Inventories, net	$	3,343,782		$	2,942,083

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Stock-Based Compensation and Shares Repurchases

9 Months Ended

May 31, 2018

Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]

Stock-Based Compensation and Shares Repurchases

Stock-Based Compensation and Share Repurchases

The Company recognized stock-based compensation expense within selling, general and administrative expense as follows (in thousands):

	Three months ended				Nine months ended
	May 31, 2018		May 31, 2017		May 31, 2018		May 31, 2017
Restricted stock and stock appreciation rights	$	13,457	$	16,829	$	69,916	$	28,539
Employee stock purchase plan	1,581		1,521		5,368		4,838
Other(1)	—		—		7,538		—
Total	$	15,038	$	18,350	$	82,822	$	33,377

⁽¹⁾  Represents a one-time cash-settled stock award that vested on November 30, 2017.

As of May 31, 2018, the shares available to be issued under the 2011 Stock Award and Incentive Plan were 12,777,424.

Restricted Stock Awards

Certain key employees have been granted time-based, performance-based and market-based restricted stock unit awards. The time-based restricted stock units generally vest on a graded vesting schedule over three years. The performance-based restricted stock units generally vest on a cliff vesting schedule over three years and up to a maximum of 150%, depending on the specified performance condition and the level of achievement obtained. The performance-based restricted stock units have a vesting condition that is based upon the Company's cumulative adjusted core earnings per share during the performance period. The market-based restricted stock units generally vest on a cliff vesting schedule over three years and up to a maximum of 200%, depending on the specified performance condition and the level of achievement obtained. The market-based restricted stock units have a vesting condition that is tied to the Company’s total shareholder return based on the Company's stock performance in relation to the companies in the Standard and Poor’s (S&P) Super Composite Technology Hardware and Equipment Index excluding the Company. During the nine months ended May 31, 2018 and 2017, the Company awarded approximately 1.4 million and 1.8 million time-based restricted stock units, respectively, 0.4 million and 0.6 million performance-based restricted stock units, respectively and 0.4 million and 0.4 million market-based stock units, respectively.

On October 6, 2017, the Company’s Compensation Committee approved the modification of vesting criteria for certain performance-based restricted stock awards granted in fiscal year 2015. As a result of the modification, 0.8 million awards vested during the first quarter of fiscal year 2018, which resulted in approximately $24.9 million of stock-based compensation expense recognized.

The following represents the stock-based compensation information for the period indicated (in thousands):

	May 31, 2018
Unrecognized stock-based compensation expense—restricted stock	$	55,225
Remaining weighted-average period for restricted stock expense	1.5 years

Share Repurchases

In July 2017, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to $450.0 million of the Company’s common stock (the “2017 Share Repurchase Program”). The 2017 Share Repurchase Program expires on August 31, 2018. As of May 31, 2018, 11.5 million shares had been repurchased for $316.2 million and $133.8 million remains available under the 2017 Share Repurchase Program.

In June 2018, the Company's Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to $350.0 million of the Company's common stock (the "2018 Share Repurchase Program"). The 2018 Share Repurchase Program expires August 31, 2019.

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Concentration of Risk and Segment Data

9 Months Ended

May 31, 2018

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Concentration of Risk and Segment Data

Concentration of Risk and Segment Data

Concentration of Risk

Sales of the Company’s products are concentrated among specific customers. During the nine months ended May 31, 2018, the Company’s five largest customers accounted for approximately 50% of its net revenue and 77 customers accounted for approximately 90% of its net revenue. Sales to these customers were reported in the Electronics Manufacturing Services (“EMS”) and Diversified Manufacturing Services (“DMS”) operating segments.

The Company procures components from a broad group of suppliers. Almost all of the products manufactured by the Company require one or more components that are available from only a single source.

Segment Data

Net revenue for the operating segments is attributed to the segment in which the service is performed. An operating segment’s performance is evaluated based on its pre-tax operating contribution, or segment income. Segment income is defined as net revenue less cost of revenue, segment selling, general and administrative expenses, segment research and development expenses and an allocation of corporate manufacturing expenses and selling, general and administrative expenses. Segment income does not include amortization of intangibles, stock-based compensation expense and related charges, restructuring and related charges, distressed customer charges, acquisition costs and certain purchase accounting adjustments, loss on disposal of subsidiaries, settlement of receivables and related charges, impairment of notes receivable and related charges, goodwill impairment charges, business interruption and impairment charges, net, income (loss) from discontinued operations, gain (loss) on sale of discontinued operations, other expense, interest income, interest expense, income tax expense or adjustment for net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests. Total segment assets are defined as accounts receivable, inventories, net, customer-related property, plant and equipment, intangible assets net of accumulated amortization and goodwill. All other non-segment assets are reviewed on a global basis by management. Transactions between operating segments are generally recorded at amounts that approximate those at which the Company would transact with third parties.

The following tables set forth operating segment information (in thousands):

	Three months ended						Nine months ended
	May 31, 2018			May 31, 2017			May 31, 2018			May 31, 2017
Net revenue
EMS	$	3,161,626		$	2,819,711		$	8,894,174		$	8,205,812
DMS	2,275,326			1,669,846			7,429,411			5,834,280
	$	5,436,952		$	4,489,557		$	16,323,585		$	14,040,092
Segment income and reconciliation of income before income tax
EMS	$	121,563		$	109,783		$	302,556		$	297,418
DMS	28,499			4,022			253,322			178,121
Total segment income	$	150,062		$	113,805		$	555,878		$	475,539
Reconciling items:
Amortization of intangibles	(10,040		)	(9,174		)	(29,909		)	(26,262		)
Stock-based compensation expense and related charges	(15,038		)	(18,350		)	(82,822		)	(33,377		)
Restructuring and related charges	(12,647		)	(32,700		)	(29,462		)	(113,529		)
Distressed customer charge	—			(10,198		)	(14,706		)	(10,198		)
Business interruption and impairment charges, net	634			—			(10,722		)	—
Other expense	(10,139		)	(15,821		)	(26,506		)	(23,872		)
Interest income	4,499			3,663			13,323			8,407
Interest expense	(36,178		)	(35,443		)	(110,220		)	(102,087		)
Income (loss) before income tax	$	71,153		$	(4,218	)	$	264,854		$	174,621

	May 31, 2018		August 31, 2017
Total assets
EMS	$	3,378,703	$	2,778,820
DMS	5,144,452		5,290,468
Other non-allocated assets	2,652,355		3,026,707
	$	11,175,510	$	11,095,995

As of May 31, 2018, the Company operated in 29 countries worldwide. Sales to unaffiliated customers are based on the Company’s location that maintains the customer relationship and transacts the external sale. Total foreign net revenue represented 91.2% and 91.8% of net revenue during the three months and nine months ended May 31, 2018, respectively, compared to 90.6% and 91.3% of net revenue during the three months and nine months ended May 31, 2017, respectively.

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Notes Payable, Long-Term Debt and Capital Lease Obligations

9 Months Ended

May 31, 2018

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Notes Payable, Long-Term Debt and Capital Lease Obligations

Notes Payable, Long-Term Debt and Capital Lease Obligations

Notes payable, long-term debt and capital lease obligations outstanding as of May 31, 2018 and August 31, 2017 are summarized below (in thousands):

	Maturity Date	May 31, 2018		August 31, 2017
8.250% Senior Notes(1)(2)(3)	Mar 15, 2018	$	—	$	399,506
5.625% Senior Notes(1)(2)	Dec 15, 2020	397,772		397,104
4.700% Senior Notes(1)(2)	Sep 15, 2022	497,187		496,696
4.900% Senior Notes(1)	Jul 14, 2023	298,753		298,571
3.950% Senior Notes(1)(2)(3)	Jan 12, 2028	494,092		—
Borrowings under credit facilities(4)	Nov 8, 2022	247,000		—
Borrowings under loans(4)	Nov 8, 2022	487,016		458,395
Capital lease obligations		26,813		27,818
Total notes payable, long-term debt and capital lease obligations		2,448,633		2,078,090
Less current installments of notes payable, long-term debt and capital lease obligations		273,500		445,498
Notes payable, long-term debt and capital lease obligations, less current installments		$	2,175,133	$	1,632,592

⁽¹⁾  The notes are carried at the principal amount of each note, less any unamortized discount and unamortized debt issuance costs.

⁽²⁾  The Senior Notes are the Company’s senior unsecured obligations and rank equally with all other existing and future senior unsecured debt obligations.

⁽³⁾  During the second quarter of fiscal year 2018, the Company issued $500.0 million of publicly registered 3.950% Senior Notes due 2028 (the "3.950% Senior Notes"). The net proceeds from the offering were used for general corporate purposes, including to redeem $400.0 million of the Company's outstanding 8.250% Senior Notes due 2018 and pay related costs and a "make-whole" premium.

⁽⁴⁾  On November 8, 2017, the Company entered into an amended and restated senior unsecured five-year credit agreement. The credit agreement provides for: (i) the Revolving Credit Facility in the initial amount of $1.8 billion, which may, subject to the lenders’ discretion, be increased up to $2.3 billion and (ii) a $500.0 million Term Loan Facility (collectively the “Credit Facility”). The Credit Facility expires on November 8, 2022. The Revolving Credit Facility is subject to two whole or partial one-year extensions, at the lenders’ discretion. Interest and fees on the Credit Facility advances are based on the Company’s non-credit enhanced long-term senior unsecured debt rating as determined by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Service, Moody’s Investors Service and Fitch Ratings.

During the nine months ended May 31, 2018, the interest rates on the Revolving Credit Facility ranged from 2.4% to 4.4% and the interest rates on the Term Loan Facility ranged from 2.6% to 3.3%. Interest is charged at a rate equal to (a) for the Revolving Credit Facility, either 0.000% to 0.575% above the base rate or 0.975% to 1.575% above the Eurocurrency rate and (b) for the Term Loan Facility, either 0.125% to 0.875% above the base rate or 1.125% to 1.875% above the Eurocurrency rate. The base rate represents the greatest of: (i) Citibank, N.A.’s base rate, (ii) 0.50% above the federal funds rate, and (iii) 1.0% above one-month LIBOR, but not less than zero. The Eurocurrency rate represents adjusted LIBOR or adjusted CDOR, as applicable, for the applicable interest period, but not less than zero. Fees include a facility fee based on the revolving credit commitments of the lenders and a letter of credit fee based on the amount of outstanding letters of credit.

Additionally, the Company’s foreign subsidiaries had various additional credit facilities that finance their future growth and any corresponding working capital needs.

As of May 31, 2018, the Company has $1.9 billion in available unused borrowing capacity under its revolving credit facilities.

Debt Covenants

Borrowings under the Company’s debt agreements are subject to various covenants that limit the Company’s ability to: incur additional indebtedness, sell assets, effect mergers and certain transactions, and effect certain transactions with subsidiaries and affiliates. In addition, the Revolving Credit Facility and 4.900% Senior Notes contain debt leverage and interest coverage covenants. The Company is also subject to certain covenants requiring the Company to offer to repurchase the 5.625%, 4.700%, 4.900% or 3.950% Senior Notes upon a change of control. As of May 31, 2018 and August 31, 2017, the Company was in compliance with its debt covenants.

Fair Value

The estimated fair values of the Company’s publicly traded debt, including the 5.625%, 4.700% and 3.950%Senior Notes, were approximately $419.5 million, $514.1 million and $481.7 million, respectively, as of May 31, 2018. The fair value estimates are based upon observable market data (Level 2 criteria). The estimated fair value of the Company’s private debt, the 4.900%Senior Notes, was approximately $306.5 million, as of May 31, 2018. This fair value estimate is based on the Company’s indicative borrowing cost derived from discounted cash flows (Level 3 criteria). The carrying amounts of borrowings under credit facilities and under loans approximate fair value as interest rates on these instruments approximate current market rates.

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Trade Accounts Receivable Securitization and Sale Programs

9 Months Ended

May 31, 2018

Transfers and Servicing [Abstract]

Trade Accounts Receivable Securitization and Sale Programs

Trade Accounts Receivable Securitization and Sale Programs

The Company regularly sells designated pools of trade accounts receivable under two asset-backed securitization programs and seven uncommitted trade accounts receivable sale programs (collectively referred to herein as the “programs”). The Company continues servicing the receivables sold and in exchange receives a servicing fee under each of the programs. Servicing fees related to each of the programs recognized during the three months and nine months ended May 31, 2018 and 2017 were not material. The Company does not record a servicing asset or liability on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as the Company estimates that the fee it receives to service these receivables approximates the fair market compensation to provide the servicing activities.

Transfers of the receivables under the programs are accounted for as sales and, accordingly, net receivables sold under the programs are excluded from accounts receivable on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets and are reflected as cash provided by operating activities on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.

Asset-Backed Securitization Programs

The Company continuously sells designated pools of trade accounts receivable, at a discount, under its North American asset-backed securitization program and its foreign asset-backed securitization program (collectively referred to herein as the “asset-backed securitization programs”) to special purpose entities, which in turn sell 100% of the receivables to: (i) conduits administered by unaffiliated financial institutions for the North American asset-backed securitization program and (ii) to an unaffiliated financial institution and a conduit administered by an unaffiliated financial institution for the foreign asset-backed securitization program. Any portion of the purchase price for the receivables not paid in cash upon the sale occurring is recorded as a deferred purchase price receivable, which is paid from available cash as payments on the receivables are collected.

The special purpose entity in the North American asset-backed securitization program is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. The special purpose entity in the foreign asset-backed securitization program is a separate bankruptcy-remote entity whose assets would be first available to satisfy the creditor claims of the unaffiliated financial institution. The Company is deemed the primary beneficiary of this special purpose entity as the Company has both the power to direct the activities of the entity that most significantly impact the entity’s economic performance and the obligation to absorb losses or the right to receive the benefits that could potentially be significant to the entity from the transfer of the trade accounts receivable into the special purpose entity. Accordingly, the special purpose entities associated with these asset-backed securitization programs are included in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

Following is a summary of the asset-backed securitization programs and key terms:    

	Maximum Amount of Net Cash Proceeds (in millions)(1)		Expiration Date
North American(2)	$	200.0	October 20, 2020
Foreign(3)	$	400.0	September 28, 2018

⁽¹⁾  Maximum amount available at any one time.

⁽²⁾  On November 9, 2017, the program was extended to October 20, 2020.

⁽³⁾  On April 19, 2018, the program was extended to September 28, 2018.

In connection with the asset-backed securitization programs, the Company recognized the following (in millions):

	Three months ended				Nine months ended
	May 31, 2018		May 31, 2017		May 31, 2018		May 31, 2017
Eligible trade accounts receivable sold	$	1,913	$	2,069	$	6,362	$	6,568
Cash proceeds received(1)	$	1,379	$	1,565	$	5,821	$	6,060
Pre-tax losses on sale of receivables(2)	$	4	$	3	$	11	$	7
Deferred purchase price receivables as of May 31(3)	$	530	$	501	$	530	$	501

⁽¹⁾  For the three months and nine months ended May 31, 2018 and 2017, the amount represented proceeds from collections reinvested in revolving-period transfers as there were no new transfers during the period.

⁽²⁾  Recorded to other expense within the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

⁽³⁾  Recorded initially at fair value as prepaid expenses and other current assets on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets and are valued using unobservable inputs (Level 3 inputs), primarily discounted cash flows, and due to their credit quality and short-term maturity the fair values approximated book values. The unobservable inputs consist of estimated credit losses and estimated discount rates, which both have an immaterial impact on the fair value calculations.

The asset-backed securitization programs require compliance with several covenants. The North American asset-based securitization program covenants include compliance with the interest ratio and debt to EBITDA ratio of the Credit Facility. The foreign asset-backed securitization program covenants include limitations on certain corporate actions such as mergers and consolidations. As of May 31, 2018 and August 31, 2017, the Company was in compliance with all covenants under the asset-backed securitization programs.

Trade Accounts Receivable Sale Programs

The following is a summary of the seven trade accounts receivable sale programs with unaffiliated financial institutions where the Company may elect to sell receivables and the unaffiliated financial institution may elect to purchase, at a discount, on an ongoing basis:

Program	Maximum Amount (in millions)(1)			Type of Facility	Expiration Date
A	$	650.0		Uncommitted	August 31, 2022	(2)
B	$	150.0		Uncommitted	August 31, 2018
C	800.0		CNY	Uncommitted	February 13, 2019
D	$	100.0		Uncommitted	May 4, 2023	(3)(4)
E	$	50.0		Uncommitted	August 25, 2018
F	$	150.0		Uncommitted	January 25, 2019	(5)(6)
G	$	50.0		Uncommitted	February 23, 2023	(2)(6)

⁽¹⁾  Maximum amount available at any one time.

⁽²⁾  Any party may elect to terminate the agreement upon 15 days prior notice.

⁽³⁾  On May 4, 2018, the program was extended to May 4, 2023.

⁽⁴⁾  Any party may elect to terminate the agreement upon 30 days prior notice.

⁽⁵⁾ The program will be automatically extended through January 25, 2023 unless either party provides 30 days notice of termination.

⁽⁶⁾  Maximum amount was increased on April 24, 2018.

In connection with the trade accounts receivable sale programs, the Company recognized the following (in millions):

	Three months ended				Nine months ended
	May 31, 2018		May 31, 2017		May 31, 2018		May 31, 2017
Trade accounts receivable sold(1)	$	1,301	$	539	$	4,035	$	2,194
Cash proceeds received	$	1,296	$	538	$	4,025	$	2,190

⁽¹⁾  The resulting losses on the sales of trade accounts receivable during the three months and nine months ended May 31, 2018 and 2017 were not material and were recorded to other expense within the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

9 Months Ended

May 31, 2018

Equity [Abstract]

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

The following table sets forth the changes in accumulated other comprehensive income (“AOCI”), net of tax, by component from August 31, 2017 to May 31, 2018 (in thousands):

	Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment(1)			Derivative Instruments(2)			Actuarial (Loss) Gain			Prior Service Cost		Available for Sale Securities(3)			Total
Balance as of August 31, 2017	$	57,582		$	29,967		$	(33,215	)	$	889	$	(603	)	54,620
Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications	(19,720		)	22,453			(431		)	—		(2,016		)	286
Amounts reclassified from AOCI	—			(28,974		)	—			—		—			(28,974		)
Other comprehensive (loss) income	(19,720		)	(6,521		)	(431		)	—		(2,016		)	(28,688		)
Balance as of May 31, 2018	$	37,862		$	23,446		$	(33,646	)	$	889	$	(2,619	)	$	25,932

⁽¹⁾  There is no tax benefit (expense) related to the foreign currency translation adjustment components of AOCI, including reclassification adjustments, for the three months and nine months ended May 31, 2018.

⁽²⁾  $10.0 millionof AOCI reclassified into earnings during thenine months ended May 31, 2018 for derivative instruments was classified as a reduction of income tax expense. The remaining amount reclassified into earnings was primarily classified as a component of cost of revenue. $4.8 million is expected to be reclassified into earnings during the next three months and will be classified as a reduction of income tax expense. The remaining amount expected to be reclassified into earnings will be classified as a component of cost of revenue. The annual tax benefit (expense) for unrealized gains on derivative instruments is not material for the three months and nine months ended May 31, 2018.

⁽³⁾  There is no tax benefit (expense) related to the available for sale securities components of AOCI, including reclassification adjustments, for the three months and nine months ended May 31, 2018.

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Commitments and Contingencies

9 Months Ended

May 31, 2018

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Commitments and Contingencies

Commitments and Contingencies

The Company is party to certain lawsuits in the ordinary course of business. The Company does not believe that these proceedings, individually or in the aggregate, will have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

The Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) completed its field examination of the Company’s tax returns for fiscal years 2009 through 2011 and issued a Revenue Agent’s Report (“RAR”) on May 27, 2015, which was updated on June 22, 2016. The IRS completed its field examination of the Company’s tax returns for fiscal years 2012 through 2014 and issued an RAR on April 19, 2017. The proposed adjustments in the RAR from both examination periods relate primarily to U.S. taxation of certain intercompany transactions. If the IRS ultimately prevails in its positions, the Company’s income tax payment due for the fiscal years 2009 through 2011 and 2012 through 2014 would be approximately $28.6 million and $5.3 million, respectively, after utilization of tax loss carry forwards available through fiscal year 2014. Also, the IRS has proposed interest and penalties with respect to fiscal years 2009 through 2011. The IRS may make similar claims in future audits with respect to these types of transactions. At this time, anticipating the amount of any future IRS proposed adjustments, interest and penalties is not practicable.

The Company disagrees with the proposed adjustments and intends to vigorously contest these matters through the applicable IRS administrative and judicial procedures, as appropriate. As the final resolution of the proposed adjustments remains uncertain, the Company continues to provide for the uncertain tax positions based on the more likely than not standard. While the resolution of the issues may result in tax liabilities, interest and penalties, which may be significantly higher than the amounts accrued for these matters, management currently believes that the resolution will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows. However, there can be no assurance that management’s beliefs will be realized.

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Derivative Financial Instruments and Hedging Activities

9 Months Ended

May 31, 2018

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]

Derivative Financial Instruments and Hedging Activities

Derivative Financial Instruments and Hedging Activities

The Company is directly and indirectly affected by changes in certain market conditions. These changes in market conditions may adversely impact the Company’s financial performance and are referred to as market risks. The Company, where deemed appropriate, uses derivatives as risk management tools to mitigate the potential impact of certain market risks. The primary market risks managed by the Company through the use of derivative instruments are foreign currency risk and interest rate risk.

Foreign Currency Risk Management

Forward contracts are put in place to manage the foreign currency risk associated with the anticipated foreign currency denominated revenues and expenses. A hedging relationship existed with an aggregate notional amount outstanding of $252.3 million and $314.6 million as of May 31, 2018 and August 31, 2017, respectively. The related forward foreign exchange contracts have been designated as hedging instruments and are accounted for as cash flow hedges. The forward foreign exchange contract transactions will effectively lock in the value of anticipated foreign currency denominated revenues and expenses against foreign currency fluctuations. The anticipated foreign currency denominated revenues and expenses being hedged are expected to occur between June 1, 2018 and February 28, 2019.

In addition to derivatives that are designated as hedging instruments and qualify for hedge accounting, the Company also enters into forward contracts to economically hedge transactional exposure associated with commitments arising from trade accounts receivable, trade accounts payable, fixed purchase obligations and intercompany transactions denominated in a currency other than the functional currency of the respective operating entity. The aggregate notional amount of these outstanding contracts as of May 31, 2018 and August 31, 2017, was $2.2 billion and $2.1 billion, respectively.

The following table presents the Company’s assets and liabilities related to forward foreign exchange contracts measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of May 31, 2018, aggregated by the level in the fair-value hierarchy in which those measurements are classified (in thousands):

	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3	Total
Assets:
Forward foreign exchange contracts	$	—	13,662		—	$	13,662
Liabilities:
Forward foreign exchange contracts	—		(31,847	)	—	(31,847		)
Total	$	—	(18,185	)	—	$	(18,185	)

The Company’s forward foreign exchange contracts are measured on a recurring basis at fair value, based on foreign currency spot rates and forward rates quoted by banks or foreign currency dealers.

The following table presents the fair values of the Company’s derivative instruments recorded in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of May 31, 2018 and August 31, 2017 (in thousands):

	Fair Values of Derivative Instruments
	Asset Derivatives					Liability Derivatives
	Balance Sheet Location	Fair Value as of May 31, 2018		Fair Value as of August 31, 2017		Balance Sheet Location	Fair Value as of May 31, 2018		Fair Value as of August 31, 2017
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:
Forward foreign exchange contracts	Prepaid expenses and other current assets	$	7,022	$	8,380	Accrued expenses	$	9,607	$	1,408
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
Forward foreign exchange contracts	Prepaid expenses and other current assets	$	6,640	$	31,280	Accrued expenses	$	22,240	$	9,131

The gains and losses recognized in earnings due to hedge ineffectiveness and the amount excluded from effectiveness testing were not material for all periods presented and are included as components of net revenue, cost of revenue and selling, general and administrative expense, which are the same line items in which the hedged items are recorded.

During the three months and nine months ended May 31, 2018, the Company recognized $27.2 million and $59.8 million, respectively, in foreign currency losses, which were offset by $41.2 million and $92.2 million of gains, respectively, from related forward contracts. Both the foreign currency losses and gains from forward contracts were recognized in cost of revenue. For the three months and nine months ended May 31, 2017, the amounts were immaterial and were recognized as components of cost of revenue.

Interest Rate Risk Management

The Company periodically enters into interest rate swaps to manage interest rate risk associated with the Company’s borrowings.

Cash Flow Hedges

During the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2016, the Company entered into forward interest rate swap transactions to hedge the fixed interest rate payments for an anticipated debt issuance, which was the issuance of the 3.950% Senior Notes. The swaps were accounted for as a cash flow hedge and had a notional amount of $200.0 million. Concurrently with the pricing of the 3.950% Senior Notes, in the second quarter of fiscal year 2018 the Company settled the swaps. The fair value of the cash received for the swaps at settlement was $17.2 million. The effective portion of the swaps is recorded in the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets as a component of AOCI and is amortized as a reduction to interest expense in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations through January 2028. The effective portions of the swaps amortized to interest expense during the three months and nine months ended May 31, 2018 was not material.

During the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2016, the Company entered into interest rate swap transactions to hedge the variable interest rate payments for the Term Loan Facility. In connection with this transaction, the Company pays interest based upon a fixed rate as agreed upon with the respective counterparties and receives variable rate interest payments based on the one-month LIBOR. The interest rate swaps have an aggregate notional amount of $200.0 million and have been designated as hedging instruments and accounted for as cash flow hedges. The interest rate swaps were effective on September 30, 2016 and are scheduled to expire on June 30, 2019. The contracts will be settled with the respective counterparties on a net basis at each settlement date. Changes in the fair value of the interest rate swap transactions are recorded in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as a component of AOCI.

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Restructuring and Related Charges

9 Months Ended

May 31, 2018

Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]

Restructuring and Related Charges

Restructuring and Related Charges

Following is a summary of the Company’s restructuring and related charges (in thousands):

	Three months ended				Nine months ended
	May 31, 2018		May 31, 2017		May 31, 2018		May 31, 2017
Employee severance and benefit costs	$	5,058	$	18,171	$	11,048	$	46,654
Lease costs	1,589		1,151		1,596		5,600
Asset write-off costs	5,575		11,838		14,838		58,613
Other related costs	425		1,540		1,980		2,662
Total restructuring and related charges(1)(2)	$	12,647	$	32,700	$	29,462	$	113,529

⁽¹⁾  Includes $4.6 million and $12.4 million recorded in the EMS segment, $5.8 million and $17.8 million recorded in the DMS segment and $2.2 million and $2.5 million of non-allocated charges for the three months endedMay 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively. Includes $12.6 million and $23.8 million recorded in the EMS segment, $13.8 million and $65.8 million recorded to the DMS segment and $3.1 million and $23.9 million of non-allocated charges for the nine months ended May 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively. Except for asset write-off costs, all restructuring and related charges are cash costs.

⁽²⁾  Primarily relates to the 2017 Restructuring Plan.

2017 Restructuring Plan

On September 15, 2016, the Company’s Board of Directors formally approved a restructuring plan to better align the Company’s global capacity and administrative support infrastructure to further optimize organizational effectiveness. This action includes headcount reductions across the Company’s selling, general and administrative cost base and capacity realignment in higher cost locations (the “2017 Restructuring Plan”).

Upon completion of the 2017 Restructuring Plan, the Company expects to recognize approximately $195.0 million in restructuring and other related costs. The Company has incurred $180.2 million in costs-to-date as of May 31, 2018. The remaining costs for employee severance and benefit costs, asset write-off costs and other related costs are anticipated to be incurredthroughthe first half of fiscal year 2019.

The tables below summarize the Company’s liability activity, primarily associated with the 2017 Restructuring Plan

(in thousands):

	Employee Severance and Benefit Costs			Lease Costs			Asset Write-off Costs			Other Related Costs			Total
Balance as of August 31, 2017	$	33,580		$	1,665		$	—		$	3,143		$	38,388
Restructuring related charges	11,048			1,596			14,838			1,980			29,462
Asset write-off charge and other non-cash activity	(56		)	525			(14,838		)	18			(14,351		)
Cash payments	(25,512		)	(437		)	—			(3,272		)	(29,221		)
Balance as of May 31, 2018	$	19,060		$	3,349		$	—		$	1,869		$	24,278

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Business Acquisitions

9 Months Ended

May 31, 2018

Business Combinations [Abstract]

Business Acquisitions

Business Acquisitions

On September 1, 2017, the Company completed the acquisition of True-Tech Corporation (“True-Tech”) for approximately $95.9 million in cash. True-Tech is a manufacturer specializing in aerospace, semiconductor and medical machined components.

The acquisition of True-Tech assets has been accounted for as a business combination using the acquisition method of accounting. Assets acquired of $114.7 million, including $25.9 million in intangible assets and $22.6 million in goodwill, and liabilities assumed of $18.8 million were recorded at their estimated fair values as of the acquisition date. The excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the acquired assets and assumed liabilities was recorded to goodwill and was fully allocated to the EMS segment. The majority of the goodwill is currently expected to be deductible for income tax purposes. The results of operations were included in the Company’s condensed consolidated financial results beginning on September 1, 2017. Pro forma information has not been provided as the acquisition of True-Tech is not deemed to be significant.

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New Accounting Guidance

9 Months Ended

May 31, 2018

New Accounting Pronouncements and Changes in Accounting Principles [Abstract]

New Accounting Guidance

New Accounting Guidance

Recently Issued Accounting Guidance

During fiscal year 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued an accounting standard which will supersede existing revenue recognition guidance under current U.S. GAAP. The new standard is a comprehensive new revenue recognition model that requires a company to recognize revenue to depict the transfer of goods or services to a customer at an amount that reflects the consideration it expects to receive in exchange for those goods or services. The accounting standard is effective for the Company in the first quarter of fiscal year 2019. Companies may use either a full retrospective or a modified retrospective approach to adopt this standard.

The Company has determined that the new standard will result in a change to the timing of the Company’s revenue recognition policy for certain customer contracts to an “over time” model as opposed to a “point in time” model upon delivery. Additionally, the Company anticipates the new standard will impact the Company’s accounting for certain fulfillment costs, which include up-front costs to prepare for manufacturing activities that are expected to be recovered. Under the new standard, such up-front costs would be recognized as an asset and amortized on a systematic basis consistent with the pattern of the transfer of the goods to which the asset relates. The financial impacts of the new standard cannot be reasonably estimated at this time. The Company is in the process of implementing changes to its processes, policies and internal controls to meet the impact of the new standard and disclosure requirements. The Company expects to adopt the new guidance under the modified retrospective approach.

During fiscal year 2016, the FASB issued a new accounting standard to address certain aspects of recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure of financial instruments. This guidance is effective for the Company beginning in the first quarter of fiscal year 2019, and must be applied by means of a cumulative-effect adjustment to the Consolidated Balance Sheet as of the beginning of the fiscal year of adoption and applied prospectively to equity investments that exist as of the date of adoption of the standard. The adoption of this standard is not expected to have a material impact on the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements; however, the impact on future periods will depend on the facts and circumstances of future transactions.

During fiscal year 2016, the FASB issued a new accounting standard revising lease accounting. The new guidance requires organizations to recognize lease assets and lease liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheet and disclose key information regarding leasing arrangements. This guidance is effective for the Company beginning in the first quarter of fiscal year 2020. Early application of the new standard is permitted and the standard must be adopted using a modified retrospective approach. The adoption of this standard will impact the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheet. The Company is currently assessing any other impacts this new standard will have on its Consolidated Financial Statements.

During fiscal year 2016, the FASB issued an accounting standard, which replaces the existing incurred loss impairment methodology with a methodology that reflects expected credit losses and requires consideration of a broader range of reasonable and supportable information to inform credit loss estimates. This guidance is effective for the Company beginning in the first quarter of fiscal year 2021 and early adoption is permitted beginning in the first quarter of fiscal year 2020. This guidance must be applied using a modified retrospective or prospective transition method, depending on the area covered by this accounting standard. The Company is currently assessing the impact this new standard may have on its Consolidated Financial Statements.

During fiscal year 2016, the FASB issued a new accounting standard to address the presentation of certain transactions within the statement of cash flows with the objective of reducing the existing diversity in practice. Adoption of this standard will be required on a retrospective basis and will result in a reclassification of cash flows from operating activities to investing activities in the Company’s Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for cash receipts for the deferred purchase price receivable on asset-backed securitization transactions. This guidance is effective for the Company beginning in the first quarter of fiscal year 2019. While the Company is still quantifying the impact of this standard, it expects a material increase in cash flow from investing activities with a corresponding decrease to cash flow from operating activities upon adoption of the standard.

During fiscal year 2017, the FASB issued a new accounting standard to improve the accounting for the income tax consequences of intra-entity transfers of assets other than inventory. The new standard eliminates the exception for an intra-entity transfer of an asset other than inventory and requires an entity to recognize the income tax consequences when the transfer occurs. This guidance is effective for the Company beginning in the first quarter of fiscal year 2019. This guidance should be applied on a modified retrospective basis through a cumulative-effect adjustment directly to retained earnings as of the beginning of the period of adoption. The adoption of this standard is not expected to have a material impact on the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements; however, the impact on future periods will depend on the facts and circumstances of future transactions.

During fiscal year 2017, the FASB issued a new accounting standard which clarifies the scope of accounting for asset derecognition and adds further guidance for recognizing gains and losses from the transfer of non-financial assets in contracts with non-customers. This guidance is effective for the Company beginning in the first quarter of fiscal year 2019 coincident with the new revenue recognition guidance. The Company is currently assessing the impact this new standard may have on its Consolidated Financial Statements.

During fiscal year 2017, the FASB issued a new accounting standard to improve the financial reporting of hedging relationships to better portray the economic results of an entity’s risk management activities by simplifying the application of hedge accounting and improving the related disclosures in its financial statements. This guidance is effective for the Company beginning in the first quarter of fiscal year 2020, with early adoption permitted. The guidance must be applied using a modified retrospective approach. The adoption of this standard is not expected to have a material impact on the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements; however, the impact on future periods will depend on the facts and circumstances of future transactions.

On December 22, 2017, the U.S. government enacted comprehensive tax legislation commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (“Tax Act”). The Tax Act makes broad and complex changes to the U.S. tax code that will affect the Company’s fiscal year ending August 31, 2018. The Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") staff issued Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 118, Income Tax Accounting Implications of the Tax Cut and Jobs Act (“SAB 118”), which provides guidance on accounting for the tax effects of the Tax Act. SAB 118 provides a measurement period that should not extend beyond one year from the Tax Act enactment date for companies to complete the accounting under Accounting Standards Codification Topic 740, “Income Taxes” (“ASC 740”). In accordance with SAB 118, a company must reflect the income tax effects of those aspects of the Tax Act for which the accounting under ASC 740 is complete. To the extent that a company’s accounting for certain income tax effects of the Tax Act is incomplete, but it is able to determine a reasonable estimate, it must record a provisional estimate in its financial statements. If a company cannot determine a provisional estimate to be included in the financial statements, it should continue to apply ASC 740 on the basis of the provisions of the tax laws that were in effect immediately before the enactment of the Tax Act. The Company has applied SAB 118, recorded a provisional estimate related to certain effects of the Tax Act, and provided required disclosures in Note 14 – “Income Taxes.”

During the second quarter of fiscal year 2018, the FASB issued a new accounting standard which allows a reclassification from accumulated other comprehensive income to retained earnings for stranded tax effects resulting from the Tax Act. This guidance is effective for the Company beginning in the first quarter of fiscal year 2020, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently assessing the impact this new standard may have on its Consolidated Financial Statements.

Recently issued accounting guidance not discussed above is not applicable or did not have, or is not expected to have, a material impact to the Company.

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Income Taxes

9 Months Ended

May 31, 2018

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Income Taxes

Income Taxes

The Tax Act, enacted December 22, 2017, reduced the corporate tax rate, limited or eliminated certain tax deductions, and changed the taxation of foreign earnings of U.S. multinational companies. The enacted changes include a mandatory income inclusion of the historically untaxed foreign earnings of a U.S. company’s foreign subsidiaries and will tax such income at reduced tax rates (“mandatory deemed repatriation tax”).

During the second quarter of 2018, the Company made reasonable estimates related to certain impacts of the Tax Act and, in accordance with SAB 118, recorded a provisional income tax expense of $30.9 million. This provisional expense is mainly comprised of the one-time mandatory deemed repatriation tax that will be paid over eight years as well as the re-measurement of the Company’s U.S. deferred tax attributes. The calculation of the mandatory deemed repatriation tax is based upon preliminary estimates of post-1986 earnings and profits and tax pools, utilization of U.S. federal net operating losses and tax credits, and the amounts of foreign earnings held in cash and non-cash assets.As of May 31, 2018, the Company continues to believe $30.9 million is a reasonable estimate related to Tax Reform based on the analyses, interpretations and guidance available at this time.

As a result of the mandatory deemed repatriation tax, the Company will have a substantial amount of previously taxed earnings that can be distributed to the U.S. without additional U.S. taxation. Additionally, the Tax Act provides for a 100% dividends received deduction for dividends received by U.S. corporations from 10-percent or more owned foreign corporations. Therefore, the Company is analyzing its indefinite reinvestment assertion and cash repatriation plan. The Company has made no adjustments to its financial statements in the current quarter with respect to its indefinite reinvestment assertion, but may do so during the measurement period. A change in assertion could result in a material deferred tax liability associated with foreign withholding taxes that would be incurred upon such future remittances of cash. Additionally, the Company is still evaluating the Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income ("GILTI") provisions and the associated election to record its effects as a period cost or a component of deferred taxes.

The final impact of the Tax Act may differ from the Company’s estimates due to, among other items, additional regulatory guidance that may be issued, changes in interpretations and assumptions, and finalization of calculations of the impact of the Tax Act, including the on-going analysis of U.S. tax attributes, re-measurement of the Company's U.S. deferred tax attributes and the computation of earnings and profits and tax pools of the Company’s foreign subsidiaries. The Company also continues to evaluate its indefinite reinvestment assertion regarding undistributed earnings and profits as a result of the Tax Act. As the Company finalizes the accounting for the tax effects of the enactment of the Tax Act during the measurement period, the Company will reflect adjustments to the provisional amounts recorded and record additional tax effects in the periods such adjustments are identified. The Company has not completed its accounting for any aspect of the Tax Act.

As a result of the Tax Act, the Company will be subject to a blended U.S. federal tax rate of 25.7% for the current fiscal year and a 21.0% U.S. federal tax rate for future years. The effective tax rate differed from the blended U.S. federal statutory rate of 25.7% during the nine months ended May 31, 2018 primarily due to the Tax Act, including the one-time mandatory deemed repatriation tax and the re-measurement of the Company’s U.S. deferred tax attributes of $30.9 million, partially offset by a reduction in unrecognized tax benefits of $16.1 million for the lapse of statute in a non-U.S. jurisdiction. Other primary drivers for the difference between the effective tax rate and the blended U.S. federal statutory rate of 25.7% during the three months andnine months ended May 31, 2018 and 2017 are: (i) tax incentives granted to sites in Brazil, China, Malaysia, Singapore and Vietnam; and (ii) losses in tax jurisdictions with existing valuation allowances, including losses from stock-based compensation for thenine months ended May 31, 2018 and losses from restructuring costs for the three months and nine months ended May 31, 2017.

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Subsequent Events

9 Months Ended

May 31, 2018

Subsequent Events [Abstract]

Subsequent Events

Subsequent Events

The Company has evaluated subsequent events that occurred through the date of the filing of the Company’s third quarter of fiscal year 2018 Form 10-Q. No significant events occurred subsequent to the balance sheet date and prior to the filing date of this report that would have a material impact on the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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New Accounting Guidance (Policies)

9 Months Ended

May 31, 2018

New Accounting Pronouncements and Changes in Accounting Principles [Abstract]

Recently Issued Accounting Guidance

Recently Issued Accounting Guidance

During fiscal year 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued an accounting standard which will supersede existing revenue recognition guidance under current U.S. GAAP. The new standard is a comprehensive new revenue recognition model that requires a company to recognize revenue to depict the transfer of goods or services to a customer at an amount that reflects the consideration it expects to receive in exchange for those goods or services. The accounting standard is effective for the Company in the first quarter of fiscal year 2019. Companies may use either a full retrospective or a modified retrospective approach to adopt this standard.

The Company has determined that the new standard will result in a change to the timing of the Company’s revenue recognition policy for certain customer contracts to an “over time” model as opposed to a “point in time” model upon delivery. Additionally, the Company anticipates the new standard will impact the Company’s accounting for certain fulfillment costs, which include up-front costs to prepare for manufacturing activities that are expected to be recovered. Under the new standard, such up-front costs would be recognized as an asset and amortized on a systematic basis consistent with the pattern of the transfer of the goods to which the asset relates. The financial impacts of the new standard cannot be reasonably estimated at this time. The Company is in the process of implementing changes to its processes, policies and internal controls to meet the impact of the new standard and disclosure requirements. The Company expects to adopt the new guidance under the modified retrospective approach.

During fiscal year 2016, the FASB issued a new accounting standard to address certain aspects of recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure of financial instruments. This guidance is effective for the Company beginning in the first quarter of fiscal year 2019, and must be applied by means of a cumulative-effect adjustment to the Consolidated Balance Sheet as of the beginning of the fiscal year of adoption and applied prospectively to equity investments that exist as of the date of adoption of the standard. The adoption of this standard is not expected to have a material impact on the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements; however, the impact on future periods will depend on the facts and circumstances of future transactions.

During fiscal year 2016, the FASB issued a new accounting standard revising lease accounting. The new guidance requires organizations to recognize lease assets and lease liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheet and disclose key information regarding leasing arrangements. This guidance is effective for the Company beginning in the first quarter of fiscal year 2020. Early application of the new standard is permitted and the standard must be adopted using a modified retrospective approach. The adoption of this standard will impact the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheet. The Company is currently assessing any other impacts this new standard will have on its Consolidated Financial Statements.

During fiscal year 2016, the FASB issued an accounting standard, which replaces the existing incurred loss impairment methodology with a methodology that reflects expected credit losses and requires consideration of a broader range of reasonable and supportable information to inform credit loss estimates. This guidance is effective for the Company beginning in the first quarter of fiscal year 2021 and early adoption is permitted beginning in the first quarter of fiscal year 2020. This guidance must be applied using a modified retrospective or prospective transition method, depending on the area covered by this accounting standard. The Company is currently assessing the impact this new standard may have on its Consolidated Financial Statements.

During fiscal year 2016, the FASB issued a new accounting standard to address the presentation of certain transactions within the statement of cash flows with the objective of reducing the existing diversity in practice. Adoption of this standard will be required on a retrospective basis and will result in a reclassification of cash flows from operating activities to investing activities in the Company’s Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for cash receipts for the deferred purchase price receivable on asset-backed securitization transactions. This guidance is effective for the Company beginning in the first quarter of fiscal year 2019. While the Company is still quantifying the impact of this standard, it expects a material increase in cash flow from investing activities with a corresponding decrease to cash flow from operating activities upon adoption of the standard.

During fiscal year 2017, the FASB issued a new accounting standard to improve the accounting for the income tax consequences of intra-entity transfers of assets other than inventory. The new standard eliminates the exception for an intra-entity transfer of an asset other than inventory and requires an entity to recognize the income tax consequences when the transfer occurs. This guidance is effective for the Company beginning in the first quarter of fiscal year 2019. This guidance should be applied on a modified retrospective basis through a cumulative-effect adjustment directly to retained earnings as of the beginning of the period of adoption. The adoption of this standard is not expected to have a material impact on the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements; however, the impact on future periods will depend on the facts and circumstances of future transactions.

During fiscal year 2017, the FASB issued a new accounting standard which clarifies the scope of accounting for asset derecognition and adds further guidance for recognizing gains and losses from the transfer of non-financial assets in contracts with non-customers. This guidance is effective for the Company beginning in the first quarter of fiscal year 2019 coincident with the new revenue recognition guidance. The Company is currently assessing the impact this new standard may have on its Consolidated Financial Statements.

During fiscal year 2017, the FASB issued a new accounting standard to improve the financial reporting of hedging relationships to better portray the economic results of an entity’s risk management activities by simplifying the application of hedge accounting and improving the related disclosures in its financial statements. This guidance is effective for the Company beginning in the first quarter of fiscal year 2020, with early adoption permitted. The guidance must be applied using a modified retrospective approach. The adoption of this standard is not expected to have a material impact on the Company's Consolidated Financial Statements; however, the impact on future periods will depend on the facts and circumstances of future transactions.

On December 22, 2017, the U.S. government enacted comprehensive tax legislation commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (“Tax Act”). The Tax Act makes broad and complex changes to the U.S. tax code that will affect the Company’s fiscal year ending August 31, 2018. The Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") staff issued Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 118, Income Tax Accounting Implications of the Tax Cut and Jobs Act (“SAB 118”), which provides guidance on accounting for the tax effects of the Tax Act. SAB 118 provides a measurement period that should not extend beyond one year from the Tax Act enactment date for companies to complete the accounting under Accounting Standards Codification Topic 740, “Income Taxes” (“ASC 740”). In accordance with SAB 118, a company must reflect the income tax effects of those aspects of the Tax Act for which the accounting under ASC 740 is complete. To the extent that a company’s accounting for certain income tax effects of the Tax Act is incomplete, but it is able to determine a reasonable estimate, it must record a provisional estimate in its financial statements. If a company cannot determine a provisional estimate to be included in the financial statements, it should continue to apply ASC 740 on the basis of the provisions of the tax laws that were in effect immediately before the enactment of the Tax Act. The Company has applied SAB 118, recorded a provisional estimate related to certain effects of the Tax Act, and provided required disclosures in Note 14 – “Income Taxes.”

During the second quarter of fiscal year 2018, the FASB issued a new accounting standard which allows a reclassification from accumulated other comprehensive income to retained earnings for stranded tax effects resulting from the Tax Act. This guidance is effective for the Company beginning in the first quarter of fiscal year 2020, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently assessing the impact this new standard may have on its Consolidated Financial Statements.

Recently issued accounting guidance not discussed above is not applicable or did not have, or is not expected to have, a material impact to the Company.

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Earnings Per Share and Dividends (Tables)

9 Months Ended

May 31, 2018

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Dilutive shares outstanding not included in the computation of EPS

Potential shares of common stock not included in the computation of earnings per share because their effect would have been antidilutive or because the performance criterion was not met were as follows (in thousands):

	Three months ended		Nine months ended
	May 31, 2018	May 31, 2017	May 31, 2018	May 31, 2017
Stock appreciation rights	—	514	—	334
Restricted stock awards	2,129	9,490	2,136	4,561

Cash dividends declared to common stockholders

The following table sets forth cash dividends declared by the Company to common stockholders during the nine months ended May 31, 2018 and 2017 (in thousands, except for per share data):

	Dividend Declaration Date	Dividend per Share		Total of Cash Dividends Declared		Date of Record for Dividend Payment	Dividend Cash Payment Date
Fiscal Year 2018:	October 19, 2017	$	0.08	$	14,588	November 15, 2017	December 1, 2017
	January 25, 2018	$	0.08	$	14,272	February 15, 2018	March 1, 2018
	April 19, 2018	$	0.08	$	13,991	May 15, 2018	June 1, 2018
Fiscal Year 2017:	October 20, 2016	$	0.08	$	15,248	November 15, 2016	December 1, 2016
	January 26, 2017	$	0.08	$	15,051	February 15, 2017	March 1, 2017
	April 20, 2017	$	0.08	$	14,840	May 15, 2017	June 1, 2017

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Inventories (Tables)

9 Months Ended

May 31, 2018

Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]

Inventories

Inventories consist of the following (in thousands):

	May 31, 2018			August 31, 2017
Raw materials	$	1,886,967		$	1,574,241
Work in process	832,153			822,628
Finished goods	682,517			591,227
Reserve for excess and obsolete inventory	(57,855		)	(46,013		)
Inventories, net	$	3,343,782		$	2,942,083

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Stock-Based Compensation (Tables)

9 Months Ended

May 31, 2018

Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]

Recognized stock-based compensation expense within selling, general and administrative expense

The Company recognized stock-based compensation expense within selling, general and administrative expense as follows (in thousands):

	Three months ended				Nine months ended
	May 31, 2018		May 31, 2017		May 31, 2018		May 31, 2017
Restricted stock and stock appreciation rights	$	13,457	$	16,829	$	69,916	$	28,539
Employee stock purchase plan	1,581		1,521		5,368		4,838
Other(1)	—		—		7,538		—
Total	$	15,038	$	18,350	$	82,822	$	33,377

⁽¹⁾  Represents a one-time cash-settled stock award that vested on November 30, 2017.

Share-based compensation information

The following represents the stock-based compensation information for the period indicated (in thousands):

	May 31, 2018
Unrecognized stock-based compensation expense—restricted stock	$	55,225
Remaining weighted-average period for restricted stock expense	1.5 years

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Concentration of Risk and Segment Data (Tables)

9 Months Ended

May 31, 2018

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Reconciliation of revenue from segments to consolidated

The following tables set forth operating segment information (in thousands):

	Three months ended				Nine months ended
	May 31, 2018		May 31, 2017		May 31, 2018		May 31, 2017
Net revenue
EMS	$	3,161,626	$	2,819,711	$	8,894,174	$	8,205,812
DMS	2,275,326		1,669,846		7,429,411		5,834,280
	$	5,436,952	$	4,489,557	$	16,323,585	$	14,040,092

Reconciliation of operating profit (loss) from segments to consolidated

Segment income and reconciliation of income before income tax
EMS	$	121,563		$	109,783		$	302,556		$	297,418
DMS	28,499			4,022			253,322			178,121
Total segment income	$	150,062		$	113,805		$	555,878		$	475,539
Reconciling items:
Amortization of intangibles	(10,040		)	(9,174		)	(29,909		)	(26,262		)
Stock-based compensation expense and related charges	(15,038		)	(18,350		)	(82,822		)	(33,377		)
Restructuring and related charges	(12,647		)	(32,700		)	(29,462		)	(113,529		)
Distressed customer charge	—			(10,198		)	(14,706		)	(10,198		)
Business interruption and impairment charges, net	634			—			(10,722		)	—
Other expense	(10,139		)	(15,821		)	(26,506		)	(23,872		)
Interest income	4,499			3,663			13,323			8,407
Interest expense	(36,178		)	(35,443		)	(110,220		)	(102,087		)
Income (loss) before income tax	$	71,153		$	(4,218	)	$	264,854		$	174,621

Reconciliation of assets from segment to consolidated

	May 31, 2018		August 31, 2017
Total assets
EMS	$	3,378,703	$	2,778,820
DMS	5,144,452		5,290,468
Other non-allocated assets	2,652,355		3,026,707
	$	11,175,510	$	11,095,995

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Notes Payable, Long-Term Debt and Capital Lease Obligations (Tables)

9 Months Ended

May 31, 2018

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Notes payable, long-term debt and capital lease obligations outstanding

Notes payable, long-term debt and capital lease obligations outstanding as of May 31, 2018 and August 31, 2017 are summarized below (in thousands):

	Maturity Date	May 31, 2018		August 31, 2017
8.250% Senior Notes(1)(2)(3)	Mar 15, 2018	$	—	$	399,506
5.625% Senior Notes(1)(2)	Dec 15, 2020	397,772		397,104
4.700% Senior Notes(1)(2)	Sep 15, 2022	497,187		496,696
4.900% Senior Notes(1)	Jul 14, 2023	298,753		298,571
3.950% Senior Notes(1)(2)(3)	Jan 12, 2028	494,092		—
Borrowings under credit facilities(4)	Nov 8, 2022	247,000		—
Borrowings under loans(4)	Nov 8, 2022	487,016		458,395
Capital lease obligations		26,813		27,818
Total notes payable, long-term debt and capital lease obligations		2,448,633		2,078,090
Less current installments of notes payable, long-term debt and capital lease obligations		273,500		445,498
Notes payable, long-term debt and capital lease obligations, less current installments		$	2,175,133	$	1,632,592

⁽¹⁾  The notes are carried at the principal amount of each note, less any unamortized discount and unamortized debt issuance costs.

⁽²⁾  The Senior Notes are the Company’s senior unsecured obligations and rank equally with all other existing and future senior unsecured debt obligations.

⁽³⁾  During the second quarter of fiscal year 2018, the Company issued $500.0 million of publicly registered 3.950% Senior Notes due 2028 (the "3.950% Senior Notes"). The net proceeds from the offering were used for general corporate purposes, including to redeem $400.0 million of the Company's outstanding 8.250% Senior Notes due 2018 and pay related costs and a "make-whole" premium.

⁽⁴⁾  On November 8, 2017, the Company entered into an amended and restated senior unsecured five-year credit agreement. The credit agreement provides for: (i) the Revolving Credit Facility in the initial amount of $1.8 billion, which may, subject to the lenders’ discretion, be increased up to $2.3 billion and (ii) a $500.0 million Term Loan Facility (collectively the “Credit Facility”). The Credit Facility expires on November 8, 2022. The Revolving Credit Facility is subject to two whole or partial one-year extensions, at the lenders’ discretion. Interest and fees on the Credit Facility advances are based on the Company’s non-credit enhanced long-term senior unsecured debt rating as determined by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Service, Moody’s Investors Service and Fitch Ratings.

During the nine months ended May 31, 2018, the interest rates on the Revolving Credit Facility ranged from 2.4% to 4.4% and the interest rates on the Term Loan Facility ranged from 2.6% to 3.3%. Interest is charged at a rate equal to (a) for the Revolving Credit Facility, either 0.000% to 0.575% above the base rate or 0.975% to 1.575% above the Eurocurrency rate and (b) for the Term Loan Facility, either 0.125% to 0.875% above the base rate or 1.125% to 1.875% above the Eurocurrency rate. The base rate represents the greatest of: (i) Citibank, N.A.’s base rate, (ii) 0.50% above the federal funds rate, and (iii) 1.0% above one-month LIBOR, but not less than zero. The Eurocurrency rate represents adjusted LIBOR or adjusted CDOR, as applicable, for the applicable interest period, but not less than zero. Fees include a facility fee based on the revolving credit commitments of the lenders and a letter of credit fee based on the amount of outstanding letters of credit.

Additionally, the Company’s foreign subsidiaries had various additional credit facilities that finance their future growth and any corresponding working capital needs.

As of May 31, 2018, the Company has $1.9 billion in available unused borrowing capacity under its revolving credit facilities.

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Trade Accounts Receivable Securitization and Sale Programs (Tables)

9 Months Ended

May 31, 2018

Transfers and Servicing [Abstract]

Asset-backed securitization programs and key terms

Following is a summary of the asset-backed securitization programs and key terms:    

	Maximum Amount of Net Cash Proceeds (in millions)(1)		Expiration Date
North American(2)	$	200.0	October 20, 2020
Foreign(3)	$	400.0	September 28, 2018

⁽¹⁾  Maximum amount available at any one time.

⁽²⁾  On November 9, 2017, the program was extended to October 20, 2020.

⁽³⁾  On April 19, 2018, the program was extended to September 28, 2018.

Asset-backed securitization programs amounts recognized

In connection with the asset-backed securitization programs, the Company recognized the following (in millions):

	Three months ended				Nine months ended
	May 31, 2018		May 31, 2017		May 31, 2018		May 31, 2017
Eligible trade accounts receivable sold	$	1,913	$	2,069	$	6,362	$	6,568
Cash proceeds received(1)	$	1,379	$	1,565	$	5,821	$	6,060
Pre-tax losses on sale of receivables(2)	$	4	$	3	$	11	$	7
Deferred purchase price receivables as of May 31(3)	$	530	$	501	$	530	$	501

⁽¹⁾  For the three months and nine months ended May 31, 2018 and 2017, the amount represented proceeds from collections reinvested in revolving-period transfers as there were no new transfers during the period.

⁽²⁾  Recorded to other expense within the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

⁽³⁾  Recorded initially at fair value as prepaid expenses and other current assets on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets and are valued using unobservable inputs (Level 3 inputs), primarily discounted cash flows, and due to their credit quality and short-term maturity the fair values approximated book values. The unobservable inputs consist of estimated credit losses and estimated discount rates, which both have an immaterial impact on the fair value calculations.

Trade accounts receivable sale programs key terms

The following is a summary of the seven trade accounts receivable sale programs with unaffiliated financial institutions where the Company may elect to sell receivables and the unaffiliated financial institution may elect to purchase, at a discount, on an ongoing basis:

Program	Maximum Amount (in millions)(1)			Type of Facility	Expiration Date
A	$	650.0		Uncommitted	August 31, 2022	(2)
B	$	150.0		Uncommitted	August 31, 2018
C	800.0		CNY	Uncommitted	February 13, 2019
D	$	100.0		Uncommitted	May 4, 2023	(3)(4)
E	$	50.0		Uncommitted	August 25, 2018
F	$	150.0		Uncommitted	January 25, 2019	(5)(6)
G	$	50.0		Uncommitted	February 23, 2023	(2)(6)

⁽¹⁾  Maximum amount available at any one time.

⁽²⁾  Any party may elect to terminate the agreement upon 15 days prior notice.

⁽³⁾  On May 4, 2018, the program was extended to May 4, 2023.

⁽⁴⁾  Any party may elect to terminate the agreement upon 30 days prior notice.

⁽⁵⁾ The program will be automatically extended through January 25, 2023 unless either party provides 30 days notice of termination.

⁽⁶⁾  Maximum amount was increased on April 24, 2018.

Trade accounts receivable sale programs amounts recognized

In connection with the trade accounts receivable sale programs, the Company recognized the following (in millions):

	Three months ended				Nine months ended
	May 31, 2018		May 31, 2017		May 31, 2018		May 31, 2017
Trade accounts receivable sold(1)	$	1,301	$	539	$	4,035	$	2,194
Cash proceeds received	$	1,296	$	538	$	4,025	$	2,190

⁽¹⁾  The resulting losses on the sales of trade accounts receivable during the three months and nine months ended May 31, 2018 and 2017 were not material and were recorded to other expense within the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.

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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Tables)

9 Months Ended

May 31, 2018

Equity [Abstract]

Summary of changes in accumulated other comprehensive income

The following table sets forth the changes in accumulated other comprehensive income (“AOCI”), net of tax, by component from August 31, 2017 to May 31, 2018 (in thousands):

	Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment(1)			Derivative Instruments(2)			Actuarial (Loss) Gain			Prior Service Cost		Available for Sale Securities(3)			Total
Balance as of August 31, 2017	$	57,582		$	29,967		$	(33,215	)	$	889	$	(603	)	54,620
Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications	(19,720		)	22,453			(431		)	—		(2,016		)	286
Amounts reclassified from AOCI	—			(28,974		)	—			—		—			(28,974		)
Other comprehensive (loss) income	(19,720		)	(6,521		)	(431		)	—		(2,016		)	(28,688		)
Balance as of May 31, 2018	$	37,862		$	23,446		$	(33,646	)	$	889	$	(2,619	)	$	25,932

⁽¹⁾  There is no tax benefit (expense) related to the foreign currency translation adjustment components of AOCI, including reclassification adjustments, for the three months and nine months ended May 31, 2018.

⁽²⁾  $10.0 millionof AOCI reclassified into earnings during thenine months ended May 31, 2018 for derivative instruments was classified as a reduction of income tax expense. The remaining amount reclassified into earnings was primarily classified as a component of cost of revenue. $4.8 million is expected to be reclassified into earnings during the next three months and will be classified as a reduction of income tax expense. The remaining amount expected to be reclassified into earnings will be classified as a component of cost of revenue. The annual tax benefit (expense) for unrealized gains on derivative instruments is not material for the three months and nine months ended May 31, 2018.

⁽³⁾  There is no tax benefit (expense) related to the available for sale securities components of AOCI, including reclassification adjustments, for the three months and nine months ended May 31, 2018.

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Derivative Financial Instruments and Hedging Activities (Tables)

9 Months Ended

May 31, 2018

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]

Fair value of assets and liabilities related to foreign forward exchange contracts measured on recurring basis

The following table presents the Company’s assets and liabilities related to forward foreign exchange contracts measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of May 31, 2018, aggregated by the level in the fair-value hierarchy in which those measurements are classified (in thousands):

	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3	Total
Assets:
Forward foreign exchange contracts	$	—	13,662		—	$	13,662
Liabilities:
Forward foreign exchange contracts	—		(31,847	)	—	(31,847		)
Total	$	—	(18,185	)	—	$	(18,185	)

Fair value of derivative instruments located on consolidated balance sheets

The following table presents the fair values of the Company’s derivative instruments recorded in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of May 31, 2018 and August 31, 2017 (in thousands):

	Fair Values of Derivative Instruments
	Asset Derivatives					Liability Derivatives
	Balance Sheet Location	Fair Value as of May 31, 2018		Fair Value as of August 31, 2017		Balance Sheet Location	Fair Value as of May 31, 2018		Fair Value as of August 31, 2017
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:
Forward foreign exchange contracts	Prepaid expenses and other current assets	$	7,022	$	8,380	Accrued expenses	$	9,607	$	1,408
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
Forward foreign exchange contracts	Prepaid expenses and other current assets	$	6,640	$	31,280	Accrued expenses	$	22,240	$	9,131

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Restructuring and Related Charges (Tables)

9 Months Ended

May 31, 2018

Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]

Restructuring and related costs

Following is a summary of the Company’s restructuring and related charges (in thousands):

	Three months ended				Nine months ended
	May 31, 2018		May 31, 2017		May 31, 2018		May 31, 2017
Employee severance and benefit costs	$	5,058	$	18,171	$	11,048	$	46,654
Lease costs	1,589		1,151		1,596		5,600
Asset write-off costs	5,575		11,838		14,838		58,613
Other related costs	425		1,540		1,980		2,662
Total restructuring and related charges(1)(2)	$	12,647	$	32,700	$	29,462	$	113,529

⁽¹⁾  Includes $4.6 million and $12.4 million recorded in the EMS segment, $5.8 million and $17.8 million recorded in the DMS segment and $2.2 million and $2.5 million of non-allocated charges for the three months endedMay 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively. Includes $12.6 million and $23.8 million recorded in the EMS segment, $13.8 million and $65.8 million recorded to the DMS segment and $3.1 million and $23.9 million of non-allocated charges for the nine months ended May 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively. Except for asset write-off costs, all restructuring and related charges are cash costs.

⁽²⁾  Primarily relates to the 2017 Restructuring Plan.

Liability activity, primarily associated with 2017 restructuring plan

The tables below summarize the Company’s liability activity, primarily associated with the 2017 Restructuring Plan

(in thousands):

	Employee Severance and Benefit Costs			Lease Costs			Asset Write-off Costs			Other Related Costs			Total
Balance as of August 31, 2017	$	33,580		$	1,665		$	—		$	3,143		$	38,388
Restructuring related charges	11,048			1,596			14,838			1,980			29,462
Asset write-off charge and other non-cash activity	(56		)	525			(14,838		)	18			(14,351		)
Cash payments	(25,512		)	(437		)	—			(3,272		)	(29,221		)
Balance as of May 31, 2018	$	19,060		$	3,349		$	—		$	1,869		$	24,278

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Earnings Per Share and Dividends - Earnings Per Share (Details) - shares shares in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	May 31, 2018	May 31, 2017	May 31, 2018	May 31, 2017
Restricted stock awards
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Common shares excluded from computation of diluted earnings per share	2,129	9,490	2,136	4,561
Stock appreciation rights
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Common shares excluded from computation of diluted earnings per share	0	514	0	334

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Earnings Per Share and Dividends - Dividends (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	May 31, 2018	May 31, 2017
Quarter One
Dividends Payable [Line Items]
Dividend per Share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.08	$ 0.08
Total of Cash Dividends Declared	$ 14,588	$ 15,248
Quarter Two
Dividends Payable [Line Items]
Dividend per Share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.08	$ 0.08
Total of Cash Dividends Declared	$ 14,272	$ 15,051
Quarter Three
Dividends Payable [Line Items]
Dividend per Share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.08	$ 0.08
Total of Cash Dividends Declared	$ 13,991	$ 14,840

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Inventories (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	May 31, 2018	Aug. 31, 2017
Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]
Raw materials	$ 1,886,967	$ 1,574,241
Work in process	832,153	822,628
Finished goods	682,517	591,227
Reserve for excess and obsolete inventory	(57,855)	(46,013)
Inventories, net	$ 3,343,782	$ 2,942,083

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Stock-Based Compensation and Shares Repurchases - Recognized Stock-Based Compensation Expense within Selling, General and Administrative Expense (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	May 31, 2018	May 31, 2017	May 31, 2018	May 31, 2017
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]
Restricted stock and stock appreciation rights	$ 13,457	$ 16,829	$ 69,916	$ 28,539
Employee stock purchase plan	1,581	1,521	5,368	4,838
Other	0	0	7,538	0
Total	$ 15,038	$ 18,350	$ 82,822	$ 33,377

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Stock-Based Compensation and Shares Repurchases - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended		11 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2017	May 31, 2018	May 31, 2017	May 31, 2018	Jun. 28, 2018	Jul. 31, 2017
Schedule of Weighted Average Assumptions for Fair Values of Stock Options[Line Items]
Stock-based compensation recognized for modification	$ 24,900,000
2017 Share Repurchase Program
Schedule of Weighted Average Assumptions for Fair Values of Stock Options[Line Items]
Share repurchase program, amount authorized (up to)						$ 450,000,000
Shares repurchased				11,500,000
Shares repurchased, value		$ 316,200,000		$ 316,200,000
Share repurchase program, remaining authorized repurchase amount		$ 133,800,000		$ 133,800,000
Time-based restricted stock units
Schedule of Weighted Average Assumptions for Fair Values of Stock Options[Line Items]
Award vesting period		3 years
Restricted stock units awarded (in shares)		1,400,000	1,800,000
Performance-based restricted stock units
Schedule of Weighted Average Assumptions for Fair Values of Stock Options[Line Items]
Award vesting period		3 years
Restricted stock units awarded (in shares)		400,000	600,000
Performance-based restricted stock units | Maximum
Schedule of Weighted Average Assumptions for Fair Values of Stock Options[Line Items]
Award vesting percentage		150.00%
Market based restricted stock units
Schedule of Weighted Average Assumptions for Fair Values of Stock Options[Line Items]
Award vesting period		3 years
Award vesting percentage		200.00%
Restricted stock units awarded (in shares)		400,000	400,000
Restricted stock awards
Schedule of Weighted Average Assumptions for Fair Values of Stock Options[Line Items]
Awards vested (in shares)	800,000
Plan 2011
Schedule of Weighted Average Assumptions for Fair Values of Stock Options[Line Items]
Shares available for issuance under share based compensation plan		12,777,424		12,777,424
Subsequent Event | 2018 Share Repurchase Program
Schedule of Weighted Average Assumptions for Fair Values of Stock Options[Line Items]
Share repurchase program, amount authorized (up to)					$ 350,000,000

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Stock-Based Compensation and Shares Repurchases - Stock-Based Compensation Information (Details) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	May 31, 2018 USD ($)
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]
Unrecognized stock-based compensation expense—restricted stock	$ 55,225
Remaining weighted-average period for restricted stock expense	1 year 6 months

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Concentration of Risk and Segment Data - Narrative (Details)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	May 31, 2018 Country	May 31, 2017	May 31, 2018 Customer Country	May 31, 2017
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]
Number of operating countries | Country	29		29
Net Revenue | Geographic Concentration Risk | Foreign
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]
Concentration risk, percentage	91.20%	90.60%	91.80%	91.30%
Five Largest Customers That Account for a Percentage of Net Revenue | Net Revenue | Customer Concentration Risk
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]
Top customers that comprise revenue			5
Concentration risk, percentage			50.00%
Group of Customers That Account for 90% of Net Revenue | Net Revenue | Customer Concentration Risk
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items]
Top customers that comprise revenue			77
Concentration risk, percentage			90.00%

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Concentration of Risk and Segment Data - Segment Revenue (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	May 31, 2018	May 31, 2017	May 31, 2018	May 31, 2017
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Net revenue	$ 5,436,952	$ 4,489,557	$ 16,323,585	$ 14,040,092
EMS | Operating Segments
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Net revenue	3,161,626	2,819,711	8,894,174	8,205,812
DMS | Operating Segments
Segment Reporting, Revenue Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Net revenue	$ 2,275,326	$ 1,669,846	$ 7,429,411	$ 5,834,280

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Concentration of Risk and Segment Data - Segment Income (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	May 31, 2018	May 31, 2017	May 31, 2018	May 31, 2017
Reconciling items:
Amortization of intangibles	$ (10,040)	$ (9,174)	$ (29,909)	$ (26,262)
Stock-based compensation expense and related charges	(15,038)	(18,350)	(82,822)	(33,377)
Restructuring and related charges	(12,647)	(32,700)	(29,462)	(113,529)
Other expense	(10,139)	(15,821)	(26,506)	(23,872)
Interest income	4,499	3,663	13,323	8,407
Interest expense	(36,178)	(35,443)	(110,220)	(102,087)
Income (loss) before income tax	71,153	(4,218)	264,854	174,621
Operating Segments
Reconciling items:
Income (loss) before income tax	150,062	113,805	555,878	475,539
Segment Reconciling Items
Reconciling items:
Distressed customer charge	0	(10,198)	(14,706)	(10,198)
Stock-based compensation expense and related charges	(15,038)	(18,350)	(82,822)	(33,377)
Business interruption and impairment charges, net	634	0	(10,722)	0
EMS
Reconciling items:
Restructuring and related charges	(4,600)	(12,400)	(12,600)	(23,800)
EMS | Operating Segments
Reconciling items:
Income (loss) before income tax	121,563	109,783	302,556	297,418
DMS
Reconciling items:
Restructuring and related charges	(5,800)	(17,800)	(13,800)	(65,800)
DMS | Operating Segments
Reconciling items:
Income (loss) before income tax	$ 28,499	$ 4,022	$ 253,322	$ 178,121

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Concentration of Risk and Segment Data - Segment Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	May 31, 2018	Aug. 31, 2017
Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Assets	$ 11,175,510	$ 11,095,995
Other non-allocated assets
Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Assets	2,652,355	3,026,707
EMS | Operating Segments
Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Assets	3,378,703	2,778,820
DMS | Operating Segments
Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Assets	$ 5,144,452	$ 5,290,468

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Notes Payable, Long-Term Debt and Capital Lease Obligations - Amounts Outstanding (Details)		3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Nov. 08, 2017 USD ($) extension_option	Feb. 28, 2018 USD ($)	May 31, 2018 USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Capital lease obligations			$ 26,813,000	$ 27,818,000
Total notes payable, long-term debt and capital lease obligations			2,448,633,000	2,078,090,000
Less current installments of notes payable, long-term debt and capital lease obligations			273,500,000	445,498,000
Notes payable, long-term debt and capital lease obligations, less current installments			$ 2,175,133,000	1,632,592,000
Senior Notes | 8.250% Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior Notes, stated interest rate		8.25%	8.25%
Long-term debt			$ 0	399,506,000
Redemption of debt outstanding		$ 400,000,000
Senior Notes | 5.625% Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior Notes, stated interest rate			5.625%
Long-term debt			$ 397,772,000	397,104,000
Senior Notes | 4.700% Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior Notes, stated interest rate			4.70%
Long-term debt			$ 497,187,000	496,696,000
Senior Notes | 4.900% Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior Notes, stated interest rate			4.90%
Long-term debt			$ 298,753,000	298,571,000
Senior Notes | 3.950% Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior Notes, stated interest rate		3.95%	3.95%
Long-term debt			$ 494,092,000	0
Debt issuance		$ 500,000,000
Revolving Credit Facility | Line of Credit | Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt			247,000,000	0
Credit agreement term	5 years
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 1,800,000,000
Revolving credit facility, accordion feature, increase limit	$ 2,300,000,000
Number of extension options | extension_option	2
Extension term, maximum	1 year
Unused borrowing capacity			$ 1,900,000,000
Revolving Credit Facility | Minimum | Line of Credit | Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate on debt instrument			2.40%
Revolving Credit Facility | Maximum | Line of Credit | Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate on debt instrument			4.40%
Term Loan Facility | Line of Credit | Term Loan Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt			$ 487,016,000	$ 458,395,000
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 500,000,000
Term Loan Facility | Minimum | Line of Credit | Term Loan Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate on debt instrument			2.60%
Term Loan Facility | Maximum | Line of Credit | Term Loan Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate on debt instrument			3.30%
Base Rate | Revolving Credit Facility | Minimum | Line of Credit | Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate above base rate			0.00%
Base Rate | Revolving Credit Facility | Maximum | Line of Credit | Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate above base rate			0.575%
Base Rate | Term Loan Facility | Minimum | Line of Credit | Term Loan Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate above base rate			0.125%
Base Rate | Term Loan Facility | Maximum | Line of Credit | Term Loan Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate above base rate			0.875%
Eurodollar | Revolving Credit Facility | Minimum | Line of Credit | Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate above base rate			0.975%
Eurodollar | Revolving Credit Facility | Maximum | Line of Credit | Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate above base rate			1.575%
Eurodollar | Term Loan Facility | Minimum | Line of Credit | Term Loan Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate above base rate			1.125%
Eurodollar | Term Loan Facility | Maximum | Line of Credit | Term Loan Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate above base rate			1.875%
Federal Funds Effective Swap Rate | Revolving Credit Facility | Line of Credit | Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate above base rate			0.50%
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) | Revolving Credit Facility | Line of Credit | Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate above base rate			1.00%

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Notes Payable, Long-Term Debt and Capital Lease Obligations - Narrative (Details) - Senior Notes - USD ($) $ in Millions	May 31, 2018	Feb. 28, 2018
4.900% Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior Notes, stated interest rate	4.90%
Estimated fair value of senior notes	$ 306.5
5.625% Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior Notes, stated interest rate	5.625%
Estimated fair value of senior notes	$ 419.5
4.700% Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior Notes, stated interest rate	4.70%
Estimated fair value of senior notes	$ 514.1
3.950% Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior Notes, stated interest rate	3.95%	3.95%
Estimated fair value of senior notes	$ 481.7

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Trade Accounts Receivable Securitization and Sale Programs - Narrative (Details)	9 Months Ended
	May 31, 2018 asset-backed_securitization_program uncommitted_trade_accounts_receivable_sale_program
Trade Accounts Receivable Securitization and Sale Program [Line Items]
Number of asset-backed securitization programs | asset-backed_securitization_program	2
Number of uncommitted trade accounts receivable sale programs | uncommitted_trade_accounts_receivable_sale_program	7
Asset-Backed Securitization Programs
Trade Accounts Receivable Securitization and Sale Program [Line Items]
Percentage of trade accounts receivable sold to conduits by special purpose entities	100.00%

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Trade Accounts Receivable Securitization and Sale Programs - Asset-Backed Securitization Programs and Key Terms (Details) $ in Millions	May 31, 2018 USD ($)
North American
Trade Accounts Receivable Securitization and Sale Program [Line Items]
Maximum Amount of Net Cash Proceeds	$ 200.0
Foreign
Trade Accounts Receivable Securitization and Sale Program [Line Items]
Maximum Amount of Net Cash Proceeds	$ 400.0

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Trade Accounts Receivable Securitization and Sale Programs - Asset-Backed Securitization Programs Amounts Recognized (Details) - Asset-Backed Securitization Programs - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	May 31, 2018	May 31, 2017	May 31, 2018	May 31, 2017
Trade Accounts Receivable Securitization and Sale Program [Line Items]
Eligible trade accounts receivable sold	$ 1,913	$ 2,069	$ 6,362	$ 6,568
Cash proceeds received	1,379	1,565	5,821	6,060
Pre-tax losses on sale of receivables	4	3	11	7
Deferred purchase price receivables as of May 31	$ 530	$ 501	$ 530	$ 501

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Trade Accounts Receivable Securitization and Sale Programs - Trade Accounts Receivable Sale Programs Key Terms (Details) - 9 months ended May 31, 2018	CNY (¥)	USD ($)
A
Trade Accounts Receivable Securitization and Sale Program [Line Items]
Maximum Amount of Net Cash Proceeds		$ 650,000,000
Notice period to cancel receivable sale agreements	15 days
B
Trade Accounts Receivable Securitization and Sale Program [Line Items]
Maximum Amount of Net Cash Proceeds		150,000,000
C
Trade Accounts Receivable Securitization and Sale Program [Line Items]
Maximum Amount of Net Cash Proceeds | ¥	¥ 800,000,000
D
Trade Accounts Receivable Securitization and Sale Program [Line Items]
Maximum Amount of Net Cash Proceeds		100,000,000
Notice period to cancel receivable sale agreements	30 days
E
Trade Accounts Receivable Securitization and Sale Program [Line Items]
Maximum Amount of Net Cash Proceeds		50,000,000
F
Trade Accounts Receivable Securitization and Sale Program [Line Items]
Maximum Amount of Net Cash Proceeds		150,000,000
Threshold period to cancel trade accounts receivable sale agreement before automatic extension	30 days
G
Trade Accounts Receivable Securitization and Sale Program [Line Items]
Maximum Amount of Net Cash Proceeds		$ 50,000,000
Notice period to cancel receivable sale agreements	15 days

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Trade Accounts Receivable Securitization and Sale Programs - Trade Accounts Receivable Sale Programs Amounts Recognized (Details) - Trade Accounts Receivable Sale Programs - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	May 31, 2018	May 31, 2017	May 31, 2018	May 31, 2017
Trade Accounts Receivable Securitization and Sale Program [Line Items]
Trade accounts receivable sold	$ 1,301	$ 539	$ 4,035	$ 2,194
Cash proceeds received	$ 1,296	$ 538	$ 4,025	$ 2,190

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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	May 31, 2018	May 31, 2017	Aug. 31, 2018	May 31, 2018	May 31, 2017
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Beginning Balance				$ 2,368,344,000
Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications				286,000
Amounts reclassified from AOCI				(28,974,000)
Total other comprehensive (loss) income	$ (60,676,000)	$ 24,606,000		(28,688,000)	$ 55,804,000
Ending Balance	2,185,558,000			2,185,558,000
Net tax benefit (expense) of foreign currency translation adjustment component of accumulated other comprehensive income	0			0
Net tax benefit (expense) of available for sale securities component of accumulated other comprehensive income	0			0
Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Beginning Balance				57,582,000
Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications				(19,720,000)
Amounts reclassified from AOCI				0
Total other comprehensive (loss) income				(19,720,000)
Ending Balance	37,862,000			37,862,000
Derivative Instruments
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Beginning Balance				29,967,000
Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications				22,453,000
Amounts reclassified from AOCI				(28,974,000)
Total other comprehensive (loss) income				(6,521,000)
Ending Balance	23,446,000			23,446,000
Actuarial (Loss) Gain
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Beginning Balance				(33,215,000)
Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications				(431,000)
Amounts reclassified from AOCI				0
Total other comprehensive (loss) income				(431,000)
Ending Balance	(33,646,000)			(33,646,000)
Prior Service Cost
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Beginning Balance				889,000
Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications				0
Amounts reclassified from AOCI				0
Total other comprehensive (loss) income				0
Ending Balance	889,000			889,000
Available for Sale Securities
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Beginning Balance				(603,000)
Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications				(2,016,000)
Amounts reclassified from AOCI				0
Total other comprehensive (loss) income				(2,016,000)
Ending Balance	(2,619,000)			(2,619,000)
AOCI Attributable to Parent
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Beginning Balance				54,620,000
Ending Balance	$ 25,932,000			25,932,000
Income Tax Expense | Derivative Instruments
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Amounts reclassified from AOCI				$ 10,000,000
Scenario, Forecast | Income Tax Expense | Derivative Instruments
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Line Items]
Amounts reclassified from AOCI			$ 4,800,000

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Commitments and Contingencies (Details) $ in Millions	May 31, 2018 USD ($)
Fiscal Years 2009 Through 2011
Loss Contingencies Line Items
Potential additional income tax payment due	$ 28.6
Fiscal Years 2012 through 2014
Loss Contingencies Line Items
Potential additional income tax payment due	$ 5.3

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Derivative Financial Instruments and Hedging Activities - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
	May 31, 2018	Feb. 28, 2018	May 31, 2017	May 31, 2018	May 31, 2017	Aug. 31, 2017	Aug. 31, 2016
Forward contracts
Derivative [Line Items]
Aggregate notional amount	$ 2,200.0			$ 2,200.0		$ 2,100.0
Forward contracts | Forward foreign exchange contracts | Cash flow hedging
Derivative [Line Items]
Aggregate notional amount	$ 252.3			$ 252.3		$ 314.6
Anticipated debt issuance | Cash flow hedging
Derivative [Line Items]
Aggregate notional amount							$ 200.0
Fair value of cash received for settlement of swaps		$ 17.2
Term Loan Facility | Cash flow hedging
Derivative [Line Items]
Aggregate notional amount							$ 200.0
Senior Notes | 3.950% Senior Notes
Derivative [Line Items]
Senior Notes, stated interest rate	3.95%	3.95%		3.95%
Cost of revenue
Derivative [Line Items]
Foreign currency losses	$ 27.2			$ 59.8
Cost of revenue | Forward foreign exchange contracts
Derivative [Line Items]
Gain recognized due to changes in fair value of derivatives	$ 41.2			$ 92.2

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Derivative Financial Instruments and Hedging Activities - Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities Related to Foreign Forward Exchange Contracts Measured on Recurring Basis (Details) - Recurring $ in Thousands	May 31, 2018 USD ($)
Assets:
Forward foreign exchange contracts, Assets	$ 13,662
Liabilities:
Forward foreign exchange contracts, Liabilities	(31,847)
Total	(18,185)
Level 1
Assets:
Forward foreign exchange contracts, Assets	0
Liabilities:
Forward foreign exchange contracts, Liabilities	0
Total	0
Level 2
Assets:
Forward foreign exchange contracts, Assets	13,662
Liabilities:
Forward foreign exchange contracts, Liabilities	(31,847)
Total	(18,185)
Level 3
Assets:
Forward foreign exchange contracts, Assets	0
Liabilities:
Forward foreign exchange contracts, Liabilities	0
Total	$ 0

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Derivative Financial Instruments and Hedging Activities - Fair Value of Derivative Instruments Located on Consolidated Balance Sheets (Details) - Forward foreign exchange contracts - USD ($) $ in Thousands	May 31, 2018	Aug. 31, 2017
Designated as Hedging Instruments | Prepaid expenses and other current assets
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Forward foreign exchange contracts, Asset Derivatives	$ 7,022	$ 8,380
Designated as Hedging Instruments | Accrued expenses
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Forward foreign exchange contracts, Liability Derivatives	9,607	1,408
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument | Prepaid expenses and other current assets
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Forward foreign exchange contracts, Asset Derivatives	6,640	31,280
Not Designated as Hedging Instrument | Accrued expenses
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Forward foreign exchange contracts, Liability Derivatives	$ 22,240	$ 9,131

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Restructuring and Related Charges - Restructuring and Related Costs (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	May 31, 2018	May 31, 2017	May 31, 2018	May 31, 2017
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and related charges	$ 12,647	$ 32,700	$ 29,462	$ 113,529
Employee severance and benefit costs
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and related charges	5,058	18,171	11,048	46,654
Lease costs
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and related charges	1,589	1,151	1,596	5,600
Asset write-off costs
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and related charges	5,575	11,838	14,838	58,613
Other related costs
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and related charges	425	1,540	1,980	2,662
EMS
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and related charges	4,600	12,400	12,600	23,800
DMS
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and related charges	5,800	17,800	13,800	65,800
Non-allocated charges
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring and related charges	$ 2,200	$ 2,500	$ 3,100	$ 23,900

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Restructuring and Related Charges - Narrative (Details) - 2017 Restructuring Plan $ in Millions	May 31, 2018 USD ($)
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Total pre-tax restructuring and other related costs expected to be recognized	$ 195.0
Restructuring related charges to date	$ 180.2

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Restructuring and Related Charges - Liability Activity, Primarily Associated with 2017 Restructuring Plan (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	May 31, 2018	May 31, 2017	May 31, 2018	May 31, 2017
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Liability, Beginning Balance			$ 38,388
Restructuring and related charges	$ 12,647	$ 32,700	29,462	$ 113,529
Asset write-off charge and other non-cash activity			(14,351)
Cash payments			(29,221)
Liability, Ending Balance	24,278		24,278
Employee severance and benefit costs
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Liability, Beginning Balance			33,580
Restructuring and related charges	5,058	18,171	11,048	46,654
Asset write-off charge and other non-cash activity			(56)
Cash payments			(25,512)
Liability, Ending Balance	19,060		19,060
Lease costs
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Liability, Beginning Balance			1,665
Restructuring and related charges	1,589	1,151	1,596	5,600
Asset write-off charge and other non-cash activity			525
Cash payments			(437)
Liability, Ending Balance	3,349		3,349
Asset write-off costs
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Liability, Beginning Balance			0
Restructuring and related charges	5,575	$ 11,838	14,838	$ 58,613
Asset write-off charge and other non-cash activity			(14,838)
Cash payments			0
Liability, Ending Balance	0		0
Other Related Costs
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward]
Liability, Beginning Balance			3,143
Restructuring and related charges			1,980
Asset write-off charge and other non-cash activity			18
Cash payments			(3,272)
Liability, Ending Balance	$ 1,869		$ 1,869

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Business Acquisitions - Narrative (Details) - True-Tech $ in Millions	Sep. 01, 2017 USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Amount of cash paid for business acquisitions	$ 95.9
Assets acquired	114.7
Intangible assets acquired	25.9
Goodwill	22.6
Liabilities assumed	$ 18.8

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Income Taxes - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	May 31, 2018	Aug. 31, 2018
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, provisional income tax expense	$ 30.9
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
U.S. federal statutory rate	25.70%
Reduction in unrecognized tax benefits for the period	$ 16.1
Scenario, Forecast
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
U.S. federal statutory rate		25.70%