Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Feb. 28, 2014

Schedule of Error Corrections and Prior Period Adjustments [Table Text Block]

The effect of the revision on the line items within the Company’s consolidated statement of cash flows for the nine months ended May 31, 2013 and the year ended August 31, 2013 is as follows (in thousands):



	Nine Months Ended May 31, 2013									Year Ended August 31, 2013
	As Reported			Adjustments			As Revised			As Reported			Adjustments			As Revised
Investing Activities
Purchase of noncontrolling interest	$	(24,734	)	$	24,734		$	—		$	(24,734	)	$	24,734		$	—
Net cash used in investing activities	(115,089		)	24,734			(90,355		)	(137,184		)	24,734			(112,450		)

Financing Activities
Purchase of noncontrolling interest	—			(24,734		)	(24,734		)	—			(24,734		)	(24,734		)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	60,023			(24,734		)	35,289			20,587			(24,734		)	(4,147		)

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of prior period adjustments to previously issued financial statements including (1) the effect of the correction on each financial statement line item and any per-share amounts affected for each prior period presented (2) the cumulative effect of the change on retained earnings or other appropriate components of equity or net assets in the statement of financial position, as of the beginning of the earliest period presented, and (3) the effect of the prior period adjustments (both gross and net of applicable income tax) on the net income of each prior period presented in the entity's annual report for the year in which the adjustments are made.

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