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Income Taxes (Tables)
9 Months Ended
May 31, 2014
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Table Text Block]
A reconciliation of the difference between the federal statutory rate and the Company’s effective rate is as follows:
 
Three Months Ended May 31,
 
Nine Months Ended May 31,
 
2014(1)
 
2013
 
2014(1)
 
2013
Federal statutory rate
35.0
 %
 
35.0
 %
 
35.0
 %
 
35.0
 %
State taxes, net of credits
(38.7
)
 
(1.3
)
 
(0.3
)
 
(1.1
)
Foreign income taxed at different rates
197.4

 
41.0

 
10.1

 
14.7

Section 199 deduction

 
(10.4
)
 

 
(12.0
)
Non-deductible officers’ compensation
25.6

 
3.0

 
3.1

 
1.4

Noncontrolling interests
(105.4
)
 
(5.7
)
 
(12.9
)
 
(5.3
)
Research and development credits

 
(3.9
)
 

 
(3.7
)
Fixed asset tax basis adjustment
601.2

 

 
78.8

 

Tax return to provision adjustment
47.8

 

 
6.3

 

Valuation allowance on deferred tax assets
226.0

 

 
4.2

 

Unrecognized tax benefits
167.4

 

 
20.2

 

Other non-deductible expenses
20.2

 
9.3

 
2.5

 
3.4

Other
5.9

 
(1.2
)
 
1.1

 
(0.3
)
Effective tax rate
1,182.4
 %
 
65.8
 %
 
148.1
 %
 
32.1
 %

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(1)
For periods with reported pre-tax losses, the effect of reconciling items with positive signs is tax benefit in excess of the benefit calculated by applying the federal statutory rate to the pre-tax loss.