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Condensed Consolidating Statement of Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Detail) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
 3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended
Feb. 28, 2015
Feb. 28, 2014
Feb. 28, 2015
Feb. 28, 2014
Condensed Statement of Income Captions [Line Items]        
Net earnings (loss) $ 61,046us-gaap_ProfitLoss $ 20,553us-gaap_ProfitLoss $ 97,028us-gaap_ProfitLoss $ 43,550us-gaap_ProfitLoss
Other comprehensive income (loss)        
Translation adjustment (6,241)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationGainLossArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax 811us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationGainLossArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax (9,691)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationGainLossArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax 3,322us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationGainLossArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax
Reclassification of derivative financial instruments recognized in net earnings (loss) 382us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIOnDerivativesNetOfTax [1] 180us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIOnDerivativesNetOfTax [1] 671us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIOnDerivativesNetOfTax [1] 317us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIOnDerivativesNetOfTax [1]
Unrealized gain on derivative financial instruments 192us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedGainLossOnDerivativesArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax [2] 352us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedGainLossOnDerivativesArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax [2] (114)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedGainLossOnDerivativesArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax [2] 1,114us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedGainLossOnDerivativesArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax [2]
Other (net of tax effect) 8us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeOtherNetOfTax   6us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeOtherNetOfTax  
Other comprehensive income (loss) (5,659)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax 1,343us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax (9,128)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax 4,753us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax
Comprehensive income (loss) 55,387us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest 21,896us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest 87,900us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest 48,303us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
Comprehensive (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interest (10,608)us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest (4,986)us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest (13,756)us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest (12,636)us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Greenbrier 44,779us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax 16,910us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax 74,144us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax 35,667us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax
Parent        
Condensed Statement of Income Captions [Line Items]        
Net earnings (loss) 50,351us-gaap_ProfitLoss
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Other comprehensive income (loss)        
Comprehensive income (loss) 50,351us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Greenbrier 50,351us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax
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Combined Guarantor Subsidiaries        
Condensed Statement of Income Captions [Line Items]        
Net earnings (loss) 60,041us-gaap_ProfitLoss
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Other comprehensive income (loss)        
Translation adjustment (71)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationGainLossArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax
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Reclassification of derivative financial instruments recognized in net earnings (loss) 103us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIOnDerivativesNetOfTax
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Unrealized gain on derivative financial instruments (366)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedGainLossOnDerivativesArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax
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Other comprehensive income (loss) (334)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax
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= us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember		 (754)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax
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Comprehensive income (loss) 59,707us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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= us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember		 20,509us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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= us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember		 97,787us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Greenbrier 59,707us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax
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= us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember		 97,787us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax
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= us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember
Combined Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries        
Condensed Statement of Income Captions [Line Items]        
Net earnings (loss) 51,094us-gaap_ProfitLoss
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= us-gaap_NonGuarantorSubsidiariesMember		 89,628us-gaap_ProfitLoss
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= us-gaap_NonGuarantorSubsidiariesMember		 29,365us-gaap_ProfitLoss
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= us-gaap_NonGuarantorSubsidiariesMember
Other comprehensive income (loss)        
Translation adjustment (6,170)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationGainLossArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax
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Reclassification of derivative financial instruments recognized in net earnings (loss) 279us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIOnDerivativesNetOfTax
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= us-gaap_NonGuarantorSubsidiariesMember		 109us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIOnDerivativesNetOfTax
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= us-gaap_NonGuarantorSubsidiariesMember		 (194)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIOnDerivativesNetOfTax
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Unrealized gain on derivative financial instruments 558us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedGainLossOnDerivativesArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax
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= us-gaap_NonGuarantorSubsidiariesMember		 1,083us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedGainLossOnDerivativesArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax
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= us-gaap_NonGuarantorSubsidiariesMember		 8us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedGainLossOnDerivativesArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax
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= us-gaap_NonGuarantorSubsidiariesMember
Other (net of tax effect) 8us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeOtherNetOfTax
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= us-gaap_NonGuarantorSubsidiariesMember		   6us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeOtherNetOfTax
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Other comprehensive income (loss) (5,325)us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax
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= us-gaap_NonGuarantorSubsidiariesMember		 3,124us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax
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Comprehensive income (loss) 45,769us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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Comprehensive (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interest (19,342)us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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= us-gaap_NonGuarantorSubsidiariesMember		 (35,442)us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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= us-gaap_NonGuarantorSubsidiariesMember		 (14,593)us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Greenbrier 26,427us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax
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= us-gaap_NonGuarantorSubsidiariesMember		 6,095us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax
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= us-gaap_NonGuarantorSubsidiariesMember		 45,812us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax
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= us-gaap_NonGuarantorSubsidiariesMember		 17,896us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax
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Eliminations        
Condensed Statement of Income Captions [Line Items]        
Net earnings (loss) (100,440)us-gaap_ProfitLoss
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Other comprehensive income (loss)        
Comprehensive income (loss) (100,440)us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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Comprehensive (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interest 8,734us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest
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Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Greenbrier $ (91,706)us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax
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[1] Net of tax of effect of $0.2 million and $0.1 million for the three months ended February 28, 2015 and 2014 and $0.4 million and $0.3 million for the six months ended February 28, 2015 and 2014.
[2] Net of tax of effect of $0.1 million and $0.1 million for the three months ended February 28, 2015 and 2014 and $0.5 million and $0.3 million for the six months ended February 28, 2015 and 2014.