Derivative Instruments (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Feb. 29, 2020

Derivative Instruments And Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]

	Asset Derivatives					Liability Derivatives
		February 29, 2020		August 31, 2019			February 29, 2020		August 31, 2019
(In thousands)	Balance sheet location	Fair Value		Fair Value		Balance sheet location	Fair Value		Fair Value
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments
Foreign forward exchange contracts	Accounts receivable, net	$	488	$	64	Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	$	194	$	437
Interest rate swap contracts	Accounts receivable, net		—		—	Accounts payable and accrued liabilities		12,504		10,255
		$	488	$	64		$	12,698	$	10,692
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Foreign forward exchange contracts	Accounts receivable, net	$	39	$	—	Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	$	281	$	587

Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Statements of Income

The Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Statements of Income

Three Months Ended February 29, 2020 and February 28, 2019

Derivatives in cash flow hedging relationships

Location of gain (loss)

recognized in income

on derivatives

Gain (loss) recognized in income on

derivatives three months ended

February 29,

2020

February 28,

2019

Foreign forward exchange contract

Interest and foreign exchange

(165

)

115

Derivatives in cash flow hedging relationships	Gain (loss) recognized in OCI on derivatives three months ended,						Location of gain (loss) reclassified from accumulated OCI into income	Gain (loss) reclassified from accumulated OCI into income three months ended						Location of gain (loss) on derivative (amount excluded from effectiveness testing)	Gain (loss) recognized on derivative (amount excluded from effectiveness testing) three months ended
	February 29, 2020			February 28, 2019				February 29, 2020			February 28, 2019				February 29, 2020			February 28, 2019
Foreign forward exchange contracts	$	190		$	(418	)	Revenue	$	67		$	(411	)	Revenue	$	190		$	638
Foreign forward exchange contracts		411			1,100		Cost of revenue		73			(358	)	Cost of revenue		210			289
Interest rate swap contracts		(5,503	)		(1,916	)	Interest and foreign exchange		(369	)		(151	)	Interest and foreign exchange		(116	)		25
	$	(4,902	)	$	(1,234	)		$	(229	)	$	(920	)		$	284		$	952

Six Months Ended February 29, 2020 and February 28, 2019

Derivatives in cash flow hedging relationships

Location of gain (loss)

recognized in income

on derivatives

Gain (loss) recognized in income on

derivatives six months ended

February 29, 2020

February 28, 2019

Foreign forward exchange contract

Interest and foreign exchange

(94

)

495

Derivatives in cash flow hedging relationships	Gain (loss) recognized in OCI on derivatives six months ended						Location of gain (loss) reclassified from accumulated OCI into income	Gain (loss) reclassified from accumulated OCI into income six months ended						Location of gain (loss) on derivative amount excluded from effectiveness testing)	Gain (loss) recognized on derivative (amount excluded from effectiveness testing) six months ended
	February 29, 2020			February 28, 2019				February 29, 2020			February 28, 2019				February 29, 2020			February 28, 2019
Foreign forward exchange contracts	$	763		$	(346	)	Revenue	$	(99	)	$	(667	)	Revenue	$	643		$	900
Foreign forward exchange contracts		(183	)		(395	)	Cost of revenue		(2	)		(590	)	Cost of revenue		344			678
Interest rate swap contracts		(2,784	)		(3,689	)	Interest and foreign exchange		(536	)		(295	)	Interest and foreign exchange		(281	)		(22	)
	$	(2,204	)	$	(4,430	)		$	(637	)	$	(1,552	)		$	706		$	1,556

Schedule Of Effects Of Cash Flow Hedges Included In Statement Of Income

The following table presents the amounts in the Consolidated Statements of Income in which the effects of the cash flow hedges are recorded and the effects of the cash flow hedge activity on these line items for the three months ended February 29, 2020 and February 28, 2019:

	For The Three Months Ended
	February 29, 2020					February 28, 2019
	Total		Amount of gain (loss) on cash flow hedge activity			Total		Amount of gain (loss) on cash flow hedge activity
Revenue	$	623,848	$	67		$	658,671	$	(411	)
Cost of revenue		537,512		73			604,827		(358	)
Interest and foreign exchange		12,609		(369	)		9,237		(151	)

	For The Six Months Ended
	February 29, 2020					February 28, 2019
	Total		Amount of gain (loss) on cash flow hedge activity			Total		Amount of gain (loss) on cash flow hedge activity
Revenue	$	1,393,207	$	(99	)	$	1,263,194	$	(667	)
Cost of revenue		1,214,682		(2	)		1,136,817		(590	)
Interest and foreign exchange		25,461		(536	)		13,641		(295	)