Derivative Instruments (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Feb. 28, 2021

Derivative Instruments And Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]

Fair Values of Derivative Instruments

Fair Values of Derivative Instruments

	Asset Derivatives					Liability Derivatives
		February 28, 2021		August 31, 2020			February 28, 2021		August 31, 2020
(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	$	6	$	560	Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	$	731	$	3
Interest rate swap    contracts	Accounts receivable, net		—		—	Accounts payable and accrued liabilities		12,154		15,904
		$	6	$	560		$	12,885	$	15,907
Derivatives not    designated as    hedging instruments
Foreign forward    exchange contracts	Accounts receivable, net	$	—	$	22	Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	$	18	$	—

Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Statements of Operations

The Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Statements of Operations

Three Months Ended February 28, 2021 and February 29, 2020

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 28, 2021			February 29, 2020
Foreign forward exchange contract	Interest and foreign exchange	$	(9	)	$	(165	)

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 28, 2021			February 29, 2020				February 28, 2021			February 29, 2020				February 28, 2021		February 29, 2020
Foreign forward    exchange    contracts	$	(602	)	$	190		Revenue	$	(377	)	$	67		Revenue	$	154	$	190
Foreign forward    exchange    contracts		(234	)		411		Cost of    revenue		(8	)		73		Cost of    revenue		60		210
Interest rate    swap    contracts		834			(5,503	)	Interest and    foreign    exchange		(1,263	)		(369	)	Interest and    foreign    exchange		—		(116	)
	$	(2	)	$	(4,902	)		$	(1,648	)	$	(229	)		$	214	$	284

Six Months Ended February 28, 2021 and February 29, 2020

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 28, 2021			February 29, 2020
Foreign forward exchange contract	Interest and foreign exchange	$	(132	)	$	(94	)

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 28, 2021			February 29, 2020				February 28, 2021			February 29, 2020				February 28, 2021		February 29, 2020
Foreign forward    exchange contracts	$	(1,612	)	$	763		Revenue	$	(623	)	$	(99	)	Revenue	$	302	$	643
Foreign forward    exchange contracts		(295	)		(183	)	Cost of revenue		(49	)		(2	)	Cost of revenue		65		344
Interest rate swap    contracts		1,157			(2,784	)	Interest and foreign exchange		(2,594	)		(536	)	Interest and foreign exchange		—		(281	)
	$	(750	)	$	(2,204	)		$	(3,266	)	$	(637	)		$	367	$	706

Effects of Cash Flow Hedges Included in Statements of Operations

The following table presents the amounts in the Consolidated Statements of Operations 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 28, 2021 and February 29, 2020:

	For The Three Months Ended
	February 28, 2021					February 29, 2020
	Total		Amount of gain (loss) on cash flow hedge activity			Total		Amount of gain (loss) on cash flow hedge activity
Revenue	$	295,622	$	(377	)	$	623,848	$	67
Cost of revenue		277,951		(8	)		537,512		73
Interest and foreign exchange		9,568		(1,263	)		12,609		(369	)

	For the Six Months Ended
	February 28, 2021					February 29, 2020
	Total		Amount of gain (loss) on cash flow hedge activity			Total		Amount of gain (loss) on cash flow hedge activity
Revenue	$	698,611	$	(623	)	$	1,393,207	$	(99	)
Cost of revenue		640,269		(49	)		1,214,682		(2	)
Interest and foreign exchange		20,671		(2,594	)		25,461		(536	)