Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)

6 Months Ended

Feb. 28, 2014

Policy Text Block [Abstract]

Basis of Presentation Policy

Basis of Presentation

The unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Apollo Education Group, Inc., its wholly-owned subsidiaries, and subsidiaries that we control. These unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and, in the opinion of management, contain all adjustments, consisting of normal, recurring adjustments, necessary to fairly present the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented.

These unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements do not include all of the information and note disclosures required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for annual financial statements. Therefore, this information should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto contained in our 2013 Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 22, 2013. We consistently applied the accounting policies described in Item 8, Financial Statements and Supplementary Data, in our 2013 Annual Report on Form 10-K in preparing these unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements.

Use of Estimates Policy

The preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amount of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amount of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from these estimates.