GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables)
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3 Months Ended |
Nov. 30, 2016 |
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| Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
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| Schedule of Goodwill [Table Text Block] |
The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill by reportable operating segment were as follows: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | August 31,
2016 | | Additions/
Adjustments | | Foreign
Currency
Translation | | November 30,
2016 | Communications, Media & Technology | $ | 546,566 |
| | $ | 62,433 |
| | $ | (15,526 | ) | | $ | 593,473 |
| Financial Services | 854,376 |
| | 66,771 |
| | (8,756 | ) | | 912,391 |
| Health & Public Service | 715,849 |
| | 33,577 |
| | (2,119 | ) | | 747,307 |
| Products | 1,112,991 |
| | 263,802 |
| | (22,649 | ) | | 1,354,144 |
| Resources | 379,655 |
| | 28,987 |
| | (7,197 | ) | | 401,445 |
| Total | $ | 3,609,437 |
| | $ | 455,570 |
| | $ | (56,247 | ) | | $ | 4,008,760 |
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| Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Table Text Block] |
The Company’s definite-lived intangible assets by major asset class were as follows: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | November 30, 2016 | | August 31, 2016 | Intangible Asset Class | | Gross Carrying Amount | | Accumulated Amortization | | Net Carrying Amount | | Gross Carrying Amount | | Accumulated Amortization | | Net Carrying Amount | Customer-related | | $ | 586,852 |
| | $ | (173,160 | ) | | $ | 413,692 |
| | $ | 532,753 |
| | $ | (159,774 | ) | | $ | 372,979 |
| Technology | | 98,949 |
| | (51,108 | ) | | 47,841 |
| | 100,363 |
| | (48,270 | ) | | 52,093 |
| Patents | | 120,335 |
| | (58,974 | ) | | 61,361 |
| | 118,906 |
| | (57,951 | ) | | 60,955 |
| Other | | 44,360 |
| | (15,962 | ) | | 28,398 |
| | 43,804 |
| | (19,680 | ) | | 24,124 |
| Total | | $ | 850,496 |
| | $ | (299,204 | ) | | $ | 551,292 |
| | $ | 795,826 |
| | $ | (285,675 | ) | | $ | 510,151 |
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| Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Future Amortization Expense [Table Text Block] |
Estimated future amortization related to intangible assets held as of November 30, 2016 is as follows: | | | | | | Fiscal Year | | Estimated Amortization | Remainder of 2017 | | $ | 97,060 |
| 2018 | | 102,146 |
| 2019 | | 82,201 |
| 2020 | | 72,253 |
| 2021 | | 62,938 |
| Thereafter | | 134,694 |
| Total | | $ | 551,292 |
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