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Restructuring and Related Charges (Liability Activity) (Details 4) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended
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Aug. 31, 2017 | Aug. 31, 2016 | Aug. 31, 2015
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Liability, Beginning Balance | [1] | $ 18,027 |  | $ 30,957 |  |  |
Restructuring and related charges |  | 160,395 | [2],[3] | 11,369 | [1],[2],[4] | $ 33,066 |
Asset write-off charge and other non-cash activity |  | (92,903) |  | (1,624) | [1] |  |
Cash payments |  | (47,131) |  | (22,675) | [1] |  |
Liability, Ending Balance |  | 38,388 | [5] | 18,027 | [1] | 30,957 | [1]
Employee severance and benefit costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Liability, Beginning Balance | [1] | 17,266 |  | 30,047 |  |  |
Restructuring and related charges |  | 56,834 | [3] | 8,845 | [1],[4] | 24,327 | [4]
Asset write-off charge and other non-cash activity |  | 1,319 |  | (454) | [1] |  |
Cash payments |  | (41,839) |  | (21,172) | [1] |  |
Liability, Ending Balance |  | 33,580 | [5] | 17,266 | [1] | 30,047 | [1]
Lease costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Liability, Beginning Balance | [1] | 21 |  | 64 |  |  |
Restructuring and related charges |  | 3,966 | [3] |  |  | 2,777 | [4]
Asset write-off charge and other non-cash activity |  | 59 |  |  |  |  |
Cash payments |  | (2,381) |  |  |  |  |
Liability, Ending Balance |  | 1,665 | [5] | 21 | [1] | 64 | [1]
Asset write-off costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring and related charges |  | 94,346 | [3] | 1,170 | [1],[4] | 5,565 | [4]
Asset write-off charge and other non-cash activity |  | (94,346) |  | (1,170) | [1] |  |
Other Related Costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Liability, Beginning Balance | [1] | 740 |  | 846 |  |  |
Restructuring and related charges |  | 5,249 |  | 1,397 | [1] |  |
Asset write-off charge and other non-cash activity |  | 65 |  |  |  |  |
Cash payments |  | (2,911) |  | (1,503) | [1] |  |
Liability, Ending Balance |  | $ 3,143 |  | $ 740 | [1] | $ 846 | [1]
[1] | (1 ) Relates only to the 2013 Restructuring Plan.
[2] | (1 ) Includes $ 51.3 million , $ 10.7 million and $ 32.0 million recorded in the EMS segment, $ 82.4 million , $ 0.8 million and $ 0.4 million recorded in the DMS segment and $ 26.7 million , $ (0.1) million and $ 2.2 million of non-allocated charges for the fiscal years ended August 31, 2017 , 2016 and 2015 , respectively. Except for asset write-off costs, all restructuring and related charge s are cash costs.
[3] | (2) Includes employee severance and benefit costs of $ 52.2 million and $ 4.6 million , lease costs of $ 4.0 million and $ 0.0 million , asset write-off costs of $ 94.2 million and $ 0.1 million and other related costs of $ 3.8 million and $ 1.5 million for the 2017 Re structuring Plan and the 2013 Restructuring Plan, respectively.
[4] | (3) Costs relate to the 2013 Restructuring Plan.
[5] | ( 2 ) The liability as of August 31, 2017 includes $ 30.9 million and $ 7.5 million related to the 2017 Restructuring Plan and the 2013 Restructuring Plan, respectively.

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