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Derivative Financial Instruments and Hedging Activities (Additional Information) (Details 1) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2017	Aug. 31, 2017
Forward contracts
Derivative [Line Items]
Aggregate notional amount	$ 2,400,000,000	$ 2,100,000,000
Forward contracts | Forward foreign exchange contracts | Cash flow hedging
Derivative [Line Items]
Aggregate notional amount	480,700,000	$ 314,600,000
Anticipated debt issuance [Member] | Cash flow hedging
Derivative [Line Items]
Aggregate notional amount	$ 200,000,000
Expiry date	Mar. 15, 2018
Term loan facility [Member] | Cash flow hedging
Derivative [Line Items]
Aggregate notional amount	$ 200,000,000
Expiry date	Jun. 30, 2019

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Aggregate notional amount specified by the derivative(s). Expressed as an absolute value.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher SEC
-Name Regulation S-X (SX)
-Number 210
-Article 12
-Section 13
-Sentence Column B

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.22(a)(2))
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