| Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract] | Period [Axis] |
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2015-09-01 - 2016-08-31 |
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Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract] | |
Schedule of Weighted-Average Assumptions Used to Determine the Fiscal Year-End Pension Benefit | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Pension Plans | | Postretirement Plans | | August 31,
2016 | | August 31,
2015 | | August 31,
2014 | | August 31, 2016 | | August 31, 2015 | | August 31, 2014 | | U.S.
Plans | | Non-U.S. Plans | | U.S.
Plans | | Non-U.S. Plans | | U.S.
Plans | | Non-U.S. Plans | | U.S. and Non-U.S. Plans | | U.S. and Non-U.S. Plans | | U.S. and Non-U.S. Plans | Discount rate for determining projected benefit obligation | 3.50 | % | | 2.40 | % | | 4.50 | % | | 3.47 | % | | 4.25 | % | | 3.53 | % | | 3.51 | % | | 4.46 | % | | 4.25 | % | Discount rate for determining net periodic pension expense | 4.50 | % | | 3.47 | % | | 4.25 | % | | 3.53 | % | | 5.00 | % | | 4.18 | % | | 4.46 | % | | 4.25 | % | | 4.96 | % | Long term rate of return on plan assets | 4.75 | % | | 3.99 | % | | 5.50 | % | | 4.55 | % | | 5.50 | % | | 4.79 | % | | 4.54 | % | | 5.05 | % | | 4.87 | % | Rate of increase in future compensation for determining projected benefit obligation | 2.57 | % | | 3.47 | % | | 3.65 | % | | 3.56 | % | | 3.65 | % | | 3.75 | % | | N/A |
| | N/A |
| | N/A |
| Rate of increase in future compensation for determining net periodic pension expense | 3.60 | % | | 3.56 | % | | 3.65 | % | | 3.75 | % | | 3.60 | % | | 3.79 | % | | N/A |
| | N/A |
| | N/A |
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Schedule of Changes in Benefit Obligation, Plan Assets and Funded Status | 2016 and 2015 were as follows: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Pension Plans | | Postretirement Plans | | August 31,
2016 | | August 31,
2015 | | August 31, 2016 | | August 31, 2015 | | U.S. Plans | | Non-U.S. Plans | | U.S. Plans | | Non-U.S. Plans | | U.S. and Non-U.S. Plans | | U.S. and Non-U.S. Plans | Reconciliation of benefit obligation | | | | | | | | | | | | Benefit obligation, beginning of year | $ | 1,635,744 |
| | $ | 1,439,225 |
| | $ | 1,909,651 |
| | $ | 1,519,007 |
| | $ | 403,095 |
| | $ | 375,312 |
| Service cost | 7,305 |
| | 72,502 |
| | 8,899 |
| | 67,471 |
| | 18,565 |
| | 17,784 |
| Interest cost | 63,470 |
| | 43,827 |
| | 76,969 |
| | 48,199 |
| | 15,618 |
| | 15,602 |
| Participant contributions | — |
| | 9,857 |
| | — |
| | 6,081 |
| | — |
| | — |
| Acquisitions/divestitures/transfers | — |
| | 41,719 |
| | — |
| | (364 | ) | | — |
| | — |
| Amendments | — |
| | (1,561 | ) | | — |
| | 79 |
| | — |
| | — |
| Curtailment | — |
| | (689 | ) | | — |
| | — |
| | 84 |
| | — |
| Pension settlement | — |
| | — |
| | (279,571 | ) | | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| Special termination benefits | — |
| | 1,332 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| Actuarial (gain) loss | 371,294 |
| | 261,252 |
| | (35,478 | ) | | 14,618 |
| | 74,213 |
| | 14,180 |
| Benefits paid | (47,807 | ) | | (52,549 | ) | | (44,726 | ) | | (39,685 | ) | | (11,143 | ) | | (11,186 | ) | Exchange rate impact | — |
| | (56,805 | ) | | — |
| | (176,181 | ) | | 532 |
| | (8,597 | ) | Benefit obligation, end of year | $ | 2,030,006 |
| | $ | 1,758,110 |
| | $ | 1,635,744 |
| | $ | 1,439,225 |
| | $ | 500,964 |
| | $ | 403,095 |
| Reconciliation of fair value of plan assets | | | | | | | | | | | | Fair value of plan assets, beginning of year | $ | 1,596,186 |
| | $ | 982,471 |
| | $ | 1,883,789 |
| | $ | 1,032,378 |
| | $ | 24,643 |
| | $ | 29,484 |
| Actual return on plan assets | 242,112 |
| | 97,638 |
| | 25,580 |
| | 39,797 |
| | 3,856 |
| | 92 |
| Acquisitions/divestitures/transfers | — |
| | 24,052 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| Employer contributions | 10,944 |
| | 71,046 |
| | 11,114 |
| | 52,033 |
| | 9,774 |
| | 6,253 |
| Participant contributions | — |
| | 9,857 |
| | — |
| | 6,081 |
| | — |
| | — |
| Pension settlement | — |
| | — |
| | (279,571 | ) | | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| Benefits paid | (47,807 | ) | | (52,549 | ) | | (44,726 | ) | | (39,685 | ) | | (11,143 | ) | | (11,186 | ) | Exchange rate impact | — |
| | (51,361 | ) | | — |
| | (108,133 | ) | | — |
| | — |
| Fair value of plan assets, end of year | $ | 1,801,435 |
| | $ | 1,081,154 |
| | $ | 1,596,186 |
| | $ | 982,471 |
| | $ | 27,130 |
| | $ | 24,643 |
| Funded status, end of year | $ | (228,571 | ) | | $ | (676,956 | ) | | $ | (39,558 | ) | | $ | (456,754 | ) | | $ | (473,834 | ) | | $ | (378,452 | ) | Amounts recognized in the Consolidated Balance Sheets | | | | | | | | | | | | Non-current assets | $ | — |
| | $ | 59,335 |
| | $ | 102,686 |
| | $ | 64,690 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | — |
| Current liabilities | (11,091 | ) | | (16,691 | ) | | (11,148 | ) | | (10,287 | ) | | (1,579 | ) | | (1,416 | ) | Non-current liabilities | (217,480 | ) | | (719,600 | ) | | (131,096 | ) | | (511,157 | ) | | (472,255 | ) | | (377,036 | ) | Funded status, end of year | $ | (228,571 | ) | | $ | (676,956 | ) | | $ | (39,558 | ) | | $ | (456,754 | ) | | $ | (473,834 | ) | | $ | (378,452 | ) |
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Schedule of Defined Benefit Plan in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) | August 31, 2016 and 2015 was as follows: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Pension Plans | | Postretirement Plans | | August 31,
2016 | | August 31,
2015 | | August 31,
2016 | | August 31,
2015 | | U.S. Plans | | Non-U.S.
Plans | | U.S. Plans | | Non-U.S.
Plans | | U.S. and Non-U.S. Plans | | U.S. and Non-U.S. Plans | Net loss | $ | 592,873 |
| | $ | 480,408 |
| | $ | 397,065 |
| | $ | 295,098 |
| | $ | 143,777 |
| | $ | 75,224 |
| Prior service (credit) cost | — |
| | (6,860 | ) | | — |
| | (7,281 | ) | | 31,569 |
| | 35,173 |
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss, pre-tax | $ | 592,873 |
| | $ | 473,548 |
| | $ | 397,065 |
| | $ | 287,817 |
| | $ | 175,346 |
| | $ | 110,397 |
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Schedule of Estimated Amounts to be Amortized From AOCI | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Pension Plans | | Postretirement Plans | | August 31,
2016 | | August 31,
2015 | | August 31,
2016 | | August 31,
2015 | | U.S. Plans | | Non-U.S.
Plans | | U.S. Plans | | Non-U.S.
Plans | | U.S. and Non-U.S. Plans | | U.S. and Non-U.S. Plans | Net loss | $ | 592,873 |
| | $ | 480,408 |
| | $ | 397,065 |
| | $ | 295,098 |
| | $ | 143,777 |
| | $ | 75,224 |
| Prior service (credit) cost | — |
| | (6,860 | ) | | — |
| | (7,281 | ) | | 31,569 |
| | 35,173 |
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss, pre-tax | $ | 592,873 |
| | $ | 473,548 |
| | $ | 397,065 |
| | $ | 287,817 |
| | $ | 175,346 |
| | $ | 110,397 |
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Schedule of Accumulated Benefit Obligation | August 31, 2016 and 2015 was as follows: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | August 31,
2016 | | August 31,
2015 | | U.S. Plans | | Non-U.S.
Plans | | U.S. Plans | | Non-U.S.
Plans | Accumulated benefit obligation | $ | 2,017,437 |
| | $ | 1,592,598 |
| | $ | 1,626,972 |
| | $ | 1,313,946 |
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Schedule of Projected Benefit Obligation in Excess of Plan Assets | August 31, 2016 and 2015: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Pension Plans | | Postretirement Plans | | August 31,
2016 | | August 31,
2015 | | August 31,
2016 | | August 31,
2015 | | U.S. Plans | | Non-U.S.
Plans | | U.S. Plans | | Non-U.S.
Plans | | U.S. and Non-U.S. Plans | | U.S. and Non-U.S. Plans | Projected benefit obligation in excess of plan assets | | | | | | | | | | | | Projected benefit obligation | $ | 2,030,006 |
| | $ | 1,400,510 |
| | $ | 142,244 |
| | $ | 757,741 |
| | $ | 500,964 |
| | $ | 403,095 |
| Fair value of plan assets | 1,801,435 |
| | 664,220 |
| | — |
| | 236,297 |
| | 27,130 |
| | 24,643 |
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Schedule of Accumulated Benefit Obligation in Excess of Plan Assets | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | August 31,
2016 | | August 31,
2015 | | U.S. Plans | | Non-U.S.
Plans | | U.S. Plans | | Non-U.S.
Plans | Accumulated benefit obligation in excess of plan assets | | | | | | | | Accumulated benefit obligation | $ | 2,017,437 |
| | $ | 1,233,952 |
| | $ | 142,244 |
| | $ | 629,524 |
| Fair value of plan assets | 1,801,435 |
| | 627,738 |
| | — |
| | 204,076 |
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Schedule of Weighted-Average Plan Assets Allocation | 2017 and weighted-average plan assets allocations as of August 31, 2016 and 2015 by asset category for defined benefit pension plans were as follows: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2017 Target
Allocation | | 2016 | | 2015 | | U.S.
Plans | | Non-U.S.
Plans | | U.S.
Plans | | Non-U.S.
Plans | | U.S.
Plans | | Non-U.S.
Plans | Asset Category | | | | | | | | | | | | Equity securities | — | % | | 36 | % | | — | % | | 29 | % | | 10 | % | | 30 | % | Debt securities | 77 |
| | 51 |
| | 75 |
| | 58 |
| | 87 |
| | 56 |
| Cash and short-term investments | 23 |
| | 3 |
| | 25 |
| | 2 |
| | 3 |
| | 3 |
| Insurance contracts | — |
| | 7 |
| | — |
| | 7 |
| | — |
| | 6 |
| Other | — |
| | 3 |
| | — |
| | 4 |
| | — |
| | 5 |
| Total | 100 | % | | 100 | % | | 100 | % | | 100 | % | | 100 | % | | 100 | % |
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Schedule of Fair Value of Plan Assets | August 31, 2016 were as follows: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | U.S. Plans | | | | | | | | | Level 1 | | Level 2 | | Level 3 | | Total | Fixed Income | | | | | | | | U.S. government, state and local debt securities | — |
| | 359,583 |
| | — |
| | 359,583 |
| Non-U.S. government debt securities | — |
| | 38,232 |
| | — |
| | 38,232 |
| U.S. corporate debt securities | — |
| | 614,136 |
| | — |
| | 614,136 |
| Non-U.S. corporate debt securities | — |
| | 79,124 |
| | — |
| | 79,124 |
| Mutual fund debt securities | 286,360 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 286,360 |
| Cash and short-term investments | — |
| | 451,130 |
| | — |
| | 451,130 |
| Total | $ | 286,360 |
| | $ | 1,542,205 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 1,828,565 |
| | | | | | | | | Non-U.S. Plans | | | | | | | | | Level 1 | | Level 2 | | Level 3 | | Total | Equity | | | | | | | | Mutual fund equity securities | $ | — |
| | $ | 311,324 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 311,324 |
| Fixed Income |
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| | | | | | | Non-U.S. government debt securities | 91,745 |
| | — |
| | — |
| | 91,745 |
| Mutual fund debt securities | 15,608 |
| | 524,472 |
| | — |
| | 540,080 |
| Cash and short-term investments | 19,382 |
| | 4,048 |
| | — |
| | 23,430 |
| Insurance contracts | — |
| | 72,525 |
| | — |
| | 72,525 |
| Other | — |
| | 42,050 |
| | — |
| | 42,050 |
| Total | $ | 126,735 |
| | $ | 954,419 |
| | $ | — |
| | $ | 1,081,154 |
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Estimated Future Benefit Payments | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Pension Plans | | Postretirement Plans | | U.S. Plans (1) | | Non-U.S.
Plans | | U.S. and Non-U.S. Plans | 2017 | $ | 46,881 |
| | $ | 44,537 |
| | $ | 10,259 |
| 2018 | 49,865 |
| | 50,094 |
| | 11,469 |
| 2019 | 53,277 |
| | 55,964 |
| | 12,598 |
| 2020 | 56,950 |
| | 66,225 |
| | 13,942 |
| 2021 | 61,361 |
| | 75,166 |
| | 15,830 |
| 2022-2026 | 373,921 |
| | 416,507 |
| | 110,756 |
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