Year Ended August 31, | |||||||||||
2016 | 2015 | 2014 | |||||||||
Current: | |||||||||||
Federal | $ | 2,205 | $ | (126 | ) | $ | 23,211 | ||||
Foreign | 11,838 | 21,200 | 9,059 | ||||||||
State | 912 | (1,616 | ) | (657 | ) | ||||||
14,955 | 19,458 | 31,613 | |||||||||
Deferred: | |||||||||||
Federal | (12,470 | ) | (4,416 | ) | 4,224 | ||||||
Foreign | (23,797 | ) | (9,199 | ) | (4,130 | ) | |||||
State | (3,858 | ) | (324 | ) | 866 | ||||||
(40,125 | ) | (13,939 | ) | 960 | |||||||
Income tax expense (benefit) | $ | (25,170 | ) | $ | 5,519 | $ | 32,573 | ||||