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Temporary Differences and Carryforwards of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities (Detail) (USD $)
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Aug. 31, 2013
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Aug. 31, 2012
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| Deferred income tax assets: | ||
| Operating loss and tax credit carryforwards | $ 35,071 | $ 16,393 |
| Compensation related liabilities | 20,812 | 9,909 |
| Postretirement benefits | 7,731 | 10,679 |
| Inventory reserves | 7,049 | 8,045 |
| Book reserves and other items | 11,523 | 12,781 |
| Total deferred income tax assets | 82,186 | 57,807 |
| Valuation allowance | (22,777) | (8,153) |
| Net deferred income tax assets | 59,409 | 49,654 |
| Deferred income tax liabilities: | ||
| Depreciation and amortization | (129,498) | (156,751) |
| Other items | (1,985) | (2,098) |
| Deferred income tax liabilities | (131,483) | (158,849) |
| Net deferred income tax liability | $ (72,074) | $ (109,195) |
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Deferred Tax Assets, Operating Loss And Tax Credit Carryforwards No definition available.
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Deferred Tax Liabilities, Depreciation and Amortization No definition available.
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Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax liability to taxable temporary differences. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences and carryforwards. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences from inventory. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount after allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences and carryforwards, net of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable temporary differences. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount after allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences and carryforwards. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences from compensation and benefits costs. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences from postretirement benefits. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences from other reserves and accruals not separately disclosed. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of deferred tax assets for which it is more likely than not that a tax benefit will not be realized. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable temporary differences not separately disclosed. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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