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Temporary Differences and Carryforwards of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities (Detail) (USD $)
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Aug. 31, 2012
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Aug. 31, 2011
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| Deferred income tax assets: | ||
| Operating loss and tax credit carryforwards | $ 16,393 | $ 19,312 |
| Compensation related liabilities | 9,909 | 8,122 |
| Postretirement benefits | 10,679 | 7,192 |
| Inventory | 8,045 | 9,202 |
| Restructuring and idle facility reserves | 4,580 | 5,674 |
| Book reserves and other items | 8,201 | 16,073 |
| Total deferred income tax assets | 57,807 | 65,575 |
| Valuation allowance | (8,153) | (7,260) |
| Net deferred income tax assets | 49,654 | 58,315 |
| Depreciation and amortization | (156,751) | (155,022) |
| 2% Convertible Notes interest | (34,579) | |
| Other items | (2,098) | (2,198) |
| Deferred income tax liabilities | (158,849) | (191,799) |
| Net deferred income tax liability | $ (109,195) | $ (133,484) |
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Deferred Tax Assets, Operating Loss And Tax Credit Carryforwards No definition available.
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Deferred Tax Liabilities Convertible Debt Interest 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 before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences from restructuring reserve. 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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