Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

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Document and Entity Information
3 Months Ended
Nov. 30, 2012
Dec. 31, 2012
Document Information [Line Items]    
Document Type 10-Q  
Amendment Flag false  
Document Period End Date Nov. 30, 2012  
Document Fiscal Year Focus 2013  
Document Fiscal Period Focus Q1  
Trading Symbol ATU  
Entity Registrant Name ACTUANT CORP  
Entity Central Index Key 0000006955  
Current Fiscal Year End Date --08-31  
Entity Filer Category Large Accelerated Filer  
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding   72,941,967