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Discontinued Operations Narrative (Detail) (USD $)
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3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | 0 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | 0 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | ||||
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Aug. 31, 2013
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May 31, 2013
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Aug. 31, 2014
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Aug. 31, 2013
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Aug. 31, 2012
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Jun. 13, 2014
Recreational vehicle [Member]
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Aug. 31, 2014
Recreational vehicle [Member]
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Dec. 13, 2013
Electrical
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Aug. 31, 2013
Electrical
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Aug. 31, 2012
Mastervolt International Holding B.V.
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| Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] | ||||||||||
| Disposal Date | Jun. 13, 2014 | Dec. 13, 2013 | ||||||||
| Proceeds from sale of businesses | $ 289,590,000 | $ 4,854,000 | $ 0 | $ 36,500,000 | $ 252,400,000 | |||||
| Net gain on disposal of businesses | 29,152,000 | 0 | 0 | 2,813,000 | ||||||
| Loss (gain) on product line divestiture | (13,495,000) | 0 | 0 | 13,495,000 | ||||||
| Disposal Group, Not Discontinued Operation, annual revenue | 22,000,000 | |||||||||
| Gain on disposal | 34,459,000 | 0 | 0 | 34,459,000 | ||||||
| Gain on disposal, net of tax | 26,339,000 | |||||||||
| Impairment charges | (11,200,000) | 170,300,000 | 0 | 158,817,000 | 62,464,000 | 159,100,000 | 62,500,000 | |||
| Goodwill impairment | (137,804,000) | 137,800,000 | 36,600,000 | |||||||
| indefinite lived intangible asset (tradenames) impairment | $ 21,300,000 | $ 25,900,000 | ||||||||
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Disposal Group, Not Discontinued Operation, annual revenue No definition available.
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Net loss (gain) on divested business - net tax No definition available.
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Amount of write-down of assets recognized in the income statement. Includes, but is not limited to, losses from tangible assets, intangible assets and goodwill. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of gain (loss), before tax expense or benefit and not previously recognized, resulting from the sale of a business component. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of gain (loss), after tax expense or benefit and not previously recognized, resulting from the sale of a business component. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Date the entity disposed of a business or a group of assets, in CCYY-MM-DD format. No definition available.
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The gain (loss) resulting from the sale of a disposal group that is not a discontinued operation. It is included in income from continuing operations before income taxes in the income statement. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of loss from the write-down of an asset representing the future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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Amount of impairment loss resulting from write-down of assets, excluding financial assets and goodwill, lacking physical substance and having a projected indefinite period of benefit to fair value. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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The cash inflow associated with the amount received from the sale of a portion of the company's business, for example a segment, division, branch or other business, during the period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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