Enerpac Tool Group Corp. Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Debt - Additional Information (Detail)

Debt - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	0 Months Ended	12 Months Ended								12 Months Ended		1 Months Ended									3 Months Ended			3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended			12 Months Ended
Debt - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	Apr. 03, 2012	Aug. 31, 2014	Aug. 31, 2013	Aug. 31, 2012	Aug. 31, 2011	Aug. 31, 2014 5.625% Senior Notes Senior Notes	Aug. 31, 2013 5.625% Senior Notes Senior Notes	Aug. 31, 2012 5.625% Senior Notes Senior Notes	Apr. 16, 2012 5.625% Senior Notes Senior Notes	Aug. 31, 2012 6.875% Senior Notes Senior Notes	Apr. 16, 2012 6.875% Senior Notes Senior Notes	Apr. 30, 2012 2% Converitble Notes Convertible Notes	Mar. 31, 2012 2% Converitble Notes Convertible Notes	Aug. 31, 2013 2% Converitble Notes Convertible Notes	Aug. 31, 2012 2% Converitble Notes Convertible Notes	Nov. 30, 2003 2% Converitble Notes Convertible Notes	Apr. 16, 2012 Minimum 6.875% Senior Notes Senior Notes	Apr. 16, 2012 Maximum 6.875% Senior Notes Senior Notes	Aug. 31, 2014 Senior Credit Facility - Term Loan	Aug. 31, 2011 Senior Credit Facility - Term Loan	Aug. 31, 2014 Senior Credit Facility - Term Loan Starting on September 30, 2014	Aug. 31, 2014 Senior Credit Facility - Term Loan Starting on September 30, 2015	Aug. 31, 2014 Senior Credit Facility - Revolver	Aug. 31, 2014 Senior Credit Facility - Revolver Minimum	Aug. 31, 2014 Senior Credit Facility - Revolver Maximum	Aug. 31, 2014 Senior Credit Facility covenant	Aug. 31, 2014 Senior Credit Facility Minimum	Aug. 31, 2014 Senior Credit Facility Maximum	Aug. 31, 2014 Senior Credit Facility LIBOR	Aug. 31, 2014 Senior Credit Facility LIBOR Minimum	Aug. 31, 2014 Senior Credit Facility LIBOR Maximum	Aug. 31, 2014 Senior Credit Facility Base Rate Minimum	Aug. 31, 2014 Senior Credit Facility Base Rate Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity																			$ 90,000,000				$ 600,000,000.0
Senior credit facility expansion option, available		350,000,000
Debt instrument interest rate over variable rate																													1.25%	1.00%	2.50%	0.00%	1.50%
Debt instrument actual interest rate																										1.44%
Percentage of non-use fee, annually																								0.15%	0.40%
Unused credit line																							593,200,000
Quarterly installments, payable on term loan																					1,100,000	2,300,000
Number of financial covenants																										2
Leverage ratio																												3.75
Fixed charge coverage ratio																											3.50
Face amount						300,000,000			300,000,000.0		250,000,000					150,000,000.0
Debt instrument, interest rate						5.625%	5.625%	5.625%	5.625%	6.875%	6.875%				2.00%	2.00%
Debt Redemption Price As Percentage Of Principal											104.00%						100.00%	102.80%
Senior Notes											260,400,000
Debt conversion converted remaining instrument amount													117,600,000
Number of shares issued due to calling of convertible notes												5,951,440
Repurchases of 2% Convertible Notes		0	0	102,000								100,000
Prior income tax to be recaptured														15,600,000
Derivative, Notional Amount					100,000,000
Fixed interest rate of interest rate swap contracts					2.06%
Senior Credit Facility																				100,000,000
Other long term Liabilities	4,100,000
Debt refinancing costs		0	0	16,830,000						16,830,000
Tender premium										10,400,000
Write-off of deferred financing fees and debt discount										2,300,000
Loss on termination of interest rate swap agreements										4,100,000
Related tax benefit on debt refinancing charge										6,300,000
Cash interest payments		$ 21,000,000	$ 21,000,000	$ 26,000,000