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Debt - Additional Information (Detail)

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Debt - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
3 Months Ended 0 Months Ended
Nov. 30, 2014
Apr. 16, 2012
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Senior credit facility expansion option, available 350,000,000atu_LineOfCreditFacilityAdditionalExpansionOptionAvailable  
Debt Instrument, actual interest rate 1.45%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateAtPeriodEnd  
Libor Rate    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Debt instrument, interest rate over variable rate 1.25%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1
/ us-gaap_VariableRateAxis
= us-gaap_LondonInterbankOfferedRateLIBORMember
 
Revolving Credit Facility    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Maximum borrowing capacity 600,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= us-gaap_RevolvingCreditFacilityMember
 
Senior Credit Facility - Term Loan    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Maximum borrowing capacity 90,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= atu_SeniorCreditFacilityTermLoanMember
 
Senior Credit Facility - Term Loan | Starting on September 30, 2014    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Quarterly installments, payable on term loan 1,100,000atu_LineOfCreditFacilityInstallmentPayments
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= atu_SeniorCreditFacilityTermLoanMember
/ atu_PeriodAxis
= atu_PeriodOneMember
 
Senior Credit Facility - Term Loan | starting on September 30, 2015    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Quarterly installments, payable on term loan 2,300,000atu_LineOfCreditFacilityInstallmentPayments
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= atu_SeniorCreditFacilityTermLoanMember
/ atu_PeriodAxis
= atu_PeriodThreeMember
 
Line of Credit | Senior Credit Facility - Revolver    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Unused credit line 474,400,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentUnusedBorrowingCapacityAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= atu_SeniorCreditFacilityRevolverMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember
 
Unused credit line Available for Borrowing, Amount 466,400,000atu_DebtInstrumentUnusedBorrowingCapacityAvailableforBorrowingAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= atu_SeniorCreditFacilityRevolverMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember
 
Senior Notes | 5.625% Senior Notes    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Face amount 300,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= atu_FivePointSixTwoFiveSeniorNotesMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
300,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= atu_FivePointSixTwoFiveSeniorNotesMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
Debt instrument, interest rate 5.625%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= atu_FivePointSixTwoFiveSeniorNotesMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
5.625%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= atu_FivePointSixTwoFiveSeniorNotesMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
Minimum [Member]    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Line of Credit Facility, Unused Capacity, Commitment Fee Percentage 0.15%us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityUnusedCapacityCommitmentFeePercentage
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MinimumMember
 
Interest coverage ratio 3.50atu_Interestcoverageratio
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MinimumMember
 
Minimum [Member] | Libor Rate    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Debt instrument, interest rate over variable rate 1.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MinimumMember
/ us-gaap_VariableRateAxis
= us-gaap_LondonInterbankOfferedRateLIBORMember
 
Minimum [Member] | Base Rate    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Debt instrument, interest rate over variable rate 0.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MinimumMember
/ us-gaap_VariableRateAxis
= us-gaap_BaseRateMember
 
Minimum [Member] | Senior Notes | 5.625% Senior Notes    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage   100.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPricePercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= atu_FivePointSixTwoFiveSeniorNotesMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MinimumMember
Maximum [Member]    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Line of Credit Facility, Unused Capacity, Commitment Fee Percentage 0.40%us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityUnusedCapacityCommitmentFeePercentage
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember
 
Leverage ratio 3.75atu_LeverageRatio
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember
 
Maximum [Member] | Libor Rate    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Debt instrument, interest rate over variable rate 2.50%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember
/ us-gaap_VariableRateAxis
= us-gaap_LondonInterbankOfferedRateLIBORMember
 
Maximum [Member] | Base Rate    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Debt instrument, interest rate over variable rate 1.50%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember
/ us-gaap_VariableRateAxis
= us-gaap_BaseRateMember
 
Maximum [Member] | Senior Notes | 5.625% Senior Notes    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage   102.80%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPricePercentage
/ us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis
= atu_FivePointSixTwoFiveSeniorNotesMember
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember