Proforma Results of Operations (Detail) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands |
12 Months Ended | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Aug. 31, 2017 |
Aug. 31, 2016 |
Aug. 31, 2015 |
|
| Business Acquisition [Line Items] | |||
| Net sales, As reported | $ 1,095,784 | $ 1,149,410 | $ 1,249,254 |
| Net sales, Pro forma | 1,175,304 | 1,275,965 | |
| Earnings from continuing operations | (105,174) | 19,872 | |
| Earnings from continuing operations, Pro forma | $ (100,927) | $ 20,361 | |
| Basic earnings per share from continuing operations, As reported | $ (1.78) | $ 0.32 | |
| Basic earnings per share from continuing operations, Pro forma | (1.71) | 0.33 | |
| Diluted earnings per share from continuing operations, As reported | (1.78) | 0.32 | |
| Diluted earnings per share from continuing operations, Pro forma | $ (1.71) | $ 0.33 | |
| Fiscal 2016 acquisitions [Member] | |||
| Business Acquisition [Line Items] | |||
| Net sales, As reported | $ 32,800 | $ 19,100 | |
| X | ||||||||||
- Definition Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table. No definition available.
|
| X | ||||||||||
- Definition Per basic share amount of pro forma income from continuing operations, after tax, as if the business combination had been completed at the beginning of a period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
|
| X | ||||||||||
- Definition Per diluted share amount of pro forma income from continuing operations, after tax, as if the business combination had been completed at the beginning of a period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
|
| X | ||||||||||
- Definition Amount after tax of pro forma income from continuing operations as if the business combination had been completed at the beginning of a period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
|
| X | ||||||||||
- Definition The pro forma revenue for a period as if the business combination or combinations had been completed at the beginning of the period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
|
| X | ||||||||||
- Definition Amount after tax of income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to the parent. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
|
| X | ||||||||||
- Definition The amount of net income (loss) from continuing operations per each share of common stock or unit outstanding during the reporting period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
|
| X | ||||||||||
- Definition The amount of net income (loss) derived from continuing operations during the period available to each share of common stock or common unit outstanding during the reporting period and to each share or unit that would have been outstanding assuming the issuance of common shares or units for all dilutive potential common shares or units outstanding during the reporting period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
|
| X | ||||||||||
- Definition Total revenue from sale of goods and services rendered during the reporting period, in the normal course of business, reduced by sales returns and allowances, and sales discounts. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
|
| X | ||||||||||
- Details
|