Quarterly Financial Data (Detail) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands |
3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | |||||||||
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Aug. 31, 2018 |
May 31, 2018 |
Feb. 28, 2018 |
Nov. 30, 2017 |
Aug. 31, 2017 |
May 31, 2017 |
Feb. 28, 2017 |
Nov. 30, 2016 |
Aug. 31, 2018 |
Aug. 31, 2017 |
Aug. 31, 2016 |
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| Net sales | $ 1,182,611 | $ 1,095,784 | $ 1,149,410 | ||||||||
| Gross profit | 415,260 | 379,717 | 403,397 | ||||||||
| Net (loss) earnings | $ (21,648) | $ (66,213) | $ (105,174) | ||||||||
| Net earnings (loss) per share: | |||||||||||
| Basic (in dollars per share) | $ (0.36) | $ (1.11) | $ (1.78) | ||||||||
| Diluted (in dollars per share) | $ (0.36) | $ (1.11) | $ (1.78) | ||||||||
| Quarterly unaudited data [Member] | |||||||||||
| Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Line Items] | |||||||||||
| Net sales | $ 301,395 | $ 317,096 | $ 275,165 | $ 288,955 | $ 275,695 | $ 295,427 | $ 258,869 | $ 265,793 | |||
| Gross profit | 108,144 | 116,509 | 89,696 | 100,911 | 96,519 | 102,804 | 87,327 | 93,067 | |||
| Net (loss) earnings | $ (37,665) | $ 29,012 | $ (18,221) | $ 5,226 | $ (98,764) | $ 22,511 | $ 5,074 | $ 4,966 | |||
| Net earnings (loss) per share: | |||||||||||
| Basic (in dollars per share) | $ (0.62) | $ 0.48 | $ (0.30) | $ 0.09 | $ (1.65) | $ 0.38 | $ 0.09 | $ 0.08 | |||
| Diluted (in dollars per share) | $ (0.62) | $ 0.48 | $ (0.30) | $ 0.09 | $ (1.65) | $ 0.37 | $ 0.08 | $ 0.08 | |||
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