Discontinued Operations Income Statement and Balance Sheet Summary (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
12 Months Ended | |
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Aug. 31, 2014 |
Aug. 31, 2013 |
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| Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Income Statement Disclosures [Abstract] | ||
| Net sales | $ 72,139 | $ 286,308 |
| Operating profit (loss) | (4,873) | 34,536 |
| Impairment charge | 0 | (159,104) |
| Gain on disposal | 34,459 | 0 |
| Income tax benefit (expense) | (7,466) | 7,039 |
| Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of taxes | $ 22,120 | $ (117,529) |
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- Definition Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Asset Impairment Charges No definition available.
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- Definition 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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- Definition Tax effect allocated to a disposal group that is classified as a component of the entity reported as a separate component of income before extraordinary items. Includes the tax effects of the following: income (loss) from operations during the phase-out period, gain (loss) on disposal, provision (or any reversals of earlier provisions) for loss on disposal, and adjustments of a prior period gain (loss) on disposal. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount of operating income or loss attributable to the disposal group, including a component of the entity (discontinued operation), during the reporting period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount of sales or other form of revenues attributable to the disposal group, including a component of the entity (discontinued operation), during the reporting period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount of income (loss) from a disposal group, net of income tax before extraordinary items allocable to noncontrolling interests. Includes, net of tax, income (loss) from operations during the phase-out period, gain (loss) on disposal, provision (or any reversals of earlier provisions) for loss on disposal, and adjustments of a prior period gain (loss) on disposal. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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