Reconciliation of Income Taxes at Federal Statutory Rate to Effective Tax Rate (Detail) |
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Aug. 31, 2015 |
Aug. 31, 2014 |
Aug. 31, 2013 |
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| Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] | |||
| Federal statutory rate | 35.00% | 35.00% | 35.00% |
| State income taxes, net of federal effect | (0.20%) | 0.80% | 0.90% |
| Net effects of foreign tax rate differential and credits | (58.40%) | (10.50%) | (8.80%) |
| Domestic manufacturing deduction | (5.10%) | (1.00%) | (1.00%) |
| Goodwill impairment | 78.60% | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Valuation allowance additions and releases | 15.50% | (8.00%) | (3.10%) |
| Changes in liability for unrecognized tax benefits | (42.10%) | 3.20% | (5.60%) |
| Change in income tax accounting method, net | 0.00% | (5.60%) | 0.00% |
| Business (RV) divestiture | 0.00% | 3.00% | 0.00% |
| Prior period correction | 0.00% | 0.00% | (6.50%) |
| Other items | (1.60%) | 1.80% | (1.50%) |
| Effective income tax rate | 21.70% | 18.70% | 9.40% |
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- Definition Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Domestic Manufacturing Deduction No definition available.
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- Definition Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Net Operating Losses and Changes in Deferred Tax Assets Valuation Allowance No definition available.
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- Definition Effective income tax rate reconciliation, change in income tax accounting method No definition available.
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- Definition Percentage of current income tax expense (benefit) and deferred income tax expense (benefit) pertaining to continuing operations. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Percentage of domestic federal statutory tax rate applicable to pretax income (loss). Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Percentage of the difference between reported income tax expense (benefit) and expected income tax expense (benefit) computed by applying the domestic federal statutory income tax rates to pretax income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to disposition of a business not qualifying as a discontinued operation. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Percentage of the difference between reported income tax expense (benefit) and expected income tax expense (benefit) computed by applying the domestic federal statutory income tax rates to pretax income (loss) from continuing operations applicable to statutory income tax expense (benefit) outside of the country of domicile. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Percentage of the difference between reported income tax expense (benefit) and expected income tax expense (benefit) computed by applying the domestic federal statutory income tax rates to pretax income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to impairment loss. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Percentage of the difference between reported income tax expense (benefit) and expected income tax expense (benefit) computed by applying the domestic federal statutory income tax rates to pretax income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to other adjustments. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Percentage of the difference between reported income tax expense (benefit) and expected income tax expense (benefit) computed by applying the domestic federal statutory income tax rates to pretax income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to revisions of previously reported income tax expense. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Percentage of the difference between reported income tax expense (benefit) and expected income tax expense (benefit) computed by applying the domestic federal statutory income tax rates to pretax income (loss) from continuing operations applicable to state and local income tax expense (benefit), net of federal tax expense (benefit). Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Percentage of the difference between reported income tax expense (benefit) and expected income tax expense (benefit) computed by applying the domestic federal statutory income tax rates to pretax income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to income tax contingencies. Includes, but not limited to, domestic tax contingency, foreign tax contingency, state and local tax contingency, and other contingencies. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- References No definition available.
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