Temporary Differences and Carryforwards of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
Aug. 31, 2015 |
Aug. 31, 2014 |
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| Deferred income tax assets: | ||
| Operating loss and tax credit carryforwards | $ 19,419 | $ 18,062 |
| Compensation related liabilities | 27,047 | 23,496 |
| Postretirement benefits | 5,462 | 5,082 |
| Inventory | 3,253 | 2,775 |
| Book reserves and other items | 11,976 | 12,214 |
| Total deferred income tax assets | 67,157 | 61,629 |
| Valuation allowance | (8,053) | (5,608) |
| Net deferred income tax assets | 59,104 | 56,021 |
| Deferred income tax liabilities: | ||
| Depreciation and amortization | (109,447) | (124,688) |
| Other items | (4,539) | (5,728) |
| Deferred income tax liabilities | (113,986) | (130,416) |
| Net deferred income tax liability | $ (54,882) | $ (74,395) |
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- Definition Deferred Tax Assets, Operating Loss And Tax Credit Carryforwards No definition available.
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- Definition Deferred Tax Liabilities, Depreciation and Amortization No definition available.
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- Definition Amount of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable temporary differences. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences and carryforwards. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences from inventory. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount after allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences and carryforwards, net of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable temporary differences. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount after allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences and carryforwards. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences from compensation and benefits costs. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences from postretirement benefits. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences from other reserves and accruals not separately disclosed. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount of deferred tax assets for which it is more likely than not that a tax benefit will not be realized. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable temporary differences not separately disclosed. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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