Quarterly Financial Data (Detail) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands |
3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | |||||||||
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Aug. 31, 2015 |
May. 31, 2015 |
Feb. 28, 2015 |
Nov. 30, 2014 |
Aug. 31, 2014 |
May. 31, 2014 |
Feb. 28, 2014 |
Nov. 30, 2013 |
Aug. 31, 2015 |
Aug. 31, 2014 |
Aug. 31, 2013 |
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| Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Line Items] | |||||||||||
| Net sales | $ 1,249,254 | $ 1,399,862 | $ 1,279,742 | ||||||||
| Gross profit | 461,841 | 546,872 | 506,950 | ||||||||
| Earnings from continuing operations | 19,872 | 141,453 | 147,577 | ||||||||
| Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations | 0 | 22,120 | (117,529) | ||||||||
| Net earnings | $ 19,872 | $ 163,573 | $ 30,048 | ||||||||
| Earnings from continuing operations per share: | |||||||||||
| Basic (in dollars per share) | $ 0.32 | $ 1.99 | $ 2.02 | ||||||||
| Diluted (in dollars per share) | 0.32 | 1.95 | 1.98 | ||||||||
| Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations per share: | |||||||||||
| Basic | 0.32 | ||||||||||
| Diluted | 0.32 | ||||||||||
| Net earnings (loss) per share: | |||||||||||
| Basic (in dollars per share) | 0.32 | 2.31 | 0.41 | ||||||||
| Diluted (in dollars per share) | $ 0.32 | $ 2.26 | $ 0.40 | ||||||||
| Quarterly unaudited data [Member] | |||||||||||
| Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Line Items] | |||||||||||
| Net sales | $ 300,384 | $ 320,100 | $ 301,005 | $ 327,765 | $ 354,349 | $ 378,187 | $ 327,770 | $ 339,556 | |||
| Gross profit | 106,542 | 118,560 | 109,763 | 126,976 | 142,095 | 148,550 | 124,447 | 131,780 | |||
| Earnings from continuing operations | 35,587 | 50,557 | 22,304 | 33,005 | |||||||
| Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations | 0 | 0 | 19,088 | 3,032 | |||||||
| Net earnings | $ 22,078 | $ 37,958 | $ (64,838) | $ 24,674 | $ 35,587 | $ 50,557 | $ 41,392 | $ 36,037 | |||
| Earnings from continuing operations per share: | |||||||||||
| Basic (in dollars per share) | $ 0.52 | $ 0.72 | $ 0.31 | $ 0.45 | |||||||
| Diluted (in dollars per share) | 0.51 | 0.70 | 0.30 | 0.44 | |||||||
| Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations per share: | |||||||||||
| Basic | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.26 | 0.04 | |||||||
| Diluted | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.26 | 0.04 | |||||||
| Net earnings (loss) per share: | |||||||||||
| Basic (in dollars per share) | $ 0.37 | $ 0.64 | $ (1.05) | $ 0.38 | 0.52 | 0.72 | 0.57 | 0.49 | |||
| Diluted (in dollars per share) | $ 0.37 | $ 0.63 | $ (1.05) | $ 0.38 | $ 0.51 | $ 0.70 | $ 0.56 | $ 0.48 | |||
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