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Condensed Consolidating Statements of Earnings and Comprehensive Income (Details)

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Condensed Consolidating Statements of Earnings and Comprehensive Income (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
 3 Months Ended
Nov. 30, 2017
Nov. 30, 2016
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]    
Net sales $ 288,955 $ 265,793
Cost of products sold 188,044 172,726
Gross profit 100,911 93,067
Selling, administrative and engineering expenses 74,478 68,602
Amortization of intangible assets 5,131 5,262
Restructuring Charges 6,629 2,948
Director & officer transition charges 0 7,784
Operating profit 14,673 8,471
Financing costs, net 7,514 7,132
Intercompany Expense (Income) Net 0 0
Other Nonoperating (Income) Expense (329) 628
Intercompany Dividends   0
Earnings before income tax expense (benefit) 6,830 1,967
Income tax expense (benefit) 1,604 (2,998)
Income tax (benefit) expense 5,226 4,965
Net earnings (loss) before equity in earnings (loss) of subsidiaries 0 0
Net earnings 5,226 4,965
Comprehensive income (loss) 8,251 (21,157)
Reportable Legal Entities | Parent    
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]    
Net sales 35,710 31,729
Cost of products sold 6,963 7,094
Gross profit 28,747 24,635
Selling, administrative and engineering expenses 19,715 17,967
Amortization of intangible assets 318 318
Restructuring Charges 5,356 355
Director & officer transition charges   7,784
Operating profit 3,358 (1,789)
Financing costs, net 7,623 7,326
Intercompany Expense (Income) Net (4,877) (5,068)
Other Nonoperating (Income) Expense 50 (2,085)
Intercompany Dividends   0
Earnings before income tax expense (benefit) 662 (6,132)
Income tax expense (benefit) (285) (2,714)
Income tax (benefit) expense 947 (3,418)
Net earnings (loss) before equity in earnings (loss) of subsidiaries 4,279 8,383
Net earnings 5,226 4,965
Comprehensive income (loss) 8,251 (21,157)
Reportable Legal Entities | Guarantors    
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]    
Net sales 87,834 84,276
Cost of products sold 64,574 61,416
Gross profit 23,260 22,860
Selling, administrative and engineering expenses 18,448 16,636
Amortization of intangible assets 2,861 3,076
Restructuring Charges 169 723
Director & officer transition charges   0
Operating profit 1,782 2,425
Financing costs, net 21 0
Intercompany Expense (Income) Net 5,484 (1,086)
Other Nonoperating (Income) Expense (45) 70
Intercompany Dividends   (55,143)
Earnings before income tax expense (benefit) (3,768) 58,724
Income tax expense (benefit) 437 (30)
Income tax (benefit) expense (4,205) 58,754
Net earnings (loss) before equity in earnings (loss) of subsidiaries 8,793 5,625
Net earnings 4,588 64,379
Comprehensive income (loss) 4,588 46,292
Reportable Legal Entities | Non-Guarantors    
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]    
Net sales 165,411 149,788
Cost of products sold 116,507 104,216
Gross profit 48,904 45,572
Selling, administrative and engineering expenses 36,315 33,999
Amortization of intangible assets 1,952 1,868
Restructuring Charges 1,104 1,870
Director & officer transition charges   0
Operating profit 9,533 7,835
Financing costs, net (130) (194)
Intercompany Expense (Income) Net (607) 6,154
Other Nonoperating (Income) Expense (334) 2,643
Intercompany Dividends   0
Earnings before income tax expense (benefit) 9,936 4,518
Income tax expense (benefit) 1,452 (254)
Income tax (benefit) expense 8,484 4,772
Net earnings (loss) before equity in earnings (loss) of subsidiaries (46) 3,130
Net earnings 8,438 7,902
Comprehensive income (loss) 11,566 631
Eliminations    
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]    
Net sales 0 0
Cost of products sold 0 0
Gross profit 0 0
Selling, administrative and engineering expenses 0 0
Amortization of intangible assets 0 0
Restructuring Charges 0 0
Director & officer transition charges   0
Operating profit 0 0
Financing costs, net 0 0
Intercompany Expense (Income) Net 0 0
Other Nonoperating (Income) Expense 0 0
Intercompany Dividends   55,143
Earnings before income tax expense (benefit) 0 (55,143)
Income tax expense (benefit) 0 0
Income tax (benefit) expense 0 (55,143)
Net earnings (loss) before equity in earnings (loss) of subsidiaries (13,026) (17,138)
Net earnings (13,026) (72,281)
Comprehensive income (loss) $ (16,154) $ (46,923)