Basis of Presentation Basis of Presentation (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | |
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Feb. 28, 2018 |
Feb. 28, 2018 |
Aug. 31, 2017 |
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| Accounting Policies [Abstract] | |||
| Adjustments to Additional Paid in Capital, Income Tax Deficiency from Share-based Compensation | $ 1,300 | $ 1,500 | |
| Excess Tax Benefit from Share-based Compensation, Operating Activities | 600 | ||
| Condensed Statement of Income Captions [Line Items] | |||
| AOCI - Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment, net of tax | 124,024 | 124,024 | $ 207,804 |
| AOCI - Pension and other postretirement benefit plans, net of tax | 19,203 | 19,203 | 19,457 |
| Total shareholders’ equity | (589,281) | (589,281) | (500,539) |
| AOCI Attributable to Parent [Member] | |||
| Condensed Statement of Income Captions [Line Items] | |||
| Total shareholders’ equity | $ 143,227 | $ 143,227 | $ 227,261 |
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- Definition AOCI - Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment, net of tax No definition available.
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- Definition AOCI - Pension and other postretirement benefit plans, net of tax No definition available.
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- Definition Amount of decrease in additional paid in capital (APIC) resulting from a tax deficiency associated with a share-based compensation plan other than an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP). No definition available.
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- Definition Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table. No definition available.
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- Definition Amount of cash outflow for realized tax benefit related to deductible compensation cost reported on the entity's tax return for equity instruments in excess of the compensation cost for those instruments recognized for financial reporting purposes. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount of stockholders' equity (deficit), net of receivables from officers, directors, owners, and affiliates of the entity, attributable to both the parent and noncontrolling interests. Amount excludes temporary equity. Alternate caption for the concept is permanent equity. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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