Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Divestiture Activities (Details)

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Divestiture Activities (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
 3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018
Dec. 19, 2018
Feb. 28, 2019
Feb. 28, 2018
Feb. 28, 2019
Feb. 28, 2018
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]            
Proceeds from sale of business, net of transaction costs         $ 36,159 $ 8,780
Impairment & divestiture charges     $ 6,886 $ 2,987 43,339 2,987
Asset Impairment Charges         24,679  
Cortland Fibron [Domain]            
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]            
Proceeds from sale of business, net of transaction costs   $ 12,500        
Precision Hayes [Domain]            
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]            
Proceeds from sale of business, net of transaction costs $ 23,600          
Remaining EC&S Segment [Domain]            
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]            
Other Divestiture Charges     900   2,300  
FY19 Divested Businesses [Domain]            
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]            
Impairment & divestiture charges     6,900   43,400  
Asset Impairment Charges         24,600  
Cumulative Effect of Foreign Currency Rate Change Since Acquisition         13,700  
Other Divestiture Charges     2,500   5,100  
Income Tax Benefit Related to Write Down of Assets     200   2,800  
Disposal Group, Not Discontinued Operation, annual revenue     14,900 $ 28,100 $ 44,300 56,100
Cortland U.S. businesses [Domain]            
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]            
Asset Impairment Charges     $ 3,500      
Viking [Domain]            
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]            
Proceeds from sale of business, net of transaction costs           8,780
Disposal Group, Not Discontinued Operation, annual revenue           2,700
Divestiture Charges           12,400
Business Exit Costs           3,000
Discrete Income Tax Expense           $ 9,400