Income Taxes - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) |
3 Months Ended | |
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Nov. 30, 2019 |
Nov. 30, 2018 |
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| Income Tax Disclosure Additional Details [Table] [Line Items] | ||
| Earnings (loss) from continuing operations before income tax expense | $ 7,322,000 | $ (16,357,000) |
| Income tax expense | $ 950,000 | $ 66,000 |
| Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Percent | 13.00% | (0.40%) |
| Earnings from Foreign Jurisdictions, Percent | 85.00% | |
| Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate, Percent | 21.00% | |
| Impairment & divestiture charges | $ (1,356,000) | $ 23,477,000 |
| Impairment & divestiture charges, net of tax | (1,095,000) | $ 23,477,000 |
| Debt Issuance Costs, Noncurrent, Net | 600,000 | |
| Debt Issuance Costs, Net of Tax | $ (500,000) | |
| Effective Income Tax Rate, Percent, Excluding Impairment & Divestiture Charges | 12.70% | 0.90% |
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- Definition Debt Issuance Costs, Net of Tax No definition available.
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- Definition Earnings from Foreign Jurisdictions, Percent No definition available.
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- Definition Effective Income Tax Rate, Percent, Excluding Impairment & Divestiture Charges No definition available.
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- Definition Impairment and other divestiture charges, net of tax No definition available.
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- Definition Impairment & divestiture charges related to the disposition of business No definition available.
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- Definition [Line Items] for Income Tax Disclosure Additional Details [Table] No definition available.
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- Definition Amount, after accumulated amortization, of debt issuance costs classified as noncurrent. Includes, but is not limited to, legal, accounting, underwriting, printing, and registration costs. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Percentage of current income tax expense (benefit) and deferred income tax expense (benefit) pertaining to continuing operations. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Percentage of domestic federal statutory tax rate applicable to pretax income (loss). Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount of income (loss) from continuing operations before deduction of income tax expense (benefit) and income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest, and addition of income (loss) from equity method investments. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount of current income tax expense (benefit) and deferred income tax expense (benefit) pertaining to continuing operations. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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