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Acquisitions - Additional Information (Detail)

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Acquisitions - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
9 Months Ended 0 Months Ended 0 Months Ended
May 31, 2014
May 31, 2013
Aug. 27, 2013
Viking SeaTech
Aug. 27, 2013
Viking SeaTech
Customer relationships
May 23, 2014
Hayes Industries [Member]
May 31, 2014
Hayes Industries [Member]
May 23, 2014
Hayes Industries [Member]
Customer relationships
May 23, 2014
Hayes Industries [Member]
Non-compete agreements and other
Aug. 27, 2013
Tradenames
Viking SeaTech
May 23, 2014
Tradenames
Hayes Industries [Member]
May 23, 2014
Patents
Hayes Industries [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                      
Cash paid for business acquisitions, net of cash acquired $ 30,500,000 $ 83,000 $ 235,400,000   $ 30,500,000            
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration Arrangements, Range of Outcomes, Value, High           4,000,000          
Business acquired 14,987,000   87,700,000   15,000,000            
Business Acquisition, Purchase Price Allocation, Intangible Assets Other than Goodwill     $ 65,400,000 $ 40,500,000 $ 10,600,000   $ 3,300,000 $ 300,000 $ 24,900,000 $ 2,000,000 $ 5,000,000