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Income Taxes - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)
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3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | |||
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May 31, 2013
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May 31, 2012
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May 31, 2013
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May 31, 2012
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Aug. 31, 2012
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| Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] | |||||
| Effective income tax rate | 7.70% | 13.80% | 12.50% | 19.80% | |
| Discrete period income tax benefits related to changes in tax law and the reinstatement of the U.S federal research and development tax credit | $ 0.7 | ||||
| Reversal of tax reserves established in prior years | 9.3 | ||||
| Gross liability for unrecognized tax benefits, excluding interest and penalties | 18.2 | 18.2 | 24.6 | ||
| Liabilities for payment of interest and penalties related to its unrecognized tax benefits | $ 2.8 | $ 2.8 | $ 4.5 | ||
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- Definition
Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Decreases Resulting from the Lapse of Applicable Statute of Limitations No definition available.
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- Definition
A ratio calculated by dividing the reported amount of income tax expense attributable to continuing operations for the period by GAAP-basis pretax income from continuing operations. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition
The portion of the difference, between total income tax expense or benefit as reported in the Income Statement for the year/accounting period and the expected income tax expense or benefit computed by applying the domestic federal statutory income tax rates to pretax income from continuing operations, that is attributable to all other items not otherwise listed in the existing taxonomy. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition
The gross amount of unrecognized tax benefits pertaining to uncertain tax positions taken in tax returns as of the balance sheet date. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition
This element represents the total of accruals as of the date of the statement of financial position for interest recognized for an underpayment of income taxes computed by applying the applicable statutory rate of interest to the difference between a tax position recognized for financial reporting purposes and the amount previously taken or expected to be taken in a tax return of the entity and the amount of statutory penalties for a tax position claimed or expected to be claimed by the entity, in its tax return, that does not meet the minimum statutory threshold to avoid payment of penalties. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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