Note 6 - Other Comprehensive Loss and Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Nov. 30, 2015

Notes Tables

Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Table Text Block]

	November 30, 2015						November 30, 2014
(in thousands)	Pre-tax			Net of tax			Pre-tax			Net of tax
Foreign currency translation adjustments	$	(6,386	)	$	(6,386	)	$	(13,555	)	$	(13,555	)
Realized (gain) loss on cash flow hedges reclassified to earnings (1)		(56	)		(35	)		39			24
Unrealized loss on cash flow hedges recognized in AOCL		(605	)		(381	)		(218	)		(136	)
Other comprehensive loss	$	(7,047	)	$	(6,802	)	$	(13,734	)	$	(13,667	)

Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Table Text Block]

(in thousands)	November 30, 2015			August 31, 2015
Accumulated unrealized losses on cash flow hedges, net of tax	$	(774	)	$	(358	)
Accumulated foreign currency translation adjustments		(50,080	)		(43,694	)
Total accumulated other comprehensive loss	$	(50,854	)	$	(44,052	)