Supplemental Guarantor Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements Balance Sheets (Details) (USD $) In Millions	Aug. 31, 2011	Aug. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2009	Aug. 31, 2009	Aug. 31, 2008
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 170.2	$ 191.0		$ 18.7	$ 297.1
Accounts receivable, net	262.6	255.1
Inventories	165.9	149.0
Other current assets	31.8	31.2
Total Current Assets	630.5	626.3
Property, Plant, and Equipment, net	143.2	138.4
Goodwill	559.2	515.6
Intangible assets	234.2	199.5
Other long-term assets	30.3	23.8
Investments in subsidiaries	0	0
Total Assets	1,597.4	1,503.6
Current Liabilities:
Accounts payable	203.8	195.0
Intercompany payable (receivable)	0	0
Other accrued liabilities	127.6	126.3
Total Current Liabilities	331.4	321.3
Long-Term Debt	353.4	353.3
Deferred Income Taxes	36.4	10.2
Other Long-Term Liabilities	119.2	124.4
Total Stockholders’ Equity	757.0	694.4		672.2	575.5
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity	1,597.4	1,503.6
Parent
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	127.2	163.1		2.4	274.0
Accounts receivable, net	0	0
Inventories	0	0
Other current assets	6.0	7.2
Total Current Assets	133.2	170.3
Property, Plant, and Equipment, net	0	0
Goodwill	0	0
Intangible assets	0	0
Other long-term assets	3.5	4.6
Investments in subsidiaries	741.3	635.7
Total Assets	878.0	810.6
Current Liabilities:
Accounts payable	1.6	0.7
Intercompany payable (receivable)	78.1	63.8
Other accrued liabilities	14.5	15.6
Total Current Liabilities	94.2	80.1
Long-Term Debt	0	0
Deferred Income Taxes	(30.0)	(18.5)
Other Long-Term Liabilities	56.8	54.6
Total Stockholders’ Equity	757.0	694.4
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity	878.0	810.6
Subsidiaries Issuer
Condensed Financial Statements of Balance Sheets
Debt Instrument, Face Amount			350.0
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	0.1	0.4		0.6	0
Accounts receivable, net	228.3	219.0
Inventories	156.7	139.5
Other current assets	19.8	19.0
Total Current Assets	404.9	377.9
Property, Plant, and Equipment, net	111.3	107.3
Goodwill	519.8	478.4
Intangible assets	106.8	72.8
Other long-term assets	19.1	7.2
Investments in subsidiaries	105.7	97.4
Total Assets	1,267.6	1,141.0
Current Liabilities:
Accounts payable	191.2	178.5
Intercompany payable (receivable)	(43.0)	(30.0)
Other accrued liabilities	100.7	97.6
Total Current Liabilities	248.9	246.1
Long-Term Debt	353.4	353.3
Deferred Income Taxes	69.8	28.5
Other Long-Term Liabilities	48.2	54.0
Total Stockholders’ Equity	547.3	459.1
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity	1,267.6	1,141.0
Subsidiary Guarantor
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	0	0		0	0
Accounts receivable, net	0	0
Inventories	0	0
Other current assets	0	0
Total Current Assets	0	0
Property, Plant, and Equipment, net	0	0
Goodwill	2.7	2.7
Intangible assets	125.5	124.3
Other long-term assets	0	0
Investments in subsidiaries	0	0
Total Assets	128.2	127.0
Current Liabilities:
Accounts payable	0	0
Intercompany payable (receivable)	(78.6)	(60.2)
Other accrued liabilities	0	0
Total Current Liabilities	(78.6)	(60.2)
Long-Term Debt	0	0
Deferred Income Taxes	0	0
Other Long-Term Liabilities	0	0
Total Stockholders’ Equity	206.8	187.2
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity	128.2	127.0
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	42.9	27.5		15.7	23.1
Accounts receivable, net	34.3	36.1
Inventories	9.2	9.5
Other current assets	6.0	5.0
Total Current Assets	92.4	78.1
Property, Plant, and Equipment, net	31.9	31.1
Goodwill	36.7	34.5
Intangible assets	1.9	2.4
Other long-term assets	7.7	12.0
Investments in subsidiaries	0.1	0.2
Total Assets	170.7	158.3
Current Liabilities:
Accounts payable	11.0	15.8
Intercompany payable (receivable)	43.5	26.4
Other accrued liabilities	12.4	13.1
Total Current Liabilities	66.9	55.3
Long-Term Debt	0	0
Deferred Income Taxes	(3.4)	0.2
Other Long-Term Liabilities	14.2	15.8
Total Stockholders’ Equity	93.0	87.0
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity	170.7	158.3
Eliminations
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	0	0		0	0
Accounts receivable, net	0	0
Inventories	0	0
Other current assets	0	0
Total Current Assets	0	0
Property, Plant, and Equipment, net	0	0
Goodwill	0	0
Intangible assets	0	0
Other long-term assets	0	0
Investments in subsidiaries	(847.1)	(733.3)
Total Assets	(847.1)	(733.3)
Current Liabilities:
Accounts payable	0	0
Intercompany payable (receivable)	0	0
Other accrued liabilities	0	0
Total Current Liabilities	0	0
Long-Term Debt	0	0
Deferred Income Taxes	0	0
Other Long-Term Liabilities	0	0
Total Stockholders’ Equity	(847.1)	(733.3)
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity	$ (847.1)	$ (733.3)