Geographic Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Aug. 31, 2012

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Revenue from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets, by Geographical Areas

The geographic distribution of the Company’s net sales, operating profit, income from continuing operations before provision for income taxes, and long-lived assets is summarized in the following table for the years ended August 31:

	2012		2011		2010
Net sales(1)
Domestic(2)	$	1,728.1	$	1,604.5	$	1,446.1
International	205.6		191.2		180.8
Total	$	1,933.7	$	1,795.7	$	1,626.9
Operating profit
Domestic(2)	$	197.7	$	175.4	$	139.9
International	10.3		13.3		17.8
Total	$	208.0	$	188.7	$	157.7
Income before Provision for Income Taxes
Domestic(2)	$	171.6	$	145.5	$	101.1
International	7.4		12.1		17.7
Total	$	179.0	$	157.6	$	118.8
Long-lived assets(3)
Domestic(2)	$	141.9	$	140.8	$	130.4
International	30.3		32.7		31.8
Total	$	172.2	$	173.5	$	162.2

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⁽¹⁾  Net sales are attributed to each country based on the selling location.

⁽²⁾  Domestic amounts include net sales (including export sales), operating profit, income before provision for income taxes, and long-lived assets for U.S. based operations.

⁽³⁾  Long-lived assets include net property, plant, and equipment, deferred compensation plan assets, long-term deferred income tax assets, and other long-term assets for continuing operations.