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Inventories (Tables)
6 Months Ended
Feb. 28, 2013
Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Inventory
Inventories include materials, labor, in-bound freight, and related manufacturing overhead, are stated at the lower of cost (on a first-in, first-out or average cost basis) or market, and consist of the following:
 
February 28, 2013
 
August 31, 2012
Raw materials, supplies, and work in process(1)
$
117.9

 
$
120.2

Finished goods
86.5

 
84.6

 
204.4

 
204.8

Less: Reserves
(10.7
)
 
(10.7
)
Total Inventory
$
193.7

 
$
194.1


(1) Due to the immaterial amount of estimated work in process and the short lead times for the conversion of raw materials to finished goods, the Company does not believe the segregation of raw materials, supplies, and work in process to be meaningful information.