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Severance	9 Months Ended
Severance	May 31, 2012
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]
Severance	NOTE 5 — SEVERANCE During the three and nine months ended May 31, 2012, the Company recorded severance costs of $1.0 million and $23.3 million, respectively. During the three and nine months ended May 31, 2011, the Company recorded severance costs of $1.3 million and $2.6 million, respectively. The severance costs recorded during the nine months ended May 31, 2012 primarily relate to the Company’s discontinued operations. See Note 7, Discontinued Operations, for additional information. As of May 31, 2012 and August 31, 2011, the remaining liability to be paid in the future related to termination benefits was $1.1 million and $5.4 million, respectively. There have been no material adjustments to the liability and the changes in the liability primarily relate to costs charged to expense reduced by payments.

The entire disclosure for restructuring and related activities. Description of restructuring activities such as exit and disposal activities, include facts and circumstances leading to the plan, the expected plan completion date, the major types of costs associated with the plan activities, total expected costs, the accrual balance at the end of the period, and the periods over which the remaining accrual will be settled.

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