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Severance	12 Months Ended
Severance	Aug. 31, 2012
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]
Severance	NOTE 8. SEVERANCE The Company recorded consolidated severance costs of $25.6 million, $8.2 million and $21.5 million during 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively. These severance costs related to involuntary employee terminations initiated as part of the Company’s focus on operating expense management and reductions in headcount to meet then-current production levels. The severance costs recorded during 2012 primarily relate to the Company’s discontinued operations. During 2011, the Company closed several locations which resulted in involuntary employee termination benefits. These termination benefits have been included in selling, general and administrative expenses in the Company’s consolidated financial statements. As of August 31, 2012 and 2011, the remaining liability to be paid in the future related to termination benefits was $2.7 million and $5.4 million, respectively.

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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