Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)

12 Months Ended

Aug. 31, 2012

Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]

Quarterly financial data (unaudited)

NOTE 21. QUARTERLY FINANCIAL DATA (UNAUDITED)

Summarized quarterly financial data for fiscal 2012 and 2011 are as follows (in thousands except per share data):

	Three Months Ended 2012
	Nov. 30		Feb. 29		May 31		Aug. 31
Net sales*	$	1,986,820	$	1,956,744	$	2,006,729	$	1,878,147
Gross profit*	172,536		182,778		184,209		179,979
Net earnings attributable to CMC	107,734		28,853		40,682		30,215
Basic EPS attributable to CMC	0.93		0.25		0.35		0.26
Diluted EPS attributable to CMC	0.93		0.25		0.35		0.26

	Three Months Ended 2011
	Nov. 30		Feb. 28			May 31		Aug. 31
Net sales*	$	1,775,092	$	1,781,650		$	2,062,683	$	2,243,920
Gross profit*	160,217		88,603			218,563		182,288
Net earnings (loss) attributable to CMC	651		(46,162		)	36,165		(120,271		)
Basic EPS (loss) attributable to CMC	0.01		(0.40		)	0.31		(1.04		)
Diluted EPS (loss) attributable to CMC	0.01		(0.40		)	0.31		(1.04		)

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*Excludes divisions classified as discontinued operations. See Note 9, Discontinued Operations.