Discontinued Operations (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Aug. 31, 2012

Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]

Financial information for discontinued operations

Financial information for discontinued operations is as follows:



(in thousands)	2012			2011			2010
At August 31,
Current assets	$	6,601		$	52,272		$	67,291
Noncurrent assets	—			51,659			127,837
Current liabilities	—			41,115			30,474
Noncurrent liabilities	—			13,653			19,544
Fiscal Year Ended
Revenue	30,567			56,854			152,145
Earnings (loss) before taxes	(9,912		)	(151,670		)	(102,979		)

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of disposal groups, which may include the gain (loss) recognized in the income statement and the income statement caption that includes that gain (loss), amounts of revenues and pretax profit or loss reported in discontinued operations, the classification and carrying value of the assets and liabilities comprising the disposal group, and the segment in which the disposal group was reported. Also may include the amount of adjustments to amounts previously reported in discontinued operations such as resolution of contingencies arising from the disposal transaction or the operations of the component prior to disposal.

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