Earnings Per Share Attributable To CMC (Tables)

9 Months Ended

May 31, 2013

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Reconciliation of the denominators of the earnings per share calculations

The reconciliation of the denominators of the earnings per share calculations is as follows:

	Three Months Ended May 31,		Nine Months Ended May 31,
	2013	2012	2013	2012
Shares outstanding for basic earnings per share	116,845,542	115,946,691	116,589,382	115,726,793
Effect of dilutive securities:
Share-based incentive/purchase plans	858,048	988,149	867,374	1,015,800
Shares outstanding for diluted earnings per share	117,703,590	116,934,840	117,456,756	116,742,593