Impairment And Facility Closure Costs (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Aug. 31, 2013

Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]

Pre-tax charges

In connection with these actions, the following pre-tax charges were recorded in 2011:

	(in thousands)
Impairment of property, plant and equipment and other assets	$	106,655
Impairment of customer list intangible asset	12,140
Write-down of inventory	8,500
Severance costs	5,051
Lease termination costs	2,196
Other closure costs	7,700