ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

12 Months Ended

Aug. 31, 2020

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Abstract]

ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

NOTE 4. ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) ("AOCI") was comprised of the following:

(in thousands)	Foreign Currency Translation		Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives		Defined Benefit Obligation		Total AOCI
Balance at September 1, 2017	$	(80,778)	$	1,587	$	(2,322)	$	(81,513)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	(13,938)		59		(575)		(14,454)
Amounts reclassified from AOCI	2,079		(365)		849		2,563
Income taxes (benefit)	—		75		(348)		(273)
Net other comprehensive loss	(11,859)		(231)		(74)		(12,164)
Balance at August 31, 2018	(92,637)		1,356		(2,396)		(93,677)
Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications	(29,718)		(7)		(3,346)		(33,071)
Amounts reclassified from AOCI	857		(301)		1,666		2,222
Income taxes	—		58		342		400
Net other comprehensive loss	(28,861)		(250)		(1,338)		(30,449)
Balance at August 31, 2019	(121,498)		1,106		(3,734)		(124,126)
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	33,559		(14,983)		(952)		17,624
Amounts reclassified from AOCI	6		(375)		—		(369)
Income taxes	—		2,918		189		3,107
Net other comprehensive income (loss)	33,565		(12,440)		(763)		20,362
Balance at August 31, 2020	$	(87,933)	$	(11,334)	$	(4,497)	$	(103,764)

The items reclassified out of AOCI were not material for 2020, 2019 and 2018.