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Severance	9 Months Ended
Severance	May 31, 2011
Severance [Abstract]
SEVERANCE	NOTE 6 — SEVERANCE During the three and nine months ended May 31, 2011, the Company recorded severance costs of $1.3 million and $2.6 million, respectively. During the three and nine months ended May 31, 2010, the Company recorded severance costs of $1.9 million and $18.5 million, respectively. These severance costs relate to involuntary employee terminations initiated as part of the Company’s focus on operating expense management and reductions in headcount. Additionally, during the second quarter of 2010, the Company incurred severance costs associated with exiting the joist and deck business.

The entire disclosure for restructuring and related activities. Description of restructuring activities such as exit and disposal activities, include facts and circumstances leading to the plan, the expected plan completion date, the major types of costs associated with the plan activities, total expected costs, the accrual balance at the end of the period, and the periods over which the remaining accrual will be settled.

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