Stockholders' Equity And Earnings Per Share Attributable To CMC (Narrative) (Details)	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
Feb. 29, 2012	Feb. 28, 2011	Feb. 29, 2012	Feb. 28, 2011
Stockholders' Equity And Earnings Per Share Attributable To CMC [Abstract]
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings	2,200,000	0	2,200,000	0
Number of shares of common stock authorized to purchase	8,259,647		8,259,647
Shares repurchased during period			0

Number of shares that have been repurchased during the period and are being held in treasury.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 505

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

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-Publisher AICPA

-Name Accounting Principles Board Opinion (APB)

-Number 12

-Paragraph 10

-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy.

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-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 04

-Article 3

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