Discontinued Operations (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Feb. 28, 2013

Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]

Financial information for discontinued operations

Financial information for discontinued operations was as follows:



(in thousands)	February 28, 2013			August 31, 2012
Current assets	$	3,858		$	6,601

	Three Months Ended					Six Months Ended
(in thousands)	February 28, 2013			February 29, 2012		February 28, 2013		February 29, 2012
Revenue	$	—		$	9,858	$	—	$	24,002
Earnings (loss) before taxes	(46		)	1,794		342		(25,209		)

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of disposal groups, which may include the gain (loss) recognized in the income statement and the income statement caption that includes that gain (loss), amounts of revenues and pretax profit or loss reported in discontinued operations, the classification and carrying value of the assets and liabilities comprising the disposal group, and the segment in which the disposal group was reported. Also may include the amount of adjustments to amounts previously reported in discontinued operations such as resolution of contingencies arising from the disposal transaction or the operations of the component prior to disposal.

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