CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Feb. 29, 2016	Aug. 31, 2015
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 154,671	$ 168,846
Accounts receivable, net	181,335	193,081
Inventories, net	147,371	142,752
Deferred income taxes	0	12,922
Other current assets	54,906	42,788
Total current assets	538,283	560,389
Property, plant and equipment
Land, buildings and improvements	47,879	48,515
Machinery and equipment	266,455	269,983
Gross property, plant and equipment	314,334	318,498
Less: Accumulated depreciation	(203,467)	(176,040)
Property, plant and equipment, net	110,867	142,458
Goodwill	486,353	608,256
Other intangibles, net	250,535	308,762
Other long-term assets	24,966	17,052
Total assets	1,411,004	1,636,917
Current liabilities
Trade accounts payable	111,550	118,115
Accrued compensation and benefits	40,907	43,707
Current maturities of debt and short-term borrowings	11,250	3,969
Income taxes payable	5,136	14,805
Other current liabilities	52,767	54,460
Total current liabilities	221,610	235,056
Long-term debt, less current maturities	576,809	584,309
Deferred income taxes	52,614	72,941
Pension and postretirement benefit liabilities	16,316	17,828
Other long-term liabilities	56,123	53,782
Total liabilities	923,472	963,916
Shareholders’ equity
Class A common stock, $0.20 par value per share, authorized 168,000,000 shares, issued 79,185,404 and 78,932,533 shares, respectively	15,837	15,787
Additional paid-in capital	106,966	104,308
Treasury stock, at cost, 20,126,479 and 19,726,479 shares, respectively	(609,982)	(600,630)
Retained earnings	1,223,436	1,367,176
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(248,725)	(213,640)
Stock held in trust	(2,954)	(4,292)
Deferred compensation liability	2,954	4,292
Total shareholders’ equity	487,532	673,001
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$ 1,411,004	$ 1,636,917