CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	May 31, 2016	Aug. 31, 2015
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 137,089	$ 168,846
Accounts receivable, net	200,102	193,081
Inventories, net	138,456	142,752
Deferred income taxes	0	12,922
Other current assets	60,086	42,788
Total current assets	535,733	560,389
Property, plant and equipment
Land, buildings and improvements	44,350	48,515
Machinery and equipment	277,174	269,983
Gross property, plant and equipment	321,524	318,498
Less: Accumulated depreciation	(203,296)	(176,040)
Property, plant and equipment, net	118,228	142,458
Goodwill	529,421	608,256
Other intangibles, net	255,921	308,762
Other long-term assets	28,117	17,052
Total assets	1,467,420	1,636,917
Current liabilities
Trade accounts payable	120,100	118,115
Accrued compensation and benefits	47,432	43,707
Current maturities of debt and short-term borrowings	15,000	3,969
Income taxes payable	1,249	14,805
Other current liabilities	58,880	54,460
Total current liabilities	242,661	235,056
Long-term debt, less current maturities	573,059	584,309
Deferred income taxes	55,532	72,941
Pension and postretirement benefit liabilities	15,689	17,828
Other long-term liabilities	56,630	53,782
Total liabilities	943,571	963,916
Shareholders’ equity
Class A common stock, $0.20 par value per share, authorized 168,000,000 shares, issued 79,347,614 and 78,932,533 shares, respectively	15,870	15,787
Additional paid-in capital	111,535	104,308
Treasury stock, at cost, 20,326,479 and 19,726,479 shares, respectively	(614,755)	(600,630)
Retained earnings	1,244,602	1,367,176
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(233,403)	(213,640)
Stock held in trust	(2,963)	(4,292)
Deferred compensation liability	2,963	4,292
Total shareholders’ equity	523,849	673,001
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$ 1,467,420	$ 1,636,917