CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Feb. 28, 2021	Feb. 29, 2020	Feb. 28, 2021	Feb. 29, 2020
Income Statement [Abstract]
Net Sales	$ 120,654	$ 133,386	$ 240,084	$ 280,060
Cost of products sold	65,878	71,293	130,044	149,278
Gross profit	54,776	62,093	110,040	130,782
Selling, General and Administrative Expense	45,883	50,245	89,593	102,076
Amortization of intangible assets	2,136	2,120	4,272	3,993
Restructuring Charges	649	1,929	859	3,900
Impairment & divestiture (benefits) charges	401	(768)	539	(2,124)
Operating profit	5,707	8,567	14,777	22,937
Financing costs, net	1,338	4,630	3,055	11,359
Other expense (income), net	784	(787)	1,058	(468)
Earnings before income tax expense	3,585	4,724	10,664	12,046
Income tax (benefit) expense	1	806	2,258	1,756
Net Earnings from Continuing Operations	3,584	3,918	8,406	10,290
Net (Loss) Earnings from Discontinued Operations	(402)	(1,756)	(626)	(6,007)
Net (loss) earnings	$ 3,182	$ 2,162	$ 7,780	$ 4,283
Earnings (loss) per share
(Loss) Earnings per share from Continuing Operations, Per Basic Share	$ 0.06	$ 0.07	$ 0.14	$ 0.17
(Loss) Earnings per share from Continuing Operations, Per Diluted Share	0.06	0.06	0.14	0.17
(Loss) Earnings per share from Discontinued Operations, Per Basic Shares	(0.01)	(0.03)	(0.01)	(0.10)
(Loss) Earnings per share from Discontinued Operations, Per Diluted Share	(0.01)	(0.03)	(0.01)	(0.10)
(Loss) Earnings Per Share, Basic	0.05	0.04	0.13	0.07
(Loss) Earnings Per Share, Diluted	$ 0.05	$ 0.04	$ 0.13	$ 0.07
Weighted average common shares outstanding
Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic	59,938	60,130	59,874	60,106
Weighted Average Common Shares outstanding - diluted	60,269	60,513	60,180	60,557