CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($)	9 Months Ended
	May 31, 2021	May 31, 2020
Operating Activities
Net (loss) earnings	$ 32,811,000	$ (716,000)
Net (Loss) Earnings from Discontinued Operations	(852,000)	(6,076,000)
Net Earnings from Continuing Operations	33,663,000	5,360,000
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities:
Impairment & divestiture (benefits) charges, net of tax	482,000	(2,717,000)
Depreciation and amortization	16,438,000	15,373,000
Stock-based compensation expense	7,385,000	9,129,000
Benefit for deferred income taxes	7,475,000	1,218,000
Amortization of debt issuance costs	360,000	1,367,000
Other non-cash (benefits) charges	(9,135,000)	1,169,000
Changes in components of working capital and other, excluding acquisitions and divestitures:
Accounts receivable	(26,692,000)	32,745,000
Inventories	(3,667,000)	(4,166,000)
Trade accounts payable	14,095,000	(24,246,000)
Prepaid expenses and other assets	(13,795,000)	1,605,000
Income tax accounts	(8,639,000)	(13,986,000)
Accrued compensation and benefits	3,875,000	(12,342,000)
Other accrued liabilities	3,524,000	(5,148,000)
Cash provided by (used in) operating activities, Continuing Operations	25,369,000	5,361,000
Cash (used in) provided by operating activities, Discontinued Operations	(480,000)	(21,064,000)
Cash (Used in) Provided By Operating Activities	24,889,000	(15,703,000)
Investing Activities
Capital expenditures	(9,504,000)	(9,308,000)
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment	22,401,000	635,000
Lease buyout for divested business	0	(575,000)
Proceeds from Life Insurance Policy	2,911,000	0
Proceeds from sale of business/product line	0	10,226,000
Cash paid for business acquisitions, net of cash acquired	0	33,434,000
Cash used in investing activities, Continuing Operations	15,808,000	(32,456,000)
Cash Provided by Investing Activities, Discontinued Operations	0	208,391,000
Cash Provided by Investing Activities	15,808,000	175,935,000
Financing Activities
Borrowings on Revolving Credit	10,000,000	100,000,000
Principal Repayment on Revolving Credit Facility	(70,000,000)	(100,000,000)
Stock Repurchases	0	(27,520,000)
Taxes paid related to the net share settlement of equity awards	(32,000)	(1,459,000)
Cash dividend	(2,394,000)	(2,419,000)
Net Cash Used in Financing Activities, Continuing Operations	(62,426,000)	(206,398,000)
Cash Used in Financing Activities, Discontinued Operations	750,000	0
Cash used in financing activities	(61,676,000)	(206,398,000)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	5,088,000	(1,382,000)
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents, Period Increase (Decrease), Including Exchange Rate Effect, Total	(15,891,000)	(47,548,000)
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of period	152,170,000	211,151,000
Cash and cash equivalents - end of period	136,279,000	163,603,000
Principal Repayments on Term Loan	$ 0	$ (175,000,000)