Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	May 31, 2011	May 31, 2010	May 31, 2011	May 31, 2010
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings
Net sales	$ 392,777	$ 310,068	$ 1,041,887	$ 850,146
Cost of products sold	238,739	193,882	640,969	537,474
Gross profit	154,038	116,186	400,918	312,672
Selling, administrative and engineering expenses	88,304	69,452	242,858	199,012
Restructuring charges	862	1,356	1,595	13,409
Amortization of intangible assets	6,871	5,285	19,846	16,071
Operating profit	58,001	40,093	136,619	84,180
Financing costs, net	7,850	7,779	23,640	24,115
Other expense, net	331	315	1,276	362
Earnings from continuing operations before income tax	49,820	31,999	111,703	59,703
Income tax expense	11,460	3,706	24,540	10,255
Earnings from continuing operations	38,360	28,293	87,163	49,448
Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes	(2,002)	(6,458)	(16,986)	(8,602)
Net earnings	$ 36,358	$ 21,835	$ 70,177	$ 40,846
Earnings from continuing operations per share:
Basic	$ 0.56	$ 0.42	$ 1.28	$ 0.73
Diluted	$ 0.51	$ 0.39	$ 1.17	$ 0.69
Earnings per share:
Basic	$ 0.53	$ 0.32	$ 1.03	$ 0.60
Diluted	$ 0.49	$ 0.30	$ 0.95	$ 0.57
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic	68,354	67,642	68,208	67,593
Diluted	75,571	74,389	75,314	74,156