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Employee Benefit And Cash Incentive Plans	12 Months Ended
Employee Benefit And Cash Incentive Plans	Aug. 31, 2012
Employee Benefit And Cash Incentive Plans [Abstract]
Employee Benefit And Cash Incentive Plans	14. Employee Benefit and Cash Incentive Plans The Company sponsors a qualified defined contribution 401(k) plan for employees meeting certain eligibility requirements. Under the plan, employees are entitled to make pre-tax contributions. The Company matches an amount equal to the employees' contributions up to a maximum of 6% of the employees' salaries depending on years of service. The Company's contributions during fiscal years 2012, 2011 and 2010 were $1.7 million, $1.6 million and $1.0 million, respectively. The Company has Cash Incentive Plans (the "Incentive Plans") that apply to certain members of management, and grants of awards under the Incentive Plans are at all times subject to the approval of the Company's Board of Directors. Under certain awards pursuant to the Incentive Plans, if predetermined earnings goals for a fiscal year are met, the Incentive Plans provide that a predetermined percentage of the employee's salary may be paid in the form of a bonus. The Company recognized as expense incentive bonuses of $4.9 million, $5.4 million and $0.8 million during fiscal years 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively.