Share-Based Compensation Plans (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Aug. 31, 2013

Share-Based Compensation Plans [Abstract]

Total Cost Of Share-Based Compensation

YEAR ENDED
AUGUST 31,		2013		2012		2011
Performance awards	$	2,504	$	3,188	$	827
Management stock loans		498		-		-
Unvested share awards		383		340		411
Stock options		-		168		820
Fully vested share awards		112		62		669
Compensation cost of the ESPP		92		77		61
	$	3,589	$	3,835	$	2,788

Assumptions Used In Estimating The Fair Value Of The Market-Based Performance Award

Model Input	Fiscal 2013  Grant	Fiscal 2012  Grant	Fiscal 2011  Grant
Number of shares	120,101	177,616	294,158
Vesting price per share	$ 22.00	$ 18.05	$ 17.00
Grant date price per share	$ 16.03	$ 9.55	$ 11.34
Volatility	54.2%	54.6%	49.8%
Dividend yield	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Risk-free rate	1.37%	0.62%	1.48%
Grant date	July 18, 2013	July 19, 2012	July 15, 2011
Fair value of award (thousands)	$ 1,651	$ 1,188	$ 2,647
Derived service period (years)	0.6	1.4	0.9
Unrecognized compensation expense at 8/31/2013 (thousands)	$ 1,179	$ 148	$-

Unvested Stock Awards

			Weighted-
			Average Grant-
			Date Fair
	Number of		Value Per
	Shares		Share
Unvested stock awards at
August 31, 2012	37,975	$	9.39
Granted	30,672		13.04
Forfeited	-		-
Vested	(37,975)		9.39
Unvested stock awards at
August 31, 2013	30,672	$	13.04

Stock Option Activity

				Weighted
			Weighted	Average
			Avg. Exercise	Remaining		Aggregate
	Number of		Price Per	Contractual		Intrinsic Value
	Stock Options		Share	Life (Years)		(thousands)
Outstanding at August 31, 2012	675,000	$	11.25
Granted	-		-
Exercised	-		-
Forfeited	-		-
Outstanding at August 31, 2013	675,000	$	11.25	6.8	$	3,011
Options vested and exercisable at
August 31, 2013	675,000	$	11.25	6.8	$	3,011

Assumptions Used To Estimate The Stated Fair Value Of The Stock Options Awarded

Model Input	Fiscal 2011 Stock Options	Fiscal 2010 Stock Options
Grant date share price per share	$ 8.43	$ 5.28
Volatility	59.02%	51.47%
Dividend yield	0.0%	0.0%
Risk-free rate	0.7%	1.57%
Fair value of options awarded	$ 756	$ 493
Derived service period (years)	0.9	1.8

Stock Options Outstanding And Exercisable

		Weighted
	Number	Average		Options
	Outstanding	Remaining	Weighted	Exercisable at	Weighted
	at August 31,	Contractual	Average	August 31,	Average
Exercise Prices	2013	Life (Years)	Exercise Price	2013	Exercise Price
$9.00	168,750	6.8	$9.00	168,750	$9.00
$10.00	168,750	6.8	$10.00	168,750	$10.00
$12.00	168,750	6.8	$12.00	168,750	$12.00
$14.00	168,750	6.8	$14.00	168,750	$14.00
	675,000			675,000