Restructuring Charges and Other Exit-Related Costs (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Feb. 28, 2015

Restructuring Charges, Asset Impairment and Accelerated Depreciation [Abstract]

Restructuring charges and other exit-related costs were comprised of the following (in thousands):



	Three Months Ended February 28, 2015									Three Months Ended February 28, 2014
	Q1’14 Plan			Q1’15 Plan		Q2’15 Plan		Total Charges		Q4’12 Plan			Q1’14 Plan			Total Charges
Restructuring charges:
Severance costs	$	(57	)	$	428	$	540	$	911	$	(39	)	$	1,182		$	1,143
Contract termination costs	56			—		79		135		106			(9		)	97
Other restructuring costs	—			880		93		973		—			200			200
Total restructuring charges	(1		)	1,308		712		2,019		67			1,373			1,440
Other exit-related costs:
Asset impairments and accelerated depreciation	—			—		6,352		6,352		—			566			566
Total other exit-related costs	—			—		6,352		6,352		—			566			566
Total restructuring charges and other exit-related costs	$	(1	)	$	1,308	$	7,064	$	8,371	$	67		$	1,939		$	2,006



	Six Months Ended February 28, 2015									Six Months Ended February 28, 2014
	Q1’14 Plan			Q1’15 Plan		Q2’15 Plan		Total Charges		Q4’12 Plan			Q1’14 Plan		Total Charges
Restructuring charges:
Severance costs	$	(30	)	$	428	$	540	$	938	$	(13	)	$	2,259	$	2,246
Contract termination costs	309			—		79		388		568			29		597
Other restructuring costs	—			1,223		93		1,316		—			410		410
Total restructuring charges	279			1,651		712		2,642		555			2,698		3,253
Other exit-related costs:
Asset impairments and accelerated depreciation	—			—		6,352		6,352		—			566		566
Total other exit-related costs	—			—		6,352		6,352		—			566		566
Total restructuring charges and other exit-related costs	$	279		$	1,651	$	7,064	$	8,994	$	555		$	3,264	$	3,819



	Total Charges
	Q4'12 Plan		Q1’14 Plan		Q1'15 Plan		Q2'15 Plan		Total
Total restructuring charges to date	$	13,549	$	6,049	$	1,651	$	712	$	21,961
Total expected restructuring charges	$	13,549	$	6,100	$	1,651	$	9,900	$	31,200

Schedule of Restructuring Reserve by Type of Cost

The following illustrates the reconciliation of the restructuring liability by major type of costs for the six months ended February 28, 2015 (in thousands):



	All Other Plans									Q2’15 Plan									All Plans
	Balance 8/31/2014		Charges		Payments and Other			Balance 2/28/2015		Balance 8/31/2014		Charges		Payments and Other			Balance 2/28/2015		Total Charges to Date		Total Expected Charges
Severance costs	$	669	$	398	$	(1,033	)	$	34	$	—	$	540	$	(31	)	$	509	$	10,729	$	15,800
Contract termination costs	1,489		309		(813		)	985		—		79		—			79		5,441		8,000
Other restructuring costs	—		1,223		(772		)	451		—		93		—			93		5,791		7,400
Total	$	2,158	$	1,930	$	(2,618	)	$	1,470	$	—	$	712	$	(31	)	$	681	$	21,961	$	31,200

Schedule of Restructuring and Related Activities By Segment

The amounts of restructuring charges and other exit-related costs relating to each segment were as follows (in thousands):



	Three Months Ended February 28,				Six Months Ended February 28,				Total Charges to Date		Total Expected Charges
	2015		2014		2015		2014		Total Charges to Date		Total Expected Charges
Restructuring charges:
Metals Recycling Business	$	322	$	860	$	577	$	2,152	$	9,256	$	11,300
Auto Parts Business	1,634		435		2,008		496		3,537		8,500
Unallocated (Corporate)	63		145		57		605		9,168		11,400
Total restructuring charges	2,019		1,440		2,642		3,253		21,961		31,200
Other exit-related costs:
Metals Recycling Business	3,235		566		3,235		566		3,801
Auto Parts Business	3,117		—		3,117		—		3,117
Total other exit-related costs	6,352		566		6,352		566		6,918
Total restructuring charges and other exit-related costs	$	8,371	$	2,006	$	8,994	$	3,819	$	28,879