Restructuring Charges and Other Exit-Related Costs (Tables)

9 Months Ended

May 31, 2016

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 May 31, 2016						Three Months Ended May 31, 2015
	All Other Plans		Q2’15 Plan		Total Charges		All Other Plans			Q2’15 Plan		Total Charges
Restructuring charges:
Severance costs	$	—	$	340	$	340	$	(5	)	$	4,040	$	4,035
Contract termination costs	76		26		102		26			1,610		1,636
Other restructuring costs	—		—		—		—			1,609		1,609
Total restructuring charges	76		366		442		21			7,259		7,280
Other exit-related costs:
Asset impairments and accelerated depreciation	—		119		119		—			150		150
Total other exit-related costs	—		119		119		—			150		150
Total restructuring charges and other exit-related costs	$	76	$	485	$	561	$	21		$	7,409	$	7,430

Restructuring charges and other exit-related costs included in continuing operations					$	542						$	5,978
Restructuring charges and other exit-related costs included in discontinued operations					$	19						$	1,452



	Nine Months Ended May 31, 2016						Nine Months Ended May 31, 2015
	All Other Plans		Q2’15 Plan		Total Charges		All Other Plans		Q2’15 Plan		Total Charges
Restructuring charges:
Severance costs	$	—	$	4,686	$	4,686	$	393	$	4,580	$	4,973
Contract termination costs	201		683		884		335		1,689		2,024
Other restructuring costs	—		—		—		1,223		1,702		2,925
Total restructuring charges	201		5,369		5,570		1,951		7,971		9,922
Other exit-related costs:
Asset impairments and accelerated depreciation	—		3,127		3,127		—		6,502		6,502
Total other exit-related costs	—		3,127		3,127		—		6,502		6,502
Total restructuring charges and other exit-related costs	$	201	$	8,496	$	8,697	$	1,951	$	14,473	$	16,424

Restructuring charges and other exit-related costs included in continuing operations					$	7,758					$	11,964
Restructuring charges and other exit-related costs included in discontinued operations					$	939					$	4,460



	All Other Plans		Q2'15 Plan		Total
Total restructuring charges to date	$	7,962	$	13,992	$	21,954
Total expected restructuring charges	$	7,991	$	14,408	$	22,399

Schedule of Restructuring Reserve by Type of Cost

The following illustrates the reconciliation of the restructuring liability by major type of costs for the nine months ended May 31, 2016 (in thousands):



	All Other Plans									Q2’15 Plan									All Plans
	Balance 8/31/2015		Charges		Payments and Other			Balance 5/31/2016		Balance 8/31/2015		Charges		Payments and Other			Balance 5/31/2016		Total Charges to Date		Total Expected Charges
Severance costs	$	—	$	—	$	—		$	—	$	1,226	$	4,686	$	(4,819	)	$	1,093	$	14,922	$	14,977
Contract termination costs	362		201		(515		)	48		1,320		683		(786		)	1,217		3,350		3,668
Other restructuring costs	—		—		—			—		—		—		—			—		3,682		3,754
Total	$	362	$	201	$	(515	)	$	48	$	2,546	$	5,369	$	(5,605	)	$	2,310	$	21,954	$	22,399

Schedule of Restructuring and Related Activities By Segment

Restructuring charges and other exit-related costs by reportable segment and discontinued operations were as follows (in thousands):



	Three Months Ended May 31,				Nine Months Ended May 31,					Total Charges to Date		Total Expected Charges
	2016		2015		2016			2015		Total Charges to Date		Total Expected Charges
Restructuring charges:
Auto and Metals Recycling	$	423	$	4,017	$	4,766		$	6,260	$	15,564	$	15,937
Unallocated (Corporate)	—		1,811		812			1,868		4,819		4,819
Discontinued operations	19		1,452		(8		)	1,794		1,571		1,643
Total restructuring charges	442		7,280		5,570			9,922		21,954		22,399
Other exit-related costs:
Auto and Metals Recycling	119		150		2,180			3,836		6,582
Discontinued operations	—		—		947			2,666		3,613
Total other exit-related costs	119		150		3,127			6,502		10,195
Total restructuring charges and other exit-related costs	$	561	$	7,430	$	8,697		$	16,424	$	32,149