Discontinued Operations (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Aug. 31, 2011

Schedule of Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations, Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures [Table Text Block]

perating results of the discontinued operations are summarized below. Operating results in fiscal 2011 were not material. The amounts exclude general corporate overhead previously allocated to the full-service used auto parts operation.



	Year Ended August 31,
(In thousands)	2010			2009
Revenues	$	9,991		$	112,996
Income (loss) from discontinued operations before income taxes	$	761		$	(6,484	)
Loss on sale of full-service operation, including adjustments	(16,468		)	—
Income tax benefit	1,875			2,270
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax	$	(13,832	)	$	(4,214	)

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of disposal groups, which may include the gain (loss) recognized in the income statement and the income statement caption that includes that gain (loss), amounts of revenues and pretax profit or loss reported in discontinued operations, the classification and carrying value of the assets and liabilities comprising the disposal group, and the segment in which the disposal group was reported. Also may include the amount of adjustments to amounts previously reported in discontinued operations such as resolution of contingencies arising from the disposal transaction or the operations of the component prior to disposal.

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