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Inventories

12 Months Ended

Aug. 31, 2012

Note 5 - Inventories


	Years ended August 31,
(In thousands)	2012			2011
Manufacturing supplies and raw materials	$	228,092		$	231,798
Work-in-process		71,210			78,709
Finished goods		22,571			17,455
Excess and obsolete adjustment		(5,132	)		(4,450	)

	$	316,741		$	323,512


	Years ended August 31,
(In thousands)	2012			2011			2010
Excess and obsolete adjustment
Balance at beginning of period	$	4,450		$	4,096		$	4,882
Charge to cost of revenue		3,042			1,202			1,698
Disposition of inventory		(2,210	)		(995	)		(2,249	)
Currency translation effect		(150	)		147			(235	)

Balance at end of period	$	5,132		$	4,450		$	4,096

- Definition

The entire disclosure for inventory. This may include, but is not limited to, the basis of stating inventory, the method of determining inventory cost, the major classes of inventory, and the nature of the cost elements included in inventory. If inventory is stated above cost, accrued net losses on firm purchase commitments for inventory and losses resulting from valuing inventory at the lower-of-cost-or-market may also be included. For LIFO inventory, may disclose the amount and basis for determining the excess of replacement or current cost over stated LIFO value and the effects of a LIFO quantities liquidation that impacts net income.

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