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Business Acquisitions (Additional Information) (Details 1) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |  |  |  | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Mar. 01, 2017 | Jan. 13, 2016 | Jul. 01, 2015 | Nov. 30, 2015 | Aug. 31, 2017 | Aug. 31, 2016 | Aug. 31, 2015
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  |  | $ 8,186 | $ 135,107 |
DMS [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  |  | $ 8,186 | 111,417 |
EMS [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  |  |  | $ 23,690 |
Lewis Engineering [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount of cash paid for business acquisitions | $ 31,400 |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets acquired | 32,300 |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill | 8,200 |  |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets acquired | 14,600 |  |  |  |  |  |
Liabilities assumed | 900 |  |  |  |  |  |
Transaction costs | 800 |  |  |  |  |  |
Lewis Engineering [Member] | DMS [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill | $ 8,200 |  |  |  |  |  |
Hanson [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount of cash paid for business acquisitions |  | $ 139,200 |  |  |  |  |
Assets acquired |  | 406,400 |  |  |  |  |
Liabilities assumed |  | 230,000 |  |  |  |  |
Real property |  | 33,300 |  |  |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment acquired |  | 276,800 |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets and goodwill acquired |  | 129,600 |  |  |  |  |
Deferred tax liabilities assumed |  | $ 3,900 |  |  |  |  |
Inala and Shemer [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount of cash paid for business acquisitions |  |  |  | $ 72,300 |  |  |
Assets acquired |  |  |  | 92,200 |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  | 19,300 |  |  |
Intangible assets acquired |  |  |  | 31,400 |  |  |
Liabilities assumed |  |  |  | 19,900 |  |  |
Inala and Shemer [Member] | EMS [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  |  | $ 19,300 |  |  |
Plasticos [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount of cash paid for business acquisitions |  |  | $ 111,000 |  |  |  |
Percentage of equity interest acquired |  |  | 100.00% |  |  |  |
Five Additional Acquisitions [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount of cash paid for business acquisitions |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 117,000

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