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Marketable Securities - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | 3 Months Ended |  | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Aug. 31, 2012 | Aug. 31, 2011 | May 31, 2012 | Apr. 30, 2012 Conversion option, Kemrock 5.5% bonds | Aug. 31, 2012 Conversion option, Kemrock 5.5% bonds | May 31, 2012 Conversion option, Kemrock 5.5% bonds | Aug. 31, 2012 Maximum | Apr. 30, 2012 Maximum Conversion option, Kemrock 5.5% bonds | May 31, 2012 Maximum Conversion option, Kemrock 5.5% bonds | Apr. 30, 2012 Minimum Conversion option, Kemrock 5.5% bonds | May 31, 2012 Minimum Conversion option, Kemrock 5.5% bonds
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Available-for-sale securities, current | $ 39.1 |  | $ 30.5 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Available-for-sale securities, long-term | 87.9 |  | 89.6 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investment in affiliate |  |  |  | 22.7 |  | 22.7 |  |  |  |  |
Investment in affiliate, interest rate |  |  |  | 5.50% | 5.50% | 5.50% |  |  |  |  |
Debt securities, conversion date |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Jun. 12, 2017 | Jun. 12, 2017 | Jun. 04, 2012 | Jun. 04, 2012
Reclassification of other current assets into long-term assets |  |  |  |  | 73.6 | 76.0 |  |  |  |  |
Gross gains realized on sales of investments | 5.0 | 1.9 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gross losses realized on sales of investments | 0.4 | 2.8 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Losses recognized for securities deemed to have other-than-temporary impairments | $ 0.1 | $ 0.4 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investments with unrealized loss, percentage of fair values less than original cost |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15.00% |  |  |  |

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