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BUSINESSES HELD FOR SALE, DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS AND DISPOSITIONS (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Aug. 31, 2015
Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract] |
Components of assets and liabilities of businesses held for sale | The components of assets and liabilities of businesses held for sale on the Company's consolidated balance sheet were as follows:
(in thousands) |  | August 31, 2015
Assets: |  |
Accounts receivable |  | $ | 3,244 |
Inventories, net |  | 12,514 |
Other current assets |  | 41 |
Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization |  | 1,209 |
Assets of businesses held for sale |  | $ | 17,008 |
Liabilities: |  |  |
Accounts payable-trade |  | $ | 3,011 |
Accrued expenses and other payables |  | 2,265 |
Liabilities of businesses held for sale |  | $ | 5,276 |
Financial information for discontinued operations | Financial information for discontinued operations was as follows:
|  | Year Ended August 31,
(in thousands) |  | 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2013
Net sales |  | $ | 173,065 |  |  | $ | 266,819 |  |  | $ | 446,285 |
Earnings (loss) before income taxes |  | (20,124 | ) |  | 15,005 |  |  | (26,094 | )

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- 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. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 205 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 5 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6360339&loc=d3e1510-107760 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 205 -SubTopic 20 -Section 45 -Paragraph 3 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6892542&loc=d3e957-107759 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 360 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 5 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=8077374&loc=d3e2443-110228 Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 205 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6360339&loc=d3e1474-107760 Reference 5: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 205 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6360339&loc=d3e1361-107760 + Details
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