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POST EMPLOYMENT PLANS (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Aug. 31, 2017
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |
Schedule of Net Periodic Benefit Cost |
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﻿ |  | Expected Recognition
﻿ |  | Year Ended August 31,
﻿ |  | 2018
﻿Prior service cost |  | $ | 55
﻿Actuarial gain/loss |  |  | 31
﻿ |  | $ | 86
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Defined Benefit Plans [Member] |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |
Schedule of Defined Benefit Plans |
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﻿ |  | Other Long-Term Liability |  | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss |  |  | Operating Expenses
﻿ |  | August 31, |  |  | Year Ended August 31,
﻿ |  | 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2017 |  | 2016 |  |  | 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2015
﻿Start of period |  | $ | (882) |  | $ | (807) |  | $ | 465 |  | $ | 172 |  |  | $ | — |  | $ | — |  | $ | —
﻿Service cost |  |  | 88 |  |  | 234 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  |  | 119 |  |  | 35 |  |  | 192
﻿Interest cost |  |  | (80) |  |  | (51) |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  |  | 80 |  |  | 52 |  |  | 21
﻿Prior service cost (amortization) |  |  |  |  |  | — |  |  | (55) |  |  | 35 |  |  |  | 55 |  |  | 56 |  |  | (232)
﻿Actuarial gains/(losses) |  |  | (196) |  |  | (258) |  |  | 240 |  |  | 258 |  |  |  | (45) |  |  | (87) |  |  | (91)
﻿Totals |  | $ | (1,070) |  | $ | (882) |  | $ | 650 |  | $ | 465 | (1) |  | $ | 209 |  | $ | 56 |  | $ | (110)
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| (1) |  | The Company has recorded a deferred tax (liability)/asset of $208,000 and $150,000 as of August 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively, relating to the unrealized expense on defined benefit plans. The Company also recorded accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax, for $(442,000) and $(315,000) as of August 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.
Post-Employment Benefit Plans [Member] |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |
Schedule of Assumptions Used |
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﻿ |  | Year Ended August 31,
﻿Valuation Assumptions: |  | 2017 |  | 2016
﻿Discount rate |  | 3.5% to 10.5% |  | 3.5% to 10.8%
﻿Future salary escalation |  | 3.0% to 5.0% |  | 3.0% to 5.5%
﻿Percentage of employees assumed to withdraw from Company without a benefit (“turnover”) |  | 3.9% to 19.5% |  | 4.0% to 19.5%
﻿Percentage of employees assumed to withdraw from Company with a benefit (“disability”) |  | 0.5% to 6.0% |  | 0.5% to 11.4%
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Other Post-Employment Plans [Member] |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |
Summary of Other Post-Employment Plans |
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﻿ |  | Accrued Salaries and Benefits |  | Other Long-Term Liability |  | Restricted Cash Held (1) |  | Operating Expenses
﻿ |  | Years Ended August 31,
﻿ |  | 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2015
﻿Other Post- Employment Plans |  | $ | 425 |  | $ | 358 |  | $ | 2,720 |  | $ | 2,395 |  | $ | 2,493 |  | $ | 2,188 |  | $ | 1,017 |  | $ | 1,026 |  | $ | 1,722
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| (1) |  | With some locations, local statutes require the applicable Company subsidiary to deposit cash in its own name with designated fund managers. The funds earn interest which the Company recognizes as interest income.

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