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Share Repurchase Plan (Details) (USD $)	1 Months Ended			9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011	Apr. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Aug. 31, 2012	Aug. 31, 2012	Nov. 30, 2011	Aug. 31, 2011	Aug. 31, 2010
Share Repurchase Plan (Textual) [Abstract]
Share buy-back plan, amount authorized	$ 50,000,000	$ 60,000,000	$ 25,000,000
Share buy-back plan, additional amount authorized		35,000,000
Share buy-back plan, expiration date		Apr. 04, 2013
Share buy-back plan, number of shares repurchased				462,901		1,484,912
Total cost of repurchased shares				$ 21,200,000	$ 39,840,000	$ 60,000,000	$ 41,399,000	$ 0

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The cash outflow to reacquire common stock during the period.

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-Paragraph 20

-Subparagraph a

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Number of shares that have been repurchased during the period and have not been retired and are not held in treasury. Some state laws may govern the circumstances under which an entity may acquire its own stock and prescribe the accounting treatment therefore. This element is used when state law does not recognize treasury stock.

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The amount authorized by an entity's Board of Directors under a stock repurchase plan.

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Stock repurchase program, expiration date.

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