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Income Taxes (Schedule Of Income before Income Tax, Domestic And Foreign) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Aug. 31, 2014		Aug. 31, 2013		Aug. 31, 2012
Income Tax [Line Items]
United States	$ 41,537		$ 36,302		$ 36,666
Foreign	21,422	[1]	20,565	[1]	14,247	[1]
Income before income taxes	62,959		56,867		50,913
EMEA [Member]
Income Tax [Line Items]
Foreign	$ 18,400		$ 17,500		$ 11,100
[1] Included in these amounts are income before income taxes for the EMEA segment of $18.4 million, $17.5 million and $11.1 million for the fiscal years ended August 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

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The portion of earnings or loss from continuing operations before income taxes that is attributable to domestic operations.

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The portion of earnings or loss from continuing operations before income taxes that is attributable to foreign operations, which is defined as Income or Loss generated from operations located outside the entity's country of domicile.

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Sum of operating profit and nonoperating income or expense before Income or Loss from equity method investments, income taxes, extraordinary items, and noncontrolling interest.

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