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Business Segments And Foreign Operations (Schedule Of Net Sales By Product Group) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2013	Nov. 30, 2012
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 95,541	$ 95,264
Multi-purpose maintenance products [Member]
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Net sales	83,986	81,746
Homecare and cleaning products [Member]
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 11,555	$ 13,518

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Total revenue from sale of goods and services rendered during the reporting period, in the normal course of business, reduced by sales returns and allowances, and sales discounts.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 225

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 2

-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03.1)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6880815&loc=d3e20235-122688



Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 03

-Paragraph 1

-Article 5

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