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Business Segments And Foreign Operations (Schedule Of Net Sales By Product Group) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Aug. 31, 2016	Aug. 31, 2015	Aug. 31, 2014
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 380,670	$ 378,150	$ 382,997
Maintenance Products [Member]
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Net sales	339,974	333,306	337,825
Homecare And Cleaning Products [Member]
Revenue from External Customer [Line Items]
Net sales	$ 40,696	$ 44,844	$ 45,172

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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
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