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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Nov. 30, 2012
Changes in Carrying Value of Goodwill | The changes in the carrying value of goodwill for the three months ended November 30, 2012 are as follows (in thousands):
|  | Industrial |  |  | Energy |  |  | Electrical |  |  | Engineered Solutions |  |  | Total |
Balance as of August 31, 2012 |  | $ | 81,404 |  |  | $ | 259,521 |  |  | $ | 213,870 |  |  | $ | 311,617 |  |  | $ | 866,412 |
Purchase accounting adjustments |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 87 |  |  |  | 87 |
Impact of changes in foreign currency rates |  |  | 1,044 |  |  |  | 2,020 |  |  |  | 777 |  |  |  | 1,358 |  |  |  | 5,199 |
Balance as of November 30, 2012 |  | $ | 82,448 |  |  | $ | 261,541 |  |  | $ | 214,647 |  |  | $ | 313,062 |  |  | $ | 871,698 |
Gross Carrying Amount and Accumulated Amortization of Other Intangible Assets | The gross carrying value and accumulated amortization of the Company’s other intangible assets are as follows (in thousands):
|  | Weighted |  |  | November 30, 2012 |  |  | August 31, 2012 |
|  | Average |  |  | Gross |  |  |  |  |  | Net |  |  | Gross |  |  |  |  |  | Net |
|  | Amortization |  |  | Carrying |  |  | Accumulated |  |  | Book |  |  | Carrying |  |  | Accumulated |  |  | Book |
|  | Period (Years) |  |  | Value |  |  | Amortization |  |  | Value |  |  | Value |  |  | Amortization |  |  | Value |
Amortizable intangible assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Customer relationships |  |  | 15 |  |  | $ | 349,873 |  |  | $ | 100,296 |  |  | $ | 249,577 |  |  | $ | 347,739 |  |  | $ | 93,768 |  |  | $ | 253,971 |
Patents |  |  | 13 |  |  |  | 53,042 |  |  |  | 35,865 |  |  |  | 17,177 |  |  |  | 52,851 |  |  |  | 34,842 |  |  |  | 18,009 |
Trademarks and tradenames |  |  | 19 |  |  |  | 43,690 |  |  |  | 9,357 |  |  |  | 34,333 |  |  |  | 43,820 |  |  |  | 8,670 |  |  |  | 35,150 |
Non-compete agreements and other |  |  | 4 |  |  |  | 7,734 |  |  |  | 6,590 |  |  |  | 1,144 |  |  |  | 7,677 |  |  |  | 6,316 |  |  |  | 1,361 |
Indefinite lived intangible assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Tradenames |  |  | N/A |  |  |  | 137,957 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 137,957 |  |  |  | 137,393 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 137,393 |
|  |  |  |  |  | $ | 592,296 |  |  | $ | 152,108 |  |  | $ | 440,188 |  |  | $ | 589,480 |  |  | $ | 143,596 |  |  | $ | 445,884 |

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