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Divestiture Activities [Abstract] |
Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations, Disclosure [Text Block] | Note 5. Divestiture Activities On August 25, 2016, the Company completed the divestiture of its Sanlo business (Engineered Solutions segment) for $9.7 million in cash, net of transaction costs. This divestiture resulted in a $5.1 million pre-tax loss, but a $1.6 million gain net of tax, in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2016. The results of the Sanlo business (which had net sales of $2.5 million and $5.5 million for the three and six months ended February 29, 2016) are not material to the consolidated financial results and are included in the results from continuing operations in fiscal 2016.

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