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Divestiture Activities Assets and Liabilities Held for Sale (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Nov. 30, 2017
Assets and Liabilities Held for Sale [Abstract] |
Schedule of Assets and Liabilities Held for Sale [Table Text Block] | The following is a summary of the assets and liabilities held for sale of the Viking business (in thousands):
|  | November 30, 2017 |  | August 31, 2017
Accounts receivable, net |  | $ | 2,116 |  |  | $ | 2,426 |
Inventories, net |  | 185 |  |  | 190 |
Property, plant & equipment, net |  | 7,434 |  |  | 7,534 |
Prepaid expenses and other current assets |  | 1,996 |  |  | 1,927 |
Other long-term assets |  | 9,662 |  |  | 9,758 |
Assets held for sale |  | $ | 21,393 |  |  | $ | 21,835 |
Trade accounts payable |  | $ | 1,804 |  |  | $ | 1,883 |
Other current liabilities (including divestiture accruals) |  | 1,338 |  |  | 1,637 |
Rental asset lease buyout liability |  | — |  |  | 28,644 |
Reserve for cumulative translation adjustment |  | 67,645 |  |  | 68,919 |
Liabilities held for sale |  | $ | 70,787 |  |  | $ | 101,083 |

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