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Restructuring Charges (Notes) | 3 Months Ended
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Nov. 30, 2017
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract] |
Restructuring and Related Activities Disclosure [Text Block] | Note 3. Restructuring Charges The Company has committed to various restructuring initiatives including workforce reductions, leadership changes, plant consolidations to reduce manufacturing overhead, satellite office closures, the continued movement of production and product sourcing to low cost alternatives and the centralization and standardization of certain administrative functions. Total restructuring charges for these activities were $6.6 million and $2.9 million in the three months ended November 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively. Liabilities for severance will generally be paid during the next twelve months, while future lease payments related to facilities vacated as a result of restructuring will be paid over the underlying remaining lease terms. The following rollforwards summarize restructuring reserve activity by segment (in thousands):
|  | Three Months Ended November 30, 2017
|  | Industrial |  | Energy |  | Engineered Solutions |  | Corporate |  | Total
Balance as of August 31, 2017 |  | $ | 202 |  |  | $ | 3,613 |  |  | $ | 1,792 |  |  | $ | 30 |  |  | $ | 5,637 |
Restructuring charges |  | 1,239 |  |  | 931 |  |  | 285 |  |  | 4,174 |  |  | 6,629 |
Cash payments |  | (259 | ) |  | (1,398 | ) |  | (762 | ) |  | (345 | ) |  | (2,764 | )
Other non-cash uses of reserve |  | (492 | ) |  | 207 |  |  | (193 | ) |  | (2,019 | ) | (1) | (2,497 | )
Impact of changes in foreign currency rates |  | — |  |  | (161 | ) |  | (2 | ) |  | — |  |  | (163 | )
Balance as of November 30, 2017 |  | $ | 690 |  |  | $ | 3,192 |  |  | $ | 1,120 |  |  | $ | 1,840 |  |  | $ | 6,842 |
(1) Majority of non-cash uses of reserve represents accelerated equity vesting in connection with employee severance agreements.
|  | Three Months Ended November 30, 2016
|  | Industrial |  | Energy |  | Engineered Solutions |  | Corporate |  | Total
Balance as of August 31, 2016 |  | $ | 1,343 |  |  | $ | 3,021 |  |  | $ | 1,863 |  |  | $ | 46 |  |  | $ | 6,273 |
Restructuring charges |  | 715 |  |  | 117 |  |  | 2,080 |  |  | 36 |  |  | 2,948 |
Cash payments |  | (333 | ) |  | (558 | ) |  | (1,802 | ) |  | (36 | ) |  | (2,729 | )
Other non-cash uses of reserve |  | (166 | ) |  | (6 | ) |  | (3 | ) |  | (13 | ) |  | (188 | )
Impact of changes in foreign currency rates |  | (25 | ) |  | 10 |  |  | (8 | ) |  | — |  |  | (22 | )
Balance as of November 30, 2016 |  | $ | 1,534 |  |  | $ | 2,584 |  |  | $ | 2,130 |  |  | $ | 33 |  |  | $ | 6,282 |

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- Definition The entire disclosure for restructuring and related activities. Description of restructuring activities such as exit and disposal activities, include facts and circumstances leading to the plan, the expected plan completion date, the major types of costs associated with the plan activities, total expected costs, the accrual balance at the end of the period, and the periods over which the remaining accrual will be settled. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 420 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (SAB Topic 5.P.4) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=27011515&loc=d3e140904-122747 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 420 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SAB Topic 5.P.3) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=27011515&loc=d3e140864-122747 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 420 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6394359&loc=d3e17939-110869 + Details
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