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Product Warranty Costs | 3 Months Ended
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Nov. 30, 2017
Guarantees [Abstract] |
Product Warranty Costs | Note 7. Product Warranty Costs The Company generally offers its customers a warranty on products sold, although warranty periods vary by product type and application. The reserve for future warranty claims is based on historical claim rates and current warranty cost experience. The following is a rollforward of the product warranty reserves for the three months ended November 30, 2017 and 2016 (in thousands):
| Three Months Ended November 30,
| 2017 |  | 2016
Beginning balance | $ | 6,616 |  |  | $ | 5,592 |
Provision for warranties | 1,531 |  |  | 777 |
Warranty payments and costs incurred | (1,145 | ) |  | (2,309 | )
Impact of changes in foreign currency rates | (8 | ) |  | (105 | )
Ending balance | $ | 6,994 |  |  | $ | 3,955 |

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- Definition The entire disclosure for standard and extended product warranties and other product guarantee contracts, including a tabular reconciliation of the changes in the guarantor's aggregate product warranty liability for the reporting period. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 460 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 8 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=68068213&loc=d3e12565-110249 + Details
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