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Valuation and Qualifying Accounts | 12 Months Ended
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Aug. 31, 2019
SEC Schedule, 12-09, Valuation and Qualifying Accounts Disclosure [Line Items] |
SEC Schedule, 12-09, Schedule of Valuation and Qualifying Accounts Disclosure [Text Block] | ACTUANT CORPORATION SCHEDULE II—VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS (in thousands)
|  |  |  | Additions |  | Deductions |  |  |  |
|  | Balance at Beginning of Period |  | Charged to Costs and Expenses (Income) |  | Acquisition/ (Divestiture) |  | Accounts Written Off Less Recoveries |  | Other |  | Balance at End of Period
Allowance for losses—Trade accounts receivable |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
August 31, 2019 |  | $ | 4,958 |  |  | $ | 1,114 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (833 | ) |  | $ | (98 | ) |  | $ | 5,141 |
August 31, 2018 |  | 10,488 |  |  | (1,732 | ) |  | 76 |  |  | (3,571 | ) |  | (303 | ) |  | 4,958 |
August 31, 2017 |  | 6,936 |  |  | 3,792 |  |  | 883 |  |  | (1,187 | ) |  | 64 |  |  | 10,488 |
Valuation allowance—Income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
August 31, 2019 |  | $ | 32,426 |  |  | $ | 43,693 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (2,864 | ) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 73,255 |
August 31, 2018 |  | 16,758 |  |  | 27,504 |  |  | — |  |  | (11,836 | ) |  | — |  |  | 32,426 |
August 31, 2017 |  | 2,487 |  |  | 14,874 |  |  | — |  |  | (603 | ) |  | — |  |  | 16,758 |

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- Definition The entire disclosure for valuation and qualifying accounts and reserves. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 12 -Subsection 09 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 235 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 4 -Subparagraph (SX 210.12-09) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=26873400&loc=d3e24092-122690 + Details
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