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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Aug. 31, 2013
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Abstract] |
Schedule Of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income |
|  | August 31,
$ in thousands |  | 2013 |  | 2012
Accumulated other comprehensive loss: |  |  |  |  |  |
Defined benefit pension plan, net of tax of $1,396 and $1,554 |  | $ | (2,287) |  | $ | (2,547)
Cash flow hedges, net of tax of $0 and $33 |  |  | - |  |  | (53)
Foreign currency translation, net of hedging activities, net of tax of $1,588 and $2,093 |  |  | (29) |  |  | 1,723
Total accumulated other comprehensive loss |  | $ | (2,316) |  | $ | (877)
Roll Forward Of Balances In Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income |
|  | Defined benefit |  | Unrealized |  | Foreign currency |  | Accumulated other
|  | pension plan |  | gain (loss) on |  | translation |  | comprehensive
$ in thousands |  | adjustment |  | cash flow hedges |  | adjustment |  | income (loss)
Balance at August 31, 2011 |  | $ | (2,139) |  | $ | (253) |  | $ | 8,854 |  | $ | 6,462
Current-period change |  |  | (408) |  |  | 200 |  |  | (7,131) |  |  | (7,339)
Balance at August 31, 2012 |  |  | (2,547) |  |  | (53) |  |  | 1,723 |  |  | (877)
Current-period change |  |  | 260 |  |  | 53 |  |  | (1,752) |  |  | (1,439)
Balance at August 31, 2013 |  | $ | (2,287) |  | $ | - |  | $ | (29) |  | $ | (2,316)

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of the components of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss). + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 220 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 14A -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=20435746&loc=SL7669686-108580 + Details
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