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Other Current Liabilities (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Aug. 31, 2013
Other Current Liabilities [Abstract] |
Schedule Of Other Liabilities Current |
|  | August 31,
$ in thousands |  | 2013 |  | 2012
Other current liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |
Compensation and benefits |  | $ | 18,471 |  | $ | 14,438
Dealer related liabilities |  |  | 7,134 |  |  | 3,622
Warranty |  |  | 6,695 |  |  | 4,848
Other |  |  | 27,516 |  |  | 21,873
Total other current liabilities |  | $ | 59,816 |  | $ | 44,781

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