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Retirement Plans (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Aug. 31, 2013
Retirement Plans [Abstract] |
Schedule of Amounts Recognized in Balance Sheet |
|  | August 31,
$ in thousands |  | 2013 |  | 2012
Change in benefit obligation: |  |  |  |  |  |
Benefit obligation at beginning of year |  | $ | 7,378 |  | $ | 6,787
Interest cost |  |  | 266 |  |  | 325
Actuarial loss |  |  | (206) |  |  | 823
Benefits paid |  |  | (557) |  |  | (557)
Benefit obligation at end of year |  | $ | 6,881 |  | $ | 7,378
Schedule Of Amounts Recognized In The Statement Of Financial Position |
|  | August 31,
$ in thousands |  | 2013 |  | 2012
Other current liabilities |  | $ | 557 |  | $ | 557
Pension benefit liabilities |  |  | 6,324 |  |  | 6,821
Net amount recognized |  | $ | 6,881 |  | $ | 7,378
Schedule Of Before-tax Amounts Recognized In Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss |
|  | August 31,
$ in thousands |  | 2013 |  | 2012
Net actuarial loss |  | $ | (3,683) |  | $ | (4,101)
Schedules Of Net Periodic Benefit Costs |
|  | For the years ended August 31,
$ in thousands |  | 2013 |  | 2012 |  | 2011
Interest cost |  | $ | 266 |  | $ | 325 |  | $ | 334
Net amortization and deferral |  |  | 212 |  |  | 166 |  |  | 164
Total |  | $ | 478 |  | $ | 491 |  | $ | 498
Schedule of Expected Benefit Payments |
| Fiscal Years |  | $ in thousands |
| 2014 |  | $ | 557 |
| 2015 |  |  | 540 |
| 2016 |  |  | 533 |
| 2017 |  |  | 526 |
| 2018 |  |  | 519 |
| Thereafter |  |  | 4,206 |
|  |  | $ | 6,881 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of the amounts that are recognized in the balance sheet (or statement of financial position) for pension plans and/or other employee benefit plans, showing separately the assets and current and noncurrent liabilities (if applicable) recognized. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 715 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (c) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=21915506&loc=d3e1928-114920 + Details
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