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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Aug. 31, 2015
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss [Abstract] |
Schedule Of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss |
| August 31,
$ in thousands | 2015 | 2014
Accumulated other comprehensive loss: |  |  |  |
Defined benefit pension plan, net of tax benefit of $1,540 and $1,524 | $ | (2,523) | $ | (2,497)
Foreign currency translation, net of hedging activities, net of tax expense of $3,154 and $1,688 |  | (12,785) |  | 296
Total accumulated other comprehensive loss | $ | (15,308) | $ | (2,201)
Roll Forward Of Balances In Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) |
|  | Defined benefit |  | Foreign currency |  | Accumulated other
|  | pension plan |  | translation |  | comprehensive
$ in thousands |  | adjustment |  | adjustment |  | loss
Balance at August 31, 2013 |  | $ | (2,287) |  |  | (29) |  |  | (2,316)
Current-period change |  |  | (210) |  |  | 325 |  |  | 115
Balance at August 31, 2014 |  |  | (2,497) |  |  | 296 |  |  | (2,201)
Current-period change |  |  | (26) |  |  | (13,081) |  |  | (13,107)
Balance at August 31, 2015 |  |  | (2,523) |  | $ | (12,785) |  |  | (15,308)

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