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Retirement Plans (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Aug. 31, 2015
Retirement Plans [Abstract] |
Schedule of Amounts Recognized in Balance Sheet |
|  | August 31,
$ in thousands |  | 2015 |  | 2014
Change in benefit obligation: |  |  |  |  |  |
Benefit obligation at beginning of year |  | $ | 7,157 |  | $ | 6,881
Interest cost |  |  | 275 |  |  | 314
Actuarial loss |  |  | 251 |  |  | 519
Benefits paid |  |  | (557) |  |  | (557)
Benefit obligation at end of year |  | $ | 7,126 |  | $ | 7,157
Schedule Of Amounts Recognized In The Statement Of Financial Position |
|  | August 31,
$ in thousands |  | 2015 |  | 2014
Other current liabilities |  | $ | 557 |  | $ | 557
Pension benefit liabilities |  |  | 6,569 |  |  | 6,600
Net amount recognized |  | $ | 7,126 |  | $ | 7,157
Schedule Of Before-tax Amounts Recognized In Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss |
|  | August 31,
$ in thousands |  | 2015 |  | 2014
Net actuarial loss |  | $ | (4,063) |  | $ | (4,021)
Schedules Of Net Periodic Benefit Costs |
|  | For the years ended August 31,
$ in thousands |  | 2015 |  | 2014 |  | 2013
Interest cost |  | $ | 275 |  | $ | 314 |  | $ | 266
Net amortization and deferral |  |  | 209 |  |  | 181 |  |  | 212
Total |  | $ | 484 |  | $ | 495 |  | $ | 478
Schedule of Expected Benefit Payments |
| Fiscal Years |  | $ in thousands |
| 2016 |  | $ | 557 |
| 2017 |  |  | 546 |
| 2018 |  |  | 536 |
| 2019 |  |  | 523 |
| 2020 |  |  | 513 |
| Thereafter |  |  | 4,451 |
|  |  | $ | 7,126 |

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