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Inventories (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Nov. 30, 2015

Inventories [Abstract]

Schedule Of Inventories

		November 30,			November 30,			August 31,
($ in thousands)		2015			2014			2015
Raw materials and supplies		$	26,611		$	21,006		$	29,427
Work in process			8,623			9,343			7,318
Finished goods and purchased parts			48,569			54,015			44,269
Total inventory value before LIFO adjustment			83,803			84,364			81,014
Less adjustment to LIFO value			(5,557)			(7,354)			(6,084)
Inventories, net		$	78,246		$	77,010		$	74,930

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Tabular disclosure of the carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of merchandise, goods, commodities, or supplies held for future sale or to be used in manufacturing, servicing or production process.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6361739&loc=d3e7789-107766

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-Publisher SEC
-Name Regulation S-X (SX)
-Number 210
-Section 2
-Paragraph 6
-Subparagraph a,b,c
-Article 5

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