Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Nov. 30, 2015	Aug. 31, 2015	Nov. 30, 2014
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 129,260	$ 139,093	$ 139,287
Receivables, net of allowance of $8,485, $2,530, and $9,706, respectively	70,403	74,063	89,165
Inventories, net	78,246	74,930	77,010
Deferred income taxes	12,305	15,807	17,107
Other current assets	18,494	18,274	18,853
Total current assets	308,708	322,167	341,422
Property, plant And equipment:
Cost	183,630	181,598	170,051
Less accumulated depreciation	(104,641)	(102,942)	(99,150)
Property, plant and equipment, net	78,989	78,656	70,901
Intangibles, net	50,598	51,920	30,821
Goodwill	76,497	76,801	36,634
Other noncurrent assets, net of allowance of $0, $2,017, and $0, respectively	6,824	6,924	10,299
Total assets	521,616	536,468	490,077
Current Liabilities:
Accounts payable	39,106	38,814	$ 48,648
Current portion of long-term debt	194	193
Other current liabilities	48,255	56,105	$ 60,972
Total current liabilities	87,555	95,112	109,620
Pension benefits liabilities	6,500	6,569	$ 6,530
Long-term debt	117,124	117,173
Deferred income taxes	18,583	18,971	$ 11,903
Other noncurrent liabilities	10,162	10,083	9,190
Total liabilities	$ 239,924	$ 247,908	$ 137,243
Shareholders' Equity:
Preferred stock of $1 par value - Authorized 2,000 shares; no shares issued and outstanding
Common stock of $1 par value - authorized 25,000 shares; 18,713, 18,674, and 18,684 shares issued at November 30, 2015 and 2014 and August 31, 2015, respectively	$ 18,713	$ 18,684	$ 18,674
Capital in excess of stated value	55,287	55,184	52,650
Retained earnings	462,713	458,903	449,658
Less treasury stock - at cost, 7,531, 6,578, and 7,394 shares at November 30, 2015 and 2014 and August 31, 2015, respectively	(238,152)	(228,903)	(162,006)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net	(16,869)	(15,308)	(6,142)
Total shareholders' equity	281,692	288,560	352,834
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$ 521,616	$ 536,468	$ 490,077

Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of liabilities incurred (and for which invoices have typically been received) and payable to vendors for goods and services received that are used in an entity's business. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer).

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- Definition

Amount of accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization for physical assets used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 360
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (c)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6391035&loc=d3e2868-110229

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.14)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682