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Inventories (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Feb. 28, 2017

Inventories [Abstract]

Schedule Of Inventories



		February 28,			February 29,			August 31,
($ in thousands)		2017			2016			2016
Raw materials and supplies		$	27,368		$	24,663		$	26,599
Work in process			7,570			8,714			5,742
Finished goods and purchased parts			53,587			53,217			47,805
Total inventory value before LIFO adjustment			88,525			86,594			80,146
Less adjustment to LIFO value			(5,678)			(4,516)			(5,396)
Inventories, net		$	82,847		$	82,078		$	74,750




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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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