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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Aug. 31, 2018
Stockholders Equity Note [Abstract] |
Schedule Of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss |
|  | August 31, |
($ in thousands) |  | 2018 |  |  | 2017 |
Accumulated other comprehensive loss: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Defined benefit pension plan, net of tax benefit of $1,362 and $1,451 |  | $ | (2,199 | ) |  | $ | (2,450 | )
Foreign currency translation, net of hedging activities, net of tax expense of $2,686 and $2,508 |  |  | (15,889 | ) |  |  | (9,658 | )
Total accumulated other comprehensive loss |  | $ | (18,088 | ) |  | $ | (12,108 | )
Roll Forward Of Balances In Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) |
|  | Defined |  |  | Foreign |  |  | Accumulated |
|  | benefit |  |  | currency |  |  | other |
|  | pension plan |  |  | translation |  |  | comprehensive |
($ in thousands) |  | adjustment |  |  | adjustment |  |  | loss |
Balance at August 31, 2016 |  | $ | (2,781 | ) |  | $ | (11,391 | ) |  | $ | (14,172 | )
Current-period change |  |  | 331 |  |  |  | 1,733 |  |  |  | 2,064 |
Balance at August 31, 2017 |  |  | (2,450 | ) |  |  | (9,658 | ) |  |  | (12,108 | )
Current-period change |  |  | 251 |  |  |  | (6,231 | ) |  |  | (5,980 | )
Balance at August 31, 2018 |  | $ | (2,199 | ) |  | $ | (15,889 | ) |  | $ | (18,088 | )

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