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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Aug. 31, 2021
Stockholders Equity Note [Abstract] |
Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss | Accumulated other comprehensive loss is included in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets in the shareholders’ equity section, and consists of the following components:
|  | August 31, |
($ in thousands) |  | 2021 |  |  | 2020 |
Accumulated other comprehensive loss: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Defined benefit pension plan, net of tax benefit of $894 and $1,015 |  | $ | (2,843 | ) |  |  | (3,228 | )
Foreign currency translation, net of hedging activities, net of tax expense of $2,687 and $2,371 |  |  | (15,085 | ) |  |  | (17,430 | )
Unrealized gain (loss) on marketable securities, net of tax expense of $3 and $31 |  |  | (5 | ) |  |  | 86 |
Total accumulated other comprehensive loss |  | $ | (17,933 | ) |  | $ | (20,572 | )
Roll Forward of Balances in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss | The following is a roll-forward of the balances in accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax.
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Unrealized |  |  | Accumulated |
|  | Defined |  |  | Foreign |  |  | gain (loss) on |  |  | other |
|  | benefit |  |  | currency |  |  | marketable |  |  | comprehensive |
($ in thousands) |  | pension plan |  |  | translation |  |  | securities |  |  | loss |
Balance at August 31, 2019 |  | $ | (2,916 | ) |  | $ | (16,931 | ) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (19,847 | )
Current period change |  |  | (312 | ) |  |  | (499 | ) |  |  | 86 |  |  |  | (725 | )
Balance at August 31, 2020 |  |  | (3,228 | ) |  |  | (17,430 | ) |  |  | 86 |  |  |  | (20,572 | )
Current period change |  |  | 385 |  |  |  | 2,345 |  |  |  | (91 | ) |  |  | 2,639 |
Balance at August 31, 2021 |  | $ | (2,843 | ) |  | $ | (15,085 | ) |  | $ | (5 | ) |  | $ | (17,933 | )

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