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Acquisitions (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands |  |  | 3 Months Ended | 5 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Mar. 18, 2016 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($) item | Aug. 31, 2016 USD ($) $ / shares | Aug. 31, 2015 USD ($) $ / shares | Aug. 31, 2016 USD ($) $ / shares | Aug. 31, 2016 USD ($) $ / shares | Aug. 31, 2015 USD ($) $ / shares | Feb. 29, 2016 USD ($)
Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  | $ 698,938 |  | $ 698,938 | $ 698,938 |  | $ 583,005
Health & Home |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  | 284,913 |  | 284,913 | 284,913 |  | 284,913
Nutritional Supplements |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  |  | 96,609 |  | 96,609 | $ 96,609 |  | 96,609
Hydro Flask |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisitions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase price | $ 209,260 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisition-related expenses incurred |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 700
Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Receivables | 7,955 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Inventory | 6,243 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 336 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property and equipment | 1,108 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill | 116,053 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Indefinite-lived intangible assets | 59,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subtotal - assets | 215,195 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts payable | 2,275 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accrued expenses | 3,662 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subtotal - liabilities | 5,937 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net assets recorded | $ 209,258 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Impact of the acquisition on the consolidated condensed statements of income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales revenue, net |  |  | 29,059 |  | 43,428 |  |  |
Net income |  |  | $ 9,126 |  | $ 11,744 |  |  |
Earnings per share: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basic (in dollars per share) | $ / shares |  |  | $ 0.33 |  | $ 0.42 |  |  |
Diluted (in dollars per share) | $ / shares |  |  | $ 0.32 |  | $ 0.42 |  |  |
Period of operating results of acquisition included |  |  |  |  |  | 5 months 15 days |  |
Supplemental pro forma information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales revenue, net |  |  | $ 368,170 | $ 383,596 |  | $ 719,603 | $ 737,489 |
Net income |  |  | $ 28,355 | $ 28,615 |  | $ 48,018 | $ 49,880 |
Earnings per share: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basic (in dollars per share) | $ / shares |  |  | $ 1.02 | $ 1.01 |  | $ 1.73 | $ 1.75 |
Diluted (in dollars per share) | $ / shares |  |  | $ 1.00 | $ 0.99 |  | $ 1.70 | $ 1.72 |
Hydro Flask | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value key assumptions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Discount rate (as a percent) | 12.30% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Hydro Flask | Customer relationships |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Finite-lived intangible assets | $ 14,200 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Useful life | 24 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Hydro Flask | Customer relationships | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value key assumptions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Customer attrition rates (as a percent) | 4.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Hydro Flask | Technology assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Finite-lived intangible assets | $ 10,300 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Useful life | 10 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Hydro Flask | Technology assets | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Average life cycle of underlying products | 7 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Hydro Flask | Technology assets | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Average life cycle of underlying products | 15 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Hydro Flask | Technology assets | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value key assumptions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Royalty rates (as a percent) | 2.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Hydro Flask | Trade names |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Indefinite-lived intangible assets | $ 59,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Hydro Flask | Trade names | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value key assumptions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Royalty rates (as a percent) | 6.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Vicks VapoSteam and VapoPad |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisitions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of transactions in acquisition | item |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase price |  | $ 42,750 |  |  |  |  |  |
Vicks VapoSteam and VapoPad | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Earnings per share: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill expected to be deductible for income tax purposes |  | $ 32,960 |  |  |  |  |  |
Vicks VapoSteam and VapoPad | Customer relationships | Health & Home |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisitions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Expected weighted average lives of acquired finite-lived intangible assets |  | 19 years 6 months |  |  |  |  |  |
Vicks VapoSteam and VapoPad | Customer relationships | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Finite-lived intangible assets |  | $ 1,040 |  |  |  |  |  |
Vicks VapoSteam and VapoPad | Product formulations | Health & Home |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisitions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Expected weighted average lives of acquired finite-lived intangible assets |  | 20 years |  |  |  |  |  |
Vicks VapoSteam and VapoPad | Product formulations | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Finite-lived intangible assets |  | $ 1,200 |  |  |  |  |  |
Vicks VapoSteam and VapoPad | Trademarks | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Indefinite-lived intangible assets |  | $ 7,400 |  |  |  |  |  |

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