Restructuring Charges Restructuring Charges (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended			29 Months Ended
	Aug. 31, 2025	Aug. 31, 2024	Aug. 31, 2023	Aug. 31, 2024
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring Charges, including recorded in Cost of Goods Sold	$ 7,800		$ 7,700
Restructuring charges	5,862	$ 7,400	7,096
ASCEND Transformation Program Costs		7,047	35,419	$ 74,694
ASCEND Restructuring Plan
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges	7,843		7,719	18,612
ASCEND Transformation Program Costs		14,890	43,138
Restructuring Charges (Text)				18,600
ETG 2025 Restructuring Plan
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges	5,900
Other Operating Segment [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges	0	47	0
Industrial Tools & Services [Member] [Domain]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges	2,493	6,801	5,418
Industrial Tools & Services [Member] [Domain] | ASCEND Restructuring Plan
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring Reserve	0	3,527	2,238	3,527
Restructuring Reserve, Cash Payments	(3,510)	(5,352)
Restructuring Reserve, Settled without Cash		635
Restructuring Reserve, Foreign Currency Translation Gain (Loss)	(17)	32
Restructuring charges		7,244
Industrial Tools & Services [Member] [Domain] | ETG 2025 Restructuring Plan
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring Reserve	1,706	0		0
Restructuring Reserve, Cash Payments	(810)
Restructuring Reserve, Settled without Cash	0
Restructuring Reserve, Foreign Currency Translation Gain (Loss)	23
Restructuring charges	2,493
Corporate Segment [Member] | ASCEND Restructuring Plan
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring Reserve	0	197	$ 74	197
Restructuring Reserve, Cash Payments	(197)	(429)
Restructuring Reserve, Settled without Cash		0
Restructuring Reserve, Foreign Currency Translation Gain (Loss)	0	0
Restructuring charges		552
Corporate Segment [Member] | ETG 2025 Restructuring Plan
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring Reserve	1,379	$ 0		$ 0
Restructuring Reserve, Cash Payments	(25)
Restructuring Reserve, Settled without Cash	1,970
Restructuring Reserve, Foreign Currency Translation Gain (Loss)	5
Restructuring charges	$ 3,369