Restructuring Charges Restructuring Charges (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended			29 Months Ended
	Aug. 31, 2026	Aug. 31, 2026	Aug. 31, 2025	Aug. 31, 2024	Aug. 31, 2024	Aug. 31, 2023
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges		$ 3,300	$ 5,900	$ 7,400
ASCEND Transformation Program Costs				7,000	$ 74,700
ASCEND Restructuring Plan
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges				7,800	18,600
ASCEND Transformation Program Costs				14,800
Restructuring Charges (Text)					18,600
ETG FY26 Restructuring Plan
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges	$ 3,300
Other Operating Segment [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges		0	0	0
Industrial Tools & Services [Member] [Domain]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring charges		3,300	2,500	6,800
Industrial Tools & Services [Member] [Domain] | ASCEND Restructuring Plan
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring Reserve	200	200	0	3,500	3,500	$ 2,200
Restructuring Reserve, Cash Payments		(1,500)	(3,500)	(5,400)
Restructuring Reserve, Translation and Other Adjustment				(500)
Restructuring Reserve, Settled without Cash		0
Restructuring charges		0		7,200
Industrial Tools & Services [Member] [Domain] | ETG 2025 Restructuring Plan
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring Reserve			1,700	0	0
Restructuring Reserve, Cash Payments			(800)
Restructuring Reserve, Settled without Cash			0
Restructuring charges			2,500
Industrial Tools & Services [Member] [Domain] | ETG FY26 Restructuring Plan
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring Reserve	1,200	1,200	0
Restructuring Reserve, Cash Payments		(1,200)
Restructuring Reserve, Settled without Cash		900
Restructuring charges	3,300
Corporate Segment [Member] | ASCEND Restructuring Plan
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring Reserve	$ 300	300	0	200	200	$ 100
Restructuring Reserve, Cash Payments		(1,400)	(200)	(400)
Restructuring Reserve, Translation and Other Adjustment				0
Restructuring Reserve, Settled without Cash		(300)
Restructuring charges		$ 0		600
Corporate Segment [Member] | ETG 2025 Restructuring Plan
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Restructuring Reserve			1,400	$ 0	$ 0
Restructuring Reserve, Cash Payments			0
Restructuring Reserve, Settled without Cash			2,000
Restructuring charges			$ 3,400