Discontinued Operations (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Aug. 31, 2012

Financial Information for Discontinued Operations

The following table summarizes the financial information for discontinued operations related to the Australia/New Zealand Operations. Interest expense on debt directly attributable to the Australia/New Zealand Operations has been allocated to discontinued operations.


Year Ended August 31, 2010 (in thousands)
Sales	$	16,992

Loss from operations	$	(1,848	)
Reclassification of currency translation adjustments into earnings		13,420
Other income		245

Income from discontinued operations before taxes		11,817
Income tax benefit		(4,495	)

Income from discontinued operations, net of tax	$	16,312

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Tabular disclosure of disposal groups, which may include the gain (loss) recognized in the income statement and the income statement caption that includes that gain (loss), amounts of revenues and pretax profit or loss reported in discontinued operations, the classification and carrying value of the assets and liabilities comprising the disposal group, and the segment in which the disposal group was reported. Also may include the amount of adjustments to amounts previously reported in discontinued operations such as resolution of contingencies arising from the disposal transaction or the operations of the component prior to disposal.

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