Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Aug. 31, 2018

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule Of Earnings Before Income Taxes

	For the years ended August 31,
($ in thousands)	2018		2017		2016
United States	$	25,116	$	21,969	$	17,805
Foreign		8,737		13,746		11,483
	$	33,853	$	35,715	$	29,288

Schedule Of Significant Components Of Income Tax Provision

	For the years ended August 31,
($ in thousands)	2018			2017			2016
Current:
Federal	$	9,313		$	7,873		$	10,570
State		1,047			781			976
Foreign		3,266			4,785			3,230
Total current		13,626			13,439			14,776
Deferred:
Federal		517			(688	)		(5,456	)
State		(47	)		(43	)		(268	)
Foreign		(520	)		(172	)		(31	)
Total deferred		(50	)		(903	)		(5,755	)
Total income tax provision	$	13,576		$	12,536		$	9,021

Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation

	For the years ended August 31,
($ in thousands)	2018						2017						2016
	Amount			%			Amount			%			Amount			%
U.S. statutory rate	$	8,700			25.7		$	12,500			35.0		$	10,251			35.0
State and local taxes, net of federal    tax benefit		743			2.2			480			1.3			350			1.2
Foreign tax rate differences		809			2.4			(486	)		(1.4	)		(195	)		(0.7	)
U.S. tax reform		2,496			7.4			—			—			—			—
Deferred tax asset valuation allowance		758			2.2			(21	)		—			(124	)		(0.4	)
Domestic production activities deduction		(727	)		(2.1	)		(700	)		(2.0	)		(960	)		(3.3	)
Other		797			2.3			763			2.2			(301	)		(1.0	)
Effective rate	$	13,576			40.1		$	12,536			35.1		$	9,021			30.8

Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities

	August 31,
($ in thousands)	2018			2017
Deferred tax assets:
Allowance for doubtful accounts	$	947		$	2,084
Accrued expenses		8,142			12,459
Warranty		1,648			2,957
Defined benefit pension plan		1,528			2,666
Inventory		1,935			1,923
Share-based compensation		925			1,578
Vacation		797			1,422
Net operating loss and capital loss carry forwards		2,868			1,420
Deferred revenue		536			793
Other		665			964
Gross deferred tax assets		19,991			28,266
Valuation allowance		(3,562	)		(2,804	)
Net deferred tax assets	$	16,429		$	25,462
Deferred tax liabilities:
Intangible assets	$	(6,648	)	$	(15,422	)
Property, plant, and equipment		(4,219	)		(5,920	)
Total deferred tax liabilities	$	(10,867	)	$	(21,342	)
Net deferred tax assets	$	5,562		$	4,120

Schedule of Unrecognized Tax Benefits Roll Forward

	August 31,
($ in thousands)	2018			2017
Unrecognized tax benefits at September 1	$	1,498		$	1,260
Increases for positions taken in current year		117			371
Increases for positions taken in prior years		43			129
Decreases for positions taken in prior years		(21	)		—
Reduction resulting from lapse of applicable    statute of limitations		(38	)		(224	)
Decreases for settlements with tax authorities		(200	)		(38	)
Unrecognized tax benefits at August 31	$	1,399		$	1,498