Employee Benefit And Cash Incentive Plans (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
Aug. 31, 2014	Aug. 31, 2013	Aug. 31, 2012
Defined Contribution Plans [Line Items]
Employer contributions	$ 1.3	$ 1.9	$ 1.7
Incentive bonus expense	$ 6.5	$ 6.7	$ 4.9
Maximum [Member]
Defined Contribution Plans [Line Items]
Employer contributions, percentage	6.00%

The increase in the fair value of plan assets from contributions made by the employer.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 715

-SubTopic 20

-Section 50

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (b)(3)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=35743120&loc=d3e1928-114920

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