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Quarterly Financial Highlights (Unaudited) (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Aug. 31, 2012
QUARTERLY FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (UNAUDITED) [Abstract]  
Schedule of Quarterly Financial Information [Table Text Block]
 
Quarter Ended
 
Year Ended
 
Nov 30,
2011
 
Feb 29,
2012
 
May 31,
2012
 
Aug 31,
2012
 
Aug 31, 2012
 
Unaudited
 
(In thousands, except per share data)
Net sales
$
517,289

 
$
495,911

 
$
569,107

 
$
524,446

 
$
2,106,753

Gross profit
$
69,496

 
$
64,549

 
$
76,589

 
$
66,783

 
$
277,417

Net income
$
13,963

 
$
9,290

 
$
17,248

 
$
11,548

 
$
52,049

Noncontrolling interests
(381
)
 
(217
)
 
(252
)
 
(312
)
 
(1,162
)
Net income attributable to A. Schulman, Inc.
$
13,582

 
$
9,073

 
$
16,996

 
$
11,236

 
$
50,887

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Earnings per share of common stock attributable to A. Schulman, Inc. — Basic:
$
0.46

 
$
0.31

 
$
0.58

 
$
0.38

 
$
1.73

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Earnings per share of common stock attributable to A. Schulman, Inc. — Diluted:
$
0.46

 
$
0.31

 
$
0.57

 
$
0.38

 
$
1.72

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Certain items included in net income attributable to A. Schulman, Inc. net of tax are as follows:
Asset write-downs(a)
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
1,917

 
$
613

 
$
2,530

Costs related to acquisitions(b)
190

 
615

 
147

 
359

 
1,311

Restructuring related costs(c)
2,280

 
1,068

 
1,556

 
1,767

 
6,671

Inventory step-up(d)
—

 
398

 
53

 
—

 
451

Tax charges (benefits)(e)
(747
)
 
40

 
(260
)
 
100

 
(867
)
Total
$
1,723

 
$
2,121

 
$
3,413

 
$
2,839

 
$
10,096


(a) 
Asset write-downs include charges primarily related to the write-down of the facility in Verolanuova, Italy during the third quarter of fiscal 2012 and the facility in Nashville, Tennessee during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2012. Refer to Note 16 for further discussion.
(b) 
Costs related to acquisitions include professional, legal and other expenses associated with the acquisitions of Elian, ECM and other potential acquisitions.
(c) 
Restructuring includes charges related to the EMEA operations and back-office plan, the Masterbatch reorganization plan, the Americas engineered plastics plan, and the Italy plan. Refer to Note 15 for further discussion.
(d) 
Inventory step-up relates to the Elian SAS acquisition.
(e) 
Tax charges (benefits) include the effect of the adjustment to the Italian valuation allowance in fiscal 2012.
 
Quarter Ended
 
Year Ended
 
Nov 30,
2010
 
Feb 28,
2011
 
May 31,
2011
 
Aug 31,
2011
 
Aug 31, 2011
 
Unaudited
 
(In thousands, except per share data)
Net sales
$
495,383

 
$
508,343

 
$
611,142

 
$
578,087

 
$
2,192,955

Gross profit
$
69,001

 
$
66,612

 
$
78,888

 
$
71,045

 
$
285,546

Net Income
$
9,376

 
$
7,279

 
$
18,924

 
$
6,106

 
$
41,685

Noncontrolling interests
(133
)
 
(138
)
 
(170
)
 
(248
)
 
(689
)
Net income attributable to A. Schulman, Inc.
$
9,243

 
$
7,141

 
$
18,754

 
$
5,858

 
$
40,996

Earnings per share of common stock attributable to A. Schulman, Inc. — Basic:
$
0.29

 
$
0.23

 
$
0.61

 
$
0.19

 
$
1.32

Earnings per share of common stock attributable to A. Schulman, Inc. — Diluted: (f)
$
0.29

 
$
0.23

 
$
0.60

 
$
0.19

 
$
1.32

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Certain items included in net income attributable to A. Schulman, Inc. net of tax are as follows:
Asset write-downs(g)
$
—

 
$
1,800

 
$
125

 
$
6,225

 
$
8,150

Costs related to acquisitions(h)
881

 
314

 
(356
)
 
552

 
1,391

Restructuring related costs(i)
438

 
2,769

 
1,748

 
2,288

 
7,243

Inventory step-up
78

 
106

 
—

 
112

 
296

Tax charges (benefits)
(65
)
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
(65
)
Total
$
1,332

 
$
4,989

 
$
1,517

 
$
9,177

 
$
17,015

(f) 
The sum of the four quarters does not equal the earnings per share amount calculated for the year due to rounding.
(g) 
Asset write-downs primarily relates to the closure of the Company's Nashville, Tennessee facility in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2011 and the closure of the Polybatch Color Center in Sharon Center, Ohio primarily in the second quarter of fiscal 2011. Refer to Note 16 for further discussion.
(h) 
Costs related to acquisitions include professional, legal and other expenses associated with the acquisitions of ICO, Mash, Surplast and other potential acquisitions.
(i) 
Restructuring includes charges related to the Australia and Italy plans, the Americas engineered plastics plan, the ICO merger plan and the North America masterbatch fiscal 2010 plan. Refer to Note 15 for further discussion.