Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2012	Nov. 30, 2011
Net sales	$ 540,552	$ 517,289
Cost of sales	469,705	447,793
Selling, general and administrative expenses	50,503	47,415
Restructuring expense	1,937	3,244
Asset impairment	498	0
Curtailment (gain) loss	333	0
Operating income	17,576	18,837
Interest expense	1,779	2,126
Interest income	(208)	(232)
Foreign currency transaction (gains) losses	558	499
Other (income) expense, net	(135)	(170)
Income before taxes	15,582	16,614
Provision (benefit) for U.S. and foreign income taxes	3,437	2,651
Net income	12,145	13,963
Noncontrolling interests	(366)	(381)
Net income attributable to A. Schulman, Inc.	$ 11,779	$ 13,582
Weighted-average number of shares outstanding:
Basic	29,217	29,418
Diluted	29,412	29,514
Earnings per share of common stock attributable to A. Schulman, Inc.:
Basic	$ 0.40	$ 0.46
Diluted	$ 0.40	$ 0.46
Cash dividends per common share	$ 0.195	$ 0.170