Share-Based Incentive Compensation Plans Share-Based Incentive Compensation Plans (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Feb. 28, 2014

Share-Based Incentive Compensation Plans [Abstract]

Schedule of Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Allocation of Recognized Period Costs [Table Text Block]

The following table summarizes the impact to the Company’s consolidated statements of operations from share-based incentive compensation plans, which is primarily included in selling, general and administrative expenses in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations:

	Three months ended February 28,				Six months ended February 28,
	2014		2013		2014		2013
	(In thousands)
Time-based and performance-based restricted stock awards	$	873	$	1,041	$	2,199	$	1,747
Board of Directors unrestricted awards	797		850		797		850
Total share-based incentive compensation	$	1,670	$	1,891	$	2,996	$	2,597