Business Acquisitions

6 Months Ended

Feb. 28, 2014

BUSINESS ACQUISITIONS [Abstract]

Business Combination Disclosure [Text Block]

BUSINESS ACQUISITIONS

The following table summarizes the Company's business acquisitions for the periods presented:

Transaction Description	Date of Transaction	Purchase Consideration (In millions)	Segment
ECM Plastics, Inc.	September 4, 2012	$36.8	Americas
A Massachusetts producer of custom color, specialty additive masterbatch and niche engineered plastics products
Perrite Group	September 2, 2013	$51.3	EMEA and APAC
A thermoplastics manufacturer with business in niche engineered plastics and custom color with operations in Malaysia, the United Kingdom and France
Network Polymers, Inc.	December 2, 2013	$49.2	Americas
An Ohio niche engineered plastics compounding business that is a leading single source provider of thermoplastic resins and alloys
Prime Colorants	December 31, 2013	$15.1	Americas
A Tennessee manufacturer of custom color and additive concentrates

The Company incurred $1.8 million and $2.5 million of acquisition related transaction costs, primarily included in selling, general & administrative expenses, during the three and six months endedFebruary 28, 2014, respectively and $0.7 million and $1.0 million during three and six months endedFebruary 28, 2013, respectively.