Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	May 31, 2016	May 31, 2015	May 31, 2016	May 31, 2015
Net sales	$ 650,439	$ 560,858	$ 1,891,419	$ 1,718,206
Cost of sales	540,965	470,101	1,587,192	1,462,531
Selling, general and administrative expenses	73,641	64,842	222,482	195,482
Restructuring expense	4,245	2,649	8,005	10,530
Operating income	31,588	23,266	73,740	49,663
Interest expense	13,557	2,618	40,965	7,288
Bridge financing fees	0	18,750	0	18,750
Foreign currency transaction (gains) losses	392	857	2,071	3,097
Other (income) expense, net	(229)	(335)	(246)	(900)
Gain on early extinguishment of debt	0	0	0	(1,290)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before taxes	17,868	1,376	30,950	22,718
Provision (benefit) for U.S. and foreign income taxes	312	10,344	4,076	18,801
Income (loss) from continuing operations	17,556	(8,968)	26,874	3,917
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax	82	(18)	283	(86)
Net income (loss)	17,638	(8,986)	27,157	3,831
Noncontrolling interests	(241)	(343)	(1,075)	(890)
Net income (loss) attributable to A. Schulman, Inc.	17,397	(9,329)	26,082	2,941
Convertible special stock dividends	1,875	563	5,625	563
Net income (loss) available to A. Schulman, Inc. common stockholders	$ 15,522	$ (9,892)	$ 20,457	$ 2,378
Weighted-average number of shares outstanding:
Basic	29,339	29,219	29,284	29,125
Diluted	29,474	29,219	29,459	29,547
Basic earnings per share available to A. Schulman, Inc. common stockholders
Income (loss) from continuing operations	$ 0.53	$ (0.34)	$ 0.69	$ 0.08
Income (loss) from discontinued operations	0.00	0.00	0.01	0.00
Net income (loss) available to A. Schulman, Inc. common stockholders	0.53	(0.34)	0.70	0.08
Diluted earnings per share available to A. Schulman, Inc. common stockholders
Income (loss) from continuing operations	0.53	(0.34)	0.68	0.08
Income (loss) from discontinued operations	0.00	0.00	0.01	0.00
Net income (loss) available to A. Schulman, Inc. common stockholders	0.53	(0.34)	0.69	0.08
Cash dividends per common share	0.205	0.205	0.615	0.615
Cash dividends per share of convertible special stock	$ 15.00	$ 0.000	$ 45.00	$ 0.00