Business Acquisitions (Tables)

9 Months Ended

May 31, 2016

Schedule of Business Acquisitions, by Acquisition [Table Text Block]

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



Transaction Description	Date of Transaction	Purchase Consideration (In millions)		Segment
Compco Pty. Ltd.	September 2, 2014	$	6.7	APAC

Citadel Acquisition [Member]

Business Acquisitions [Line Items]

Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information [Table Text Block]

A. Schulman's fiscal year ends on August 31 while Citadel's fiscal year ended on December 31. The pro forma information in the table below for the three and nine months ended May 31, 2015 includes (1) A. Schulman’s three and nine months ended May 31, 2015 and (2) Citadel’s three and nine months ended June 30, 2015. The following pro forma information represents the consolidated results of the Company as if the Citadel acquisition occurred on September 1, 2013:



	Three months ended May 31, 2015		Nine months ended May 31, 2015
	(In thousands, except per share data)
Net sales	$	688,823	$	2,095,541
Net income (loss) available to A. Schulman, Inc. common stockholders	$	6,393	$	2,504
Net income (loss) per share of common stock available to A. Schulman, Inc. - diluted	$	0.22	$	0.08

Schedule of Recognized Identified Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed [Table Text Block]

The following table presents the estimated fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed from the Citadel acquisition at the date of acquisition:



	As of June 1, 2015
	(In thousands)
Accounts receivable	$	71,767
Inventories	40,942
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	14,556
Property, plant and equipment	78,112
Intangible assets	325,000
Other long-term assets	3,606
Total assets acquired	$	533,983

Accounts payable	28,854
Accrued liabilities	19,853
Deferred income taxes, long-term	111,507
Other long-term liabilities	3,121
Total liabilities assumed	$	163,335
Identifiable net assets acquired	$	370,648
Goodwill	430,912
Net assets acquired	$	801,560