Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits (Tables)

9 Months Ended

May. 31, 2015

Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits [Abstract]

Information about Net Periodic Benefit Cost for Pension Plans

		The following table provides information about net periodic benefit cost for the pension plans during the
three months and nine months ended May 31, 2015 and 2014 (in thousands):
			Three months ended				Nine months ended
			May 31,		May 31,		May 31,		May 31,
			2015		2014		2015		2014
	Service cost		$	256	$	314	$	803	$	935
	Interest cost			1,384		1,726		4,267		5,094
	Expected long-term return on plan assets			(1,440)		(1,562)		(4,431)		(4,600)
	Recognized actuarial loss			479		666		1,491		1,975
	Amortization of prior service cost			(35)		(62)		(114)		(185)
	Net periodic benefit cost		$	644	$	1,082	$	2,016	$	3,219