Postretirement and Other Employee Benefits (Tables)

9 Months Ended

May 31, 2016

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, 2016 and 2015 (in thousands):
			Three months ended				Nine months ended
			May 31,		May 31,		May 31,		May 31,
			2016		2015		2016		2015
	Service cost		$	222	$	256	$	662	$	803
	Interest cost			1,208		1,384		3,693		4,267
	Expected long-term return on plan assets			(1,383)		(1,440)		(4,243)		(4,431)
	Recognized actuarial loss			264		479		790		1,491
	Amortization of prior service cost			(35)		(35)		(104)		(114)
	Net periodic benefit cost		$	276	$	644	$	798	$	2,016