Description of Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Earnings Per Share) (Details) - shares shares in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Aug. 31, 2018	Aug. 31, 2017	Aug. 31, 2016
Stock appreciation rights
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Common shares excluded from computation of diluted earnings per share	0	265	2,381
Restricted stock awards
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Common shares excluded from computation of diluted earnings per share	2,426	4,539	7,599

Securities (including those issuable pursuant to contingent stock agreements) that could potentially dilute basic earnings per share (EPS) or earnings per unit (EPU) in the future that were not included in the computation of diluted EPS or EPU because to do so would increase EPS or EPU amounts or decrease loss per share or unit amounts for the period presented.

Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 260
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (c)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6371337&loc=d3e3550-109257

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