Restructuring Charges and Other Exit-Related Costs (Tables)

9 Months Ended

May 31, 2014

Restructuring Costs and Asset Impairment Charges [Abstract]

Restructuring and Related Costs [Table Text Block]

Restructuring charges and other exit-related costs were comprised of the following (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended May 31, 2014							Three Months Ended May 31, 2013
	Q4’12 Plan			Q1’14 Plan		Total Charges		Q4’12 Plan		Q1’14 Plan		Total Charges
Restructuring charges:
Severance costs	$	(31	)	$	2,192	$	2,161	$	1,419	$	—	$	1,419
Contract termination costs	107			494		601		158		—		158
Other restructuring costs	—			—		—		296		—		296
Total restructuring charges	76			2,686		2,762		1,873		—		1,873
Other exit-related costs:
Asset impairments	—			—		—		—		—		—
Total exit-related costs	—			—		—		—		—		—
Total restructuring charges and exit-related costs	$	76		$	2,686	$	2,762	$	1,873	$	—	$	1,873

	Nine Months Ended May 31, 2014							Nine Months Ended May 31, 2013
	Q4’12 Plan			Q1’14 Plan		Total Charges		Q4’12 Plan		Q1’14 Plan		Total Charges
Restructuring charges:
Severance costs	$	(44	)	$	4,450	$	4,406	$	2,474	$	—	$	2,474
Contract termination costs	675			523		1,198		182		—		182
Other restructuring costs	—			410		410		2,350		—		2,350
Total restructuring charges	631			5,383		6,014		5,006		—		5,006
Other exit-related costs:
Asset impairments	—			566		566		—		—		—
Total exit-related costs	—			566		566		—		—		—
Total restructuring charges and exit-related costs	$	631		$	5,949	$	6,580	$	5,006	$	—	$	5,006

	Total Charges
	Q4’12 Plan		Q1’14 Plan		Total
Total restructuring charges to date	$	13,549	$	5,383	$	18,932
Total expected restructuring charges	$	13,600	$	5,600	$	19,200

Schedule of Restructuring Reserve by Type of Cost [Table Text Block]

The following illustrates the reconciliation of the restructuring liability by major type of costs for the nine months ended May 31, 2014 (in thousands):

	Q4’12 Plan										Q1’14 Plan									Total Charges to Date		Total Expected Charges
	Balance 8/31/2013		Charges			Payments and Other			Balance 5/31/2014		Balance 8/31/2013		Charges		Payments and Other			Balance 5/31/2014
Severance costs	$	278	$	(44	)	$	(227	)	$	7	$	—	$	4,450	$	(3,419	)	$	1,031	$	9,590	$	9,700
Contract termination costs	3,027		675			(2,354		)	1,348		—		523		(27		)	496		4,867		4,900
Other restructuring costs	—		—			—			—		—		410		(410		)	—		4,475		4,600
Total	$	3,305	$	631		$	(2,581	)	$	1,355	$	—	$	5,383	$	(3,856	)	$	1,527	$	18,932	$	19,200

Schedule of Restructuring and Related Activities By Segment [Table Text Block]

The amounts of restructuring charges and other exit-related costs relating to each segment were as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended May 31,					Nine Months Ended May 31,				Total Charges to Date		Total Expected Charges
	2014		2013			2014		2013
Restructuring charges:
Metals Recycling Business	$	1,818	$	997		$	3,969	$	1,607	$	8,378	$	8,500
Auto Parts Business	466		(9		)	962		202		1,434		1,600
Unallocated (Corporate)	478		885			1,083		3,197		9,120		9,100
Total restructuring charges	2,762		1,873			6,014		5,006		18,932		19,200
Other exit-related costs:
Metals Recycling Business	—		—			566		—		566
Total exit-related costs	—		—			566		—		566
Total restructuring charges and other exit-related costs	$	2,762	$	1,873		$	6,580	$	5,006	$	19,498

The Company does not allocate restructuring charges and other exit-related costs to the segments’ operating results because management does not include this information in its measurement of the performance of the operating segments.