Restructuring and Other Charges (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Nov. 30, 2011

Restructuring and Other Charges (Tables) [Abstract]

The following table details the charges incurred for the three months ended November 30, 2011 and 2010, and the cumulative costs associated with these initiatives, which have all been included in restructuring and other charges on our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income:



	Three Months Ended November 30,				Cumulative Costs for Restructuring Activities
($ in thousands)	2011		2010		Cumulative Costs for Restructuring Activities
Real estate rationalization
Lease obligation costs, net	$	5,211	$	—	$	23,013
Interest accretion	351		—		351
Asset impairments	—		—		1,265
Reduction in force - Severance and other benefits	—		3,846		3,846
Restructuring and other charges	$	5,562	$	3,846	$	28,475

The following table details the changes in our associated restructuring liability during the three months ended November 30, 2011, which is included in other liabilities on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets:



($ in thousands)
Balance at August 31, 2011	$	17,802
Lease obligation costs, net	5,211
Interest accretion	351
Payments	(362		)
Balance at November 30, 2011	$	23,002

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of restructuring and related costs by type of restructuring including the description of the restructuring costs, such as the expected cost; the costs incurred during the period; the cumulative costs incurred as of the balance sheet date; the income statement caption within which the restructuring charges recognized for the period are included; and changes to an entity's restructuring reserve that occurred during the period associated with the exit from or disposal of business activities or restructurings for each major type of cost.

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