Document and Entity Information Statement [Table] Statement [Line Items] Statement Document Type Document Period End Date Entity Registrant Name Entity Current Reporting Status Entity Interactive Data Current Entity Filer Category Entity Small Business Entity Emerging Growth Company Entity Shell Company Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding Entity Central Index Key Current Fiscal Year End Date Document Fiscal Year Focus Document Fiscal Period Focus Amendment Flag CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS Assets [Abstract] ASSETS Assets, Current [Abstract] Current Assets Cash & cash equivalents Cash and cash equivalents Accounts Receivable, Net, Current Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $433 and $739 Inventory, Net Inventory Total Inventory Prepaid Expense and Other Assets, Current Prepaid expenses and other current assets Assets Held-for-sale, Current Assets held for sale Prepaid Taxes Prepaid income taxes Assets, Current Total current assets Property, Plant and Equipment, Net Property, plant and equipment, less accumulated depreciation of $52,035 and $49,730 Property, plant and equipment, net Other Assets, Noncurrent [Abstract] Other Assets Goodwill Balance at the end of the period Balance at the beginning of the period Goodwill Intangible Assets, Net (Excluding Goodwill) Intangible assets, less accumulated amortization of $74,715 and $65,862 Cash Surrender Value of Life Insurance Cash surrender value of life insurance Restricted Investments, Noncurrent Restricted investments Deferred Income Tax Assets, Net Deferred income taxes Operating Lease, Right-of-Use Asset Operating lease right-of-use asset (Note 8) Other Assets, Noncurrent Other assets Assets Total assets Total assets Liabilities and Equity [Abstract] LIABILITIES AND EQUITY Liabilities, Current [Abstract] Current Liabilities Accounts Payable, Current Accounts payable Employee-related Liabilities, Current Accrued payroll and other compensation Accrued Liabilities, Current Accrued expenses Liabilities, Current Total current liabilities Operating Lease, Liability, Noncurrent Operating lease long-term liabilities Operating lease long-term liabilities (Note 8) Deferred Compensation Liability, Classified, Noncurrent Deferred compensation Pension and Other Postretirement Defined Benefit Plans, Liabilities, Noncurrent Accumulated pension obligation Other Liabilities, Noncurrent Other liabilities Accrued Income Taxes, Noncurrent Accrued income taxes Commitments and Contingencies. Commitments and contingencies (Note 10) Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Parent [Abstract] Equity Preferred Stock, Value, Issued First Serial Preferred Stock, $1.00 par value: Authorized 100,000 shares; none issued Common Stock, Value, Issued Common stock, $.10 par value: Authorized 20,000,000 shares; 9,442,398 shares at May 31, 2020 and 9,400,748 shares at August 31, 2019 issued and outstanding Additional Paid in Capital, Common Stock Additional paid-in capital Accumulated other comprehensive loss Accumulated other comprehensive loss Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit) Retained earnings Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Parent Balance Balance Total equity Liabilities and Equity Total liabilities and equity Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Receivable, Current Accounts receivable, allowance for doubtful accounts (in dollars) Accumulated Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization, Property, Plant, and Equipment Property, plant and equipment, accumulated depreciation (in dollars) Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization Intangible assets, accumulated amortization (in dollars) Accumulated Amortization Preferred Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share First Serial Preferred Stock, par value (in dollars per share) Preferred Stock, Shares Authorized First Serial Preferred Stock, Authorized shares Preferred Stock, Shares Issued First Serial Preferred Stock, issued shares Common Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share Common stock, par value (in dollars per share) Common Stock, Shares Authorized Common stock, Authorized shares Common Stock, Shares, Issued Common stock, shares issued Common Stock, Shares, Outstanding Common stock, shares outstanding CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS Revenues [Abstract] Revenue Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax Revenue Costs and Expenses [Abstract] Costs and Expenses Cost of Revenue Cost of products and services sold Selling, General and Administrative Expense Selling, general and administrative expenses Selling, general and administrative expenses Business Exit Costs Operations optimization costs (Note 15) Exit costs related to facilities Goodwill, Impairment Loss Impairment of goodwill Loss on impairment of goodwill (Note 7) Operating Income (Loss) Operating income Interest Expense Interest expense Interest Gain Loss on Sales of Assets and Asset Impairment Charges Gain on sale of property Gain on sale of real estate (Note 14) Other Nonoperating Income (Expense) Other income (expense) Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Equity Method Investments, Income Taxes, Extraordinary Items, Noncontrolling Interest Income before income taxes Income before income taxes Income before income taxes Income Tax Expense (Benefit) Tax expense (benefit) Income taxes Income taxes (Note 17) Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Parent Net income Net income Net income Net Income Per Share Net income available to common shareholders, per common and common equivalent share (Note 4) Earnings Per Share, Basic Basic Net income per share - 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Stock Received During Period Value for Payment of Stock Option Exercises Common stock received for payment of stock option exercises Common stock received for payment of stock option exercises Represents the number of shares of stock received for payment of stock option exercises during the period. 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Engineering Studies For Facility Consolidation And Rationalization Initiative [Member] Engineering Studies related to Facility Consolidation and Rationalization Initiative Income Statement Location [Axis] Income Statement Location [Domain] Income Statement Location [Domain] Other Operating Income Expense [Member] Other income (expense) Disposal Group Name [Axis] Disposal Groups Including Discontinued Operations Name [Domain] Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations, Name [Domain] Information pertaining to the Pawtucket, RI manufacturing facility. Pawtucket Rhode Island Manufacturing Facility [Member] Pawtucket, RI manufacturing facility Represents the Granite Falls, NC location. Granite Falls [Member] Granite Falls Location Accounting Standards Update201602 [Member] ASU 2016-02 Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Axis] Arrangements And Nonarrangement Transactions [Member] Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Domain] This member stands for equity retention agreements with certain employees. Equity Retention Agreement [Member] Equity Retention Agreement Consolidation Items [Axis] Consolidation Items [Domain] Consolidation Items [Domain] Operating Segments [Member] Reportable segments Corporate Non Segment [Member] Corporate and common costs Segments [Axis] Segment [Domain] Segments [Domain] Represents information related to the Adhesives, Sealants and Additives segment. Adhesives Sealants And Additives [Member] Adhesives, Sealants and Additives Represents information related to the Industrial Tapes segment. Industrial Tapes [Member] Industrial Tapes Represents information related to Corrosion Protection and Waterproofing segment. Corrosion Protection And Waterproofing [Member] Corrosion Protection and Waterproofing U [S] United States Represents information pertaining to countries other than US, UK and applicable to specific countries of foreign manufacturing operations All Other Foreign [Member] All other Foreign North America [Member] North America Asia [Member] Asia Europe [Member] Europe This member stands for all countries except for countries in North America, Europe and Asia. Other Countries [Member] All other foreign Other Nonoperating Income Expense [Member] Other income (expense) Represents the disclosure for the Randolph MA location Randolph Ma [Member] Randolph, MA - Property Long-term Debt, Type [Axis] Longterm Debt Type [Domain] Long-term Debt, Type [Domain] Represents the disclosures for the New Credit Agreement dated December 15, 2016. New Credit Agreement [Member] New Credit Agreement Variable Rate [Axis] Variable Rate [Domain] Variable Rate [Domain] London Interbank Offered Rate L I B O R [Member] London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)