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Note 8 - Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables)
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3 Months Ended |
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Nov. 30, 2011
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| Schedule of Goodwill [Table Text Block] |
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Power
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Plant
Services
|
|
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E&I
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|
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E&C
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|
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F&M
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|
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Total
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Balance
at August 31, 2011
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$
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139,177
|
|
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$
|
42,027
|
|
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$
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207,862
|
|
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$
|
139,099
|
|
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$
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17,625
|
|
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$
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545,790
|
|
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Acquisitions
and related adjustments
|
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—
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|
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—
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30
|
|
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—
|
|
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—
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|
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30
|
|
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Currency
translation adjustment
|
|
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—
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|
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—
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|
|
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(638
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)
|
|
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(589
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)
|
|
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(738
|
)
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|
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(1,965
|
)
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Balance
at November 30, 2011
|
|
$
|
139,177
|
|
|
$
|
42,027
|
|
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$
|
207,254
|
|
|
$
|
138,510
|
|
|
$
|
16,887
|
|
|
$
|
543,855
|
|
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| Schedule of Acquired Finite-Lived Intangible Assets by Major Class [Table Text Block] |
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Proprietary
Technologies,
Patents
and Tradenames
|
|
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Client
Relationships
|
|
|
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Gross
Carrying Amount
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Accumulated
Amortization
|
|
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Gross
Carrying Amount
|
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Accumulated
Amortization
|
|
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Balance
at August 31, 2011
|
|
$
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41,957
|
|
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$
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(27,735
|
)
|
|
$
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5,016
|
|
|
$
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(2,096
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)
|
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Currency
translation adjustments
|
|
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(42
|
)
|
|
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12
|
|
|
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(38
|
)
|
|
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(154
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)
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Amortization
|
|
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—
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(699
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)
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|
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—
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|
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—
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Balance
at November 30, 2011
|
|
$
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41,915
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|
|
$
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(28,422
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)
|
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$
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4,978
|
|
|
$
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(2,250
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)
|
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| Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Future Amortization Expense [Table Text Block] |
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Proprietary
Technologies,
Patents,
and Tradenames
|
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Client
Relationships
|
|
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Remainder
of fiscal year 2012
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$
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2,197
|
|
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$
|
401
|
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2013
|
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2,790
|
|
|
|
423
|
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2014
|
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2,713
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|
|
|
423
|
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2015
|
|
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2,639
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|
|
|
423
|
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2016
|
|
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2,594
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|
|
|
423
|
|
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Thereafter
|
|
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560
|
|
|
|
635
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|
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Total
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$
|
13,493
|
|
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$
|
2,728
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