| Segment Reporting Disclosure [Text Block] |
SEGMENT INFORMATION The Company considers its operating structure and the types of information subject to regular review by its President and Chief Executive Officer, who is the Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”), to identify reportable segments. The CODM makes decisions, assesses performance and allocates resources by the following regions, which are also the Company’s reportable segments: Europe, Middle East and Africa (“EMEA”), the Americas, and Asia Pacific (“APAC”). The CODM uses net sales to unaffiliated customers, segment gross profit and segment operating income in order to make decisions, assess performance and allocate resources to each segment. Segment operating income does not include items such as interest income or expense, other income or expense, foreign currency transaction gains or losses, restructuring related expenses including accelerated depreciation, asset impairments, or costs and inventory step-up charges related to business acquisitions. Corporate expenses include the compensation of certain personnel, certain audit expenses, Board of Directors related costs, certain insurance costs, costs associated with being a publicly traded entity and other miscellaneous legal and professional fees. The following table summarizes net sales to unaffiliated customers by segment: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Three months ended February 28, | | Six months ended February 28, | | 2014 | | 2013 | | 2014 | | 2013 | | (In thousands) | EMEA | $ | 383,024 |
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| $ | 342,198 |
| | $ | 775,486 |
| | $ | 693,686 |
| Americas | 157,099 |
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| 144,205 |
| | 303,626 |
| | 293,779 |
| APAC | 48,385 |
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| 29,037 |
| | 94,793 |
| | 60,060 |
| Total net sales to unaffiliated customers | $ | 588,508 |
| | $ | 515,440 |
| | $ | 1,173,905 |
| | $ | 1,047,525 |
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Below the Company presents gross profit by segment: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Three months ended February 28, | | Six months ended February 28, | | 2014 | | 2013 | | 2014 | | 2013 | | (In thousands) | EMEA | $ | 47,499 |
| | $ | 39,930 |
| | $ | 99,439 |
| | $ | 85,033 |
| Americas | 21,226 |
| | 18,735 |
| | 42,659 |
| | 40,161 |
| APAC | 6,527 |
| | 4,938 |
| | 13,150 |
| | 10,492 |
| Total segment gross profit | 75,252 |
| | 63,603 |
| | 155,248 |
| | 135,686 |
| Inventory step-up | (782 | ) | | — |
| | (1,199 | ) | | (138 | ) | Accelerated depreciation and restructuring related | (171 | ) | | (404 | ) | | (642 | ) | | (682 | ) | Total gross profit | $ | 74,299 |
| | $ | 63,199 |
| | $ | 153,407 |
| | $ | 134,866 |
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Below is a reconciliation of segment operating income to operating income and income from continuing operations before taxes: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Three months ended February 28, | | Six months ended February 28, | | 2014 | | 2013 | | 2014 | | 2013 | | (In thousands) | EMEA | $ | 17,553 |
| | $ | 11,521 |
| | $ | 37,972 |
| | $ | 27,666 |
| Americas | 6,269 |
| | 5,845 |
| | 13,632 |
| | 13,637 |
| APAC | 3,176 |
| | 2,405 |
| | 6,542 |
| | 5,494 |
| Total segment operating income | 26,998 |
| | 19,771 |
| | 58,146 |
| | 46,797 |
| Corporate | (7,714 | ) | | (7,512 | ) | | (14,397 | ) | | (13,459 | ) | Costs related to acquisitions | (1,851 | ) | | (675 | ) | | (2,487 | ) | | (987 | ) | Restructuring and related costs | (2,792 | ) | | (1,669 | ) | | (6,164 | ) | | (3,606 | ) | Accelerated depreciation | — |
| | (404 | ) | | (108 | ) | | (682 | ) | Asset impairment | (104 | ) | | — |
| | (104 | ) | | (498 | ) | Curtailment gain (loss) | — |
| | — |
| | — |
| | (333 | ) | Inventory step-up | (782 | ) | | — |
| | (1,199 | ) | | (138 | ) | Operating income | 13,755 |
| | 9,511 |
| | 33,687 |
| | 27,094 |
| Interest expense, net | (2,407 | ) | | (1,806 | ) | | (4,536 | ) | | (3,367 | ) | Foreign currency transaction gains (losses) | (1,466 | ) | | 40 |
| | (2,148 | ) | | (539 | ) | Other income (expense), net | 193 |
| | 211 |
| | 271 |
| | 347 |
| Income from continuing operations before taxes | $ | 10,075 |
| | $ | 7,956 |
| | $ | 27,274 |
| | $ | 23,535 |
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Globally, the Company operates in five product families: (1) masterbatch solutions, (2) engineered plastics, (3) distribution services, (4) specialty powders and (5) custom performance colors. The consolidated net sales for these product families are as follows: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Three months ended February 28, | | 2014 |
| 2013 | | (In thousands, except for %'s) | Masterbatch solutions | $ | 188,969 |
| | 32 | % | | $ | 189,544 |
| | 37 | % | Engineered plastics | 182,890 |
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| 31 |
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| 123,908 |
|
| 24 |
| Distribution services | 94,406 |
| | 16 |
| | 94,608 |
| | 18 |
| Specialty powders | 79,863 |
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| 14 |
|
| 69,741 |
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| 14 |
| Custom performance colors | 42,380 |
| | 7 |
| | 37,639 |
| | 7 |
| Total consolidated net sales | $ | 588,508 |
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| 100 | % |
| $ | 515,440 |
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| 100 | % |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Six months ended February 28, | | 2014 | | 2013 | | (In thousands, except for %'s) | Masterbatch solutions | $ | 381,361 |
| | 33 | % | | $ | 388,470 |
| | 37 | % | Engineered plastics | 357,601 |
| | 30 |
| | 258,726 |
| | 25 |
| Distribution services | 184,314 |
| | 16 |
| | 182,255 |
| | 17 |
| Specialty powders | 166,810 |
| | 14 |
| | 143,564 |
| | 14 |
| Custom performance colors | 83,819 |
| | 7 |
| | 74,510 |
| | 7 |
| Total consolidated net sales | $ | 1,173,905 |
| | 100 | % | | $ | 1,047,525 |
| | 100 | % |
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