Income Taxes Income Taxes (Tables)
 3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended
Feb. 28, 2014
Feb. 28, 2014
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]    
Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Table Text Block]
A reconciliation of the U.S. statutory federal income tax rate with the effective tax rates for the second quarter of fiscal 2014 and 2013 is as follows:

Three months ended February 28,
 
2014
 
2013
 
(In thousands, except for %’s)
U.S. statutory federal income tax rate
$
3,526

 
35.0
 %
 
$
2,785

 
35.0
 %
Amount of foreign taxes at less than U.S. statutory federal income tax rate
(3,878
)
 
(38.4
)
 
(1,355
)
 
(17.0
)
U.S. and foreign losses with no tax benefit
2,815

 
27.9

 
1,161

 
14.6

U.S. restructuring and other U.S. charges with no benefit
868

 
8.6

 
231

 
2.9

Valuation allowance changes
—

 
—

 
(7,049
)
 
(88.6
)
Establishment (resolution) of uncertain tax positions
(70
)
 
(0.7
)
 
(422
)
 
(5.3
)
Other
166

 
1.6

 
299

 
3.8

Total income tax expense (benefit)
$
3,427

 
34.0
 %
 
$
(4,350
)
 
(54.6
)%
A reconciliation of the U.S. statutory federal income tax rate with the effective tax rates for the six months ended February 28, 2014 and 2013 is as follows:
 
Six months ended February 28,
 
2014
 
2013
 
(In thousands, except for %’s)
U.S. statutory federal income tax rate
$
9,546

 
35.0
 %
 
$
8,237

 
35.0
 %
Amount of foreign taxes at less than U.S. statutory federal income tax rate
(7,674
)
 
(28.1
)
 
(4,603
)
 
(19.5
)
U.S. and foreign losses with no tax benefit
4,600

 
16.9

 
1,941

 
8.2

U.S. restructuring and other U.S. charges with no benefit
1,342

 
4.9

 
554

 
2.4

Valuation allowance changes
—

 
—

 
(7,049
)
 
(30.0
)
Establishment (resolution) of uncertain tax positions
(14
)
 
(0.1
)
 
(253
)
 
(1.1
)
Other
195

 
0.7

 
260

 
1.1

Total income tax expense (benefit)
$
7,995

 
29.3
 %
 
$
(913
)
 
(3.9
)%