| Component: (Network and Table) | |
|---|---|
| Network | 2401403 - Disclosure - Reconciliation of Changes in Accrued Product Warranty and Restructuring (Detail) (http://www.actuant.com/role/ReconciliationOfChangesInAccruedProductWarrantyAndRestructuringDetail) |
| Table | Schedule of Restructuring and Related Costs [Table] |
| Reporting Entity [Axis] | 0000006955 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK) |
| Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] | Period [Axis] | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2015-09-01 - 2016-08-31 | 2014-09-01 - 2015-08-31 | 2013-09-01 - 2014-08-31 | |||||||||
| Business Segments [Axis] | Business Segments [Axis] | Business Segments [Axis] | |||||||||
| Industrial | Energy | Engineered Solutions | Corporation | Segments [Domain] | Industrial | Energy | Engineered Solutions | Corporation | Segments [Domain] | Segments [Domain] | |
Balance as of August 31, 2015 | |||||||||||
Restructuring charges | 14,571,000 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
Cash payments | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ||||||
Non-cash uses of reserve | ( | ( | ( | ( | ( | ||||||
Impact of changes in foreign currency rates | ( | ||||||||||
Balance as of August 31, 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||