Debt (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Nov. 30, 2019

Debt [Abstract]

Schedule Of Debt

	November 30,		August 31,
	2019		2019
	(Dollars in thousands)
Uncommitted bank facilities	$	117,000	$	155,000
Private Placement Debt:
2.65% Senior notes, series A, due July 28, 2023		75,000		75,000
2.90% Senior notes, series B, due July 28, 2026		100,000		100,000
3.79% Senior notes, due June 11, 2025		20,000		20,000
Shelf Facility Agreements		90,000		90,000
Financing arrangements		1,074		82
Less: unamortized debt issuance costs		(1,064)		(1,169)
Total debt, excluding obligations under finance leases	$	402,010	$	438,913
Less: current portion(1)		(137,687)		(174,688)
Total long-term debt, excluding obligations under finance leases	$	264,323	$	264,225

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(1)Net of unamortized debt issuance costs expected to be amortized in the next twelve months.