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Debt - Narrative (Details)			3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
Debt - Narrative (Details)	May 31, 2022 USD ($)	Mar. 01, 2022 USD ($)	May 31, 2022 USD ($)	May 31, 2021 USD ($)	May 31, 2022 USD ($)	May 31, 2021 USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Mar. 05, 2020	Aug. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Mar. 29, 2019 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Borrowed	$ 2,125,000,000		$ 2,125,000,000		$ 2,125,000,000
Repayments of debt					700,000,000	$ 0
Interest rate swap agreement \| Cash flow hedging \| Designated as hedging instrument
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fixed rate		1.162%						0.7995%
Term Loan \| 2022 Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Borrowed	875,000,000	$ 1,000,000,000.0	875,000,000		875,000,000		$ 0
Aggregate principal amount		$ 1,000,000,000.0
Scheduled amortization payments		1.25%
Repayments of debt			125,000,000.0
Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt issuance costs		$ 9,100,000
Discount		$ 2,800,000
Redemption price, percentage		101.00%
Senior Notes \| 2027 Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Borrowed	500,000,000		500,000,000		500,000,000		0
Aggregate principal amount		$ 500,000,000.0
Stated interest rate		2.90%
Senior Notes \| 2032 Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Borrowed	$ 500,000,000		500,000,000		500,000,000		$ 0
Aggregate principal amount		$ 500,000,000.0
Stated interest rate		3.45%
Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest expense			$ 15,800,000	$ 2,000,000.0	$ 19,600,000	$ 6,000,000.0
Weighted average interest rate	1.75%		1.75%		1.75%		1.38%
Revolving Credit Facility \| 2019 Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity										$ 750,000,000.0
Borrowed										$ 575,000,000.0
Debt issuance costs									$ 900,000
Amortization of remaining debt issuance costs		$ 400,000
Revolving Credit Facility \| 2022 Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity		500,000,000.0
Borrowed		250,000,000.0
Debt issuance costs	$ 9,500,000		$ 9,500,000		$ 9,500,000
Maximum additional borrowings		750,000,000.0
Commitment fee percentage	12.50%
Interest rate during period					1.10%
Covenants, permitted netting of unrestricted cash and cash equivalents		350,000,000.0
Covenants, material acquisition aggregate consideration minimum		$ 200,000,000.0
Covenants, minimum interest coverage ratio		3.00
Revolving Credit Facility \| 2022 Credit Agreement \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Commitment fee percentage		0.10%
Covenants, maximum leverage ratio, potential increase		0.50
Revolving Credit Facility \| 2022 Credit Agreement \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Commitment fee percentage		0.25%
Covenants, maximum leverage ratio, potential increase		1.00
Revolving Credit Facility \| 2022 Credit Agreement \| Beginning with fiscal quarter ending May 31, 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Covenants, required maximum leverage ratio		4.00
Revolving Credit Facility \| 2022 Credit Agreement \| Beginning with fiscal quarter ending August 31, 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Covenants, required maximum leverage ratio		3.75
Revolving Credit Facility \| 2022 Credit Agreement \| Beginning with fiscal quarter ending August 31, 2024
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Covenants, required maximum leverage ratio		3.50
Revolving Credit Facility \| 2022 Credit Agreement \| Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		0.10%
Floor interest rate		0
Revolving Credit Facility \| 2022 Credit Agreement \| Daily Simple SOFR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		0.10%
Floor interest rate		0
Revolving Credit Facility \| 2022 Credit Agreement \| Daily Simple SONIA
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Floor interest rate		0
Revolving Credit Facility \| 2022 Credit Agreement \| EURIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Floor interest rate		0
Letter of Credit \| 2022 Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity		$ 100,000,000.0
Swingline Loan \| 2022 Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity		$ 50,000,000.0