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Debt - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)			12 Months Ended
Debt - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2022	Mar. 01, 2022	Aug. 31, 2022	Aug. 31, 2021	Aug. 31, 2020	May 31, 2022	Mar. 05, 2020	Aug. 31, 2019	Mar. 29, 2019
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayments of debt			$ 825,000,000	$ 0	$ 0
Interest expense			$ 35,200,000	$ 8,100,000
Weighted average interest rate	2.02%		2.02%	1.38%
Interest rate swap agreement \| Cash Flow Hedging \| Designated as Hedging Instrument
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fixed interest rate		1.162%					0.7995%
Line of Credit \| 2019 Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt issuance costs								$ 900,000
Amortization of remaining debt issuance costs		$ 400,000
Line of Credit \| 2022 Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt issuance costs						$ 9,500,000
Covenants, permitted netting of unrestricted cash and cash equivalents		350,000,000.0
Covenants, material acquisition aggregate consideration minimum		$ 200,000,000.0
Covenants, maximum leverage ratio, potential increase		0.50
Covenants, minimum interest coverage ratio		3.00
Line of Credit \| 2022 Credit Agreement \| Beginning with fiscal quarter ending May 31, 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Covenants, required maximum leverage ratio		4.00
Line of Credit \| 2022 Credit Agreement \| Beginning with fiscal quarter ending August 31, 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Covenants, required maximum leverage ratio		3.75
Line of Credit \| 2022 Credit Agreement \| Beginning with fiscal quarter ending August 31, 2024
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Covenants, required maximum leverage ratio		3.50
Line of Credit \| 2022 Credit Agreement \| Term SOFR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		1.10%
Floor interest rate		0
Line of Credit \| 2022 Credit Agreement \| Term SOFR \| Credit Spread Adjustment
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		0.10%
Line of Credit \| 2022 Credit Agreement \| Term SOFR \| Interest Rate Margin
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		1.00%
Line of Credit \| 2022 Credit Agreement \| Daily Simple SOFR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Floor interest rate		0
Line of Credit \| 2022 Credit Agreement \| Daily Simple SOFR \| Credit Spread Adjustment
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		0.10%
Line of Credit \| 2022 Credit Agreement \| Daily Simple SONIA
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Floor interest rate		0
Line of Credit \| 2022 Credit Agreement \| EURIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Floor interest rate		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]
Aggregate principal amount		$ 500,000,000.0
Stated interest rate		2.90%
Senior Notes \| 2032 Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount		$ 500,000,000.0
Stated interest rate		3.45%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Line of Credit \| 2019 Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity									$ 750,000,000.0
Borrowed									$ 575,000,000.0
Revolving Credit Facility \| Line of Credit \| 2022 Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity		$ 500,000,000.0
Borrowed		250,000,000.0
Maximum additional borrowings		$ 750,000,000.0
Commitment fee percentage	0.125%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Line of Credit \| 2022 Credit Agreement \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Commitment fee percentage		0.10%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Line of Credit \| 2022 Credit Agreement \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Commitment fee percentage		0.25%
Letter of Credit \| Line of Credit \| 2022 Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity		$ 100,000,000.0
Swingline Loan \| Line of Credit \| 2022 Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity		50,000,000.0
Term Loan \| Line of Credit \| 2022 Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Borrowed		1,000,000,000.0
Aggregate principal amount		$ 1,000,000,000.0
Scheduled amortization payments		1.25%
Repayments of debt			$ 250,000,000.0
Voluntary prepayments of debt			$ 237,500,000