CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	May 31, 2017	Aug. 31, 2016
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 275,778	$ 517,544
Accounts receivable (less allowance for doubtful accounts of $4,986 and $6,427)	869,970	765,784
Inventories, net	798,013	652,754
Other current assets	108,248	112,043
Total current assets	2,052,009	2,048,125
Property, plant and equipment:
Land	82,137	70,291
Buildings and improvements	512,843	487,305
Equipment	1,717,576	1,655,909
Construction in process	218,724	111,156
Property, plant and equipment, Gross	2,531,280	2,324,661
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization	(1,514,405)	(1,429,612)
Property, plant and equipment, Net	1,016,875	895,049
Goodwill	66,764	66,373
Other noncurrent assets	138,951	121,322
Total assets	3,274,599	3,130,869
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable-trade	345,974	243,532
Accounts payable-documentary letters of credit	566	5
Accrued expenses and other payables	258,288	264,112
Current maturities of long-term debt	311,654	313,469
Total current liabilities	916,482	821,118
Deferred income taxes	61,492	63,021
Other long-term liabilities	126,864	121,351
Long-term debt	751,676	757,948
Total liabilities	1,856,514	1,763,438
Commitments and contingencies (Note 14)
Stockholders' equity:
Common stock, par value $0.01 per share; authorized 200,000,000 shares; issued 129,060,664 shares; outstanding 115,788,992 and 114,635,596 shares, respectively	1,290	1,290
Additional paid-in capital	338,548	358,745
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(97,001)	(112,914)
Retained earnings	1,407,242	1,372,988
Less treasury stock, 13,271,672 and 14,425,068 shares at cost	(232,167)	(252,837)
Stockholders' equity attributable to CMC	1,417,912	1,367,272
Stockholders' equity attributable to noncontrolling interests	173	159
Total stockholders' equity	1,418,085	1,367,431
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 3,274,599	$ 3,130,869