CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Aug. 31, 2017	Aug. 31, 2016
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 252,595	$ 517,544
Accounts receivable (less allowance for doubtful accounts of $8,665 and $6,427)	706,595	689,382
Inventories	614,459	540,014
Other current assets	140,251	110,464
Current assets of businesses held for sale	0	190,721
Total current assets	1,713,900	2,048,125
Property, plant and equipment:
Land	82,197	70,291
Buildings and improvements	522,468	486,703
Equipment	1,742,086	1,654,830
Construction in process	258,190	111,156
Property, plant and equipment, Gross	2,604,941	2,322,980
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization	(1,543,658)	(1,427,935)
Property, plant and equipment, Net	1,061,283	895,045
Goodwill	64,915	66,373
Other assets	135,033	121,326
Total assets	2,975,131	3,130,869
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	282,127	207,875
Accrued expenses and other payables	307,129	263,086
Current maturities of long-term debt	19,182	313,469
Current liabilities of businesses held for sale	0	36,688
Total current liabilities	608,438	821,118
Deferred income taxes	49,197	63,021
Other long-term liabilities	110,986	121,351
Long-term debt	805,580	757,948
Total liabilities	1,574,201	1,763,438
Commitments and contingencies (Note 18)
Stockholders' equity:
Common stock, par value $0.01 per share; authorized 200,000,000 shares; issued 129,060,664 shares; outstanding 115,793,736 and 114,635,596 shares	1,290	1,290
Additional paid-in capital	349,258	358,745
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(81,513)	(112,914)
Retained earnings	1,363,806	1,372,988
Less treasury stock, 13,266,928 and 14,425,068 shares at cost	(232,084)	(252,837)
Stockholders' equity	1,400,757	1,367,272
Stockholders' equity attributable to noncontrolling interests	173	159
Total equity	1,400,930	1,367,431
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 2,975,131	$ 3,130,869