CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Feb. 28, 2018	Aug. 31, 2017
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 195,184	$ 252,595
Accounts receivable (less allowance for doubtful accounts of $4,524 and $4,146)	634,721	561,411
Inventories, net	523,409	462,648
Other current assets	118,437	140,136
Assets of businesses held for sale & discontinued operations	176,287	297,110
Total current assets	1,648,038	1,713,900
Property, plant and equipment:
Land	110,053	81,570
Buildings and improvements	603,379	512,715
Equipment	1,903,905	1,720,299
Construction in process	54,587	258,109
Property, plant and equipment, Gross	2,671,924	2,572,693
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization	(1,588,722)	(1,521,016)
Property, plant and equipment, Net	1,083,202	1,051,677
Goodwill	64,504	64,915
Other noncurrent assets	114,736	144,639
Total assets	2,910,480	2,975,131
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable-trade	247,586	226,456
Accrued expenses and other payables	213,220	274,972
Current maturities of long-term debt	18,958	19,182
Liabilities of businesses held for sale & discontinued operations	50,561	87,828
Total current liabilities	530,325	608,438
Deferred income taxes	18,929	49,160
Other long-term liabilities	109,919	111,023
Long-term debt	799,834	805,580
Total liabilities	1,459,007	1,574,201
Commitments and contingencies (Note 13)
Stockholders' equity:
Common stock, par value $0.01 per share; authorized 200,000,000 shares; issued 129,060,664 shares; outstanding 116,825,668 and 115,793,736 shares	1,290	1,290
Additional paid-in capital	349,454	349,258
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(66,466)	(81,513)
Retained earnings	1,382,791	1,363,806
Less treasury stock, 12,234,996 and 13,266,928 shares at cost	(215,782)	(232,084)
Stockholders' equity attributable to CMC	1,451,287	1,400,757
Stockholders' equity attributable to noncontrolling interests	186	173
Total stockholders' equity	1,451,473	1,400,930
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 2,910,480	$ 2,975,131