CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	May 31, 2018	Aug. 31, 2017
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 600,444	$ 252,595
Accounts receivable (less allowance for doubtful accounts of $4,648 and $4,146)	678,343	561,411
Inventories, net	595,231	462,648
Other current assets	109,656	140,136
Assets of businesses held for sale & discontinued operations	11,282	297,110
Total current assets	1,994,956	1,713,900
Property, plant and equipment, Net	1,074,357	1,051,677
Goodwill	64,316	64,915
Other noncurrent assets	111,864	144,639
Total assets	3,245,493	2,975,131
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable-trade	241,584	226,456
Accrued expenses and other payables	247,635	274,972
Current maturities of long-term debt	19,874	19,182
Liabilities of businesses held for sale & discontinued operations	2,843	87,828
Total current liabilities	511,936	608,438
Deferred income taxes	30,760	49,160
Other long-term liabilities	110,792	111,023
Long-term debt	1,139,103	805,580
Total liabilities	1,792,591	1,574,201
Stockholders' equity:
Common stock, par value $0.01 per share; authorized 200,000,000 shares; issued 129,060,664 shares; outstanding 117,014,019 and 115,793,736 shares	1,290	1,290
Additional paid-in capital	347,744	349,258
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(91,622)	(81,513)
Retained earnings	1,408,715	1,363,806
Less treasury stock, 12,046,645 and 13,266,928 shares at cost	(213,411)	(232,084)
Stockholders' equity attributable to CMC	1,452,716	1,400,757
Stockholders' equity attributable to noncontrolling interests	186	173
Total stockholders' equity	1,452,902	1,400,930
Commitments and contingencies (Note 13)
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 3,245,493	$ 2,975,131