CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Feb. 28, 2019	Aug. 31, 2018
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 66,742	$ 622,473
Accounts receivable (less allowance for doubtful accounts of $14,511 and $4,489)	976,681	749,484
Inventories, net	866,419	589,005
Other current assets	160,416	116,243
Total current assets	2,070,258	2,077,205
Property, plant and equipment, Net	1,478,320	1,075,038
Goodwill	64,257	64,310
Other noncurrent assets	115,857	111,751
Total assets	3,728,692	3,328,304
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable-trade	322,147	261,258
Accrued expenses and other payables	265,924	260,939
Acquired unfavorable contract backlog	75,358	0
Current maturities of long-term debt and short-term borrowings	88,902	19,746
Total current liabilities	752,331	541,943
Deferred income taxes	38,370	37,834
Other long-term liabilities	129,345	116,325
Long-term debt	1,310,150	1,138,619
Total liabilities	2,230,196	1,834,721
Stockholders' equity:
Common stock, par value $0.01 per share; authorized 200,000,000 shares; issued 129,060,664 shares; outstanding 117,921,070 and 117,015,558 shares	1,290	1,290
Additional paid-in capital	346,156	352,674
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(100,887)	(93,677)
Retained earnings	1,449,159	1,446,495
Less treasury stock, 11,139,594 and 12,045,106 shares at cost	(197,418)	(213,385)
Stockholders' equity	1,498,300	1,493,397
Stockholders' equity attributable to noncontrolling interests	196	186
Total stockholders' equity	1,498,496	1,493,583
Commitments and contingencies (Note 16)
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 3,728,692	$ 3,328,304