CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Feb. 29, 2020	Aug. 31, 2019
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 232,442	$ 192,461
Accounts receivable (less allowance for doubtful accounts of $8,388 and $8,403)	961,694	1,016,088
Inventories, net	714,842	692,368
Other current assets	176,000	179,088
Total current assets	2,084,978	2,080,005
Property, plant and equipment, net	1,522,342	1,500,971
Goodwill	64,172	64,138
Other noncurrent assets	236,446	113,657
Total assets	3,907,938	3,758,771
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	275,491	288,005
Accrued expenses and other payables	329,920	353,786
Acquired unfavorable contract backlog	21,008	35,360
Current maturities of long-term debt and short-term borrowings	22,715	17,439
Total current liabilities	649,134	694,590
Deferred income taxes	123,726	79,290
Other noncurrent liabilities	232,450	133,620
Long-term debt	1,144,573	1,227,214
Total liabilities	2,149,883	2,134,714
Commitments and contingencies (Note 13)
Stockholders' equity:
Common stock	1,290	1,290
Additional paid-in capital	351,481	358,668
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(121,390)	(124,126)
Retained earnings	1,704,045	1,585,379
Less treasury stock 9,998,775 and 11,135,726 shares at cost	(177,583)	(197,350)
Stockholders' equity	1,757,843	1,623,861
Stockholders' equity attributable to noncontrolling interests	212	196
Total stockholders' equity	1,758,055	1,624,057
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 3,907,938	$ 3,758,771
Common stock, par value (in USD per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01