CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	May 31, 2020	Aug. 31, 2019
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 462,110	$ 192,461
Accounts receivable (less allowance for doubtful accounts of $8,661 and $8,403)	880,602	1,016,088
Inventories, net	644,887	692,368
Other current assets	157,390	179,088
Total current assets	2,144,989	2,080,005
Property, plant and equipment, net	1,513,469	1,500,971
Goodwill	64,126	64,138
Other noncurrent assets	232,303	113,657
Total assets	3,954,887	3,758,771
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	230,280	288,005
Accrued expenses and other payables	363,066	353,786
Acquired unfavorable contract backlog	16,726	35,360
Current maturities of long-term debt and short-term borrowings	17,271	17,439
Total current liabilities	627,343	694,590
Deferred income taxes	129,571	79,290
Other noncurrent liabilities	243,511	133,620
Long-term debt	1,153,800	1,227,214
Total liabilities	2,154,225	2,134,714
Commitments and contingencies (Note 13)
Stockholders' equity:
Common stock	1,290	1,290
Additional paid-in capital	356,846	358,668
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(134,657)	(124,126)
Retained earnings	1,754,491	1,585,379
Less treasury stock 9,995,531 and 11,135,726 shares at cost	(177,520)	(197,350)
Stockholders' equity	1,800,450	1,623,861
Stockholders' equity attributable to noncontrolling interests	212	196
Total stockholders' equity	1,800,662	1,624,057
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 3,954,887	$ 3,758,771
Common stock, par value (in USD per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01