CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Feb. 28, 2021	Aug. 31, 2020
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 367,347	$ 542,103
Accounts receivable (less allowance for doubtful accounts of $7,623 and $9,597)	895,604	880,728
Inventories, net	776,561	625,393
Prepaid and other current assets	166,124	165,879
Total current assets	2,205,636	2,214,103
Property, plant and equipment, net	1,557,143	1,571,067
Goodwill	66,235	64,321
Other noncurrent assets	235,027	232,237
Total assets	4,064,041	4,081,728
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	309,413	266,102
Accrued expenses and other payables	341,903	461,012
Current maturities of long-term debt and short-term borrowings	22,777	18,149
Total current liabilities	674,093	745,263
Deferred income taxes	126,789	130,810
Other noncurrent liabilities	242,632	250,706
Long-term debt	1,011,035	1,065,536
Total liabilities	2,054,549	2,192,315
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 120,508,215 and 119,220,905 shares	1,290	1,290
Additional paid-in capital	354,620	358,912
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(102,140)	(103,764)
Retained earnings	1,909,443	1,807,826
Less treasury stock 8,552,449 and 9,839,759 shares at cost	(153,952)	(175,063)
Stockholders' equity	2,009,261	1,889,201
Stockholders' equity attributable to noncontrolling interests	231	212
Total equity	2,009,492	1,889,413
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 4,064,041	$ 4,081,728