CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Feb. 28, 2022	Aug. 31, 2021
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 846,587	$ 497,745
Restricted cash	153,113	3,384
Accounts receivable (less allowance for doubtful accounts of $5,446 and $5,553)	1,153,868	1,105,580
Inventories, net	1,142,446	935,387
Prepaid and other current assets	192,096	169,649
Assets held for sale	2,138	25,083
Total current assets	3,490,248	2,736,828
Property, plant and equipment, net	1,649,264	1,566,123
Goodwill	65,775	66,137
Other noncurrent assets	298,933	269,583
Total assets	5,504,220	4,638,671
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	414,025	450,723
Accrued expenses and other payables	383,622	475,384
Current maturities of long-term debt and short-term borrowings	27,554	54,366
Total current liabilities	825,201	980,473
Deferred income taxes	146,179	112,067
Other noncurrent liabilities	217,138	235,607
Long-term debt	1,445,755	1,015,415
Total liabilities	2,634,273	2,343,562
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 121,495,868 and 120,586,589 shares	1,290	1,290
Additional paid-in capital	366,162	368,064
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(91,876)	(84,820)
Retained earnings	2,745,117	2,162,925
Less treasury stock 7,564,796 and 8,474,075 shares at cost	(150,978)	(152,582)
Stockholders' equity	2,869,715	2,294,877
Stockholders' equity attributable to non-controlling interests	232	232
Total stockholders' equity	2,869,947	2,295,109
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 5,504,220	$ 4,638,671