CREDIT ARRANGEMENTS (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Nov. 30, 2022

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Long-term debt, including the deferred gain from the termination of the interest rate swaps

Long-term debt was as follows: 

(in thousands)	Weighted Average Interest Rate as of November 30, 2022	November 30, 2022		August 31, 2022
2032 Notes	4.375%	$	300,000	$	300,000
2031 Notes	3.875%	300,000		300,000
2030 Notes	4.125%	300,000		300,000
2023 Notes	4.875%	214,059		330,000
Series 2022 Bonds, due 2047	4.000%	145,060		145,060
Poland Term Loan	—	—		32,439
Short-term borrowings	—	—		26,390
Other	4.550%	21,097		21,278
Finance leases		63,862		58,536
Total debt		1,344,078		1,513,703
Less unamortized debt issuance costs		(16,317)		(16,496)
Plus unamortized bond premium		4,791		4,838
Total amounts outstanding		1,332,552		1,502,045
Less current maturities of long-term debt and short-term borrowings		(239,406)		(388,796)
Long-term debt		$	1,093,146	$	1,113,249