CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Nov. 30, 2022	Aug. 31, 2022
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 582,069	$ 672,596
Accounts receivable (less allowance for doubtful accounts of $4,901 and $4,990)	1,287,286	1,358,907
Inventories, net	1,102,774	1,169,696
Prepaid and other current assets	251,985	240,269
Total current assets	3,224,114	3,441,468
Property, plant and equipment, net	2,028,955	1,910,871
Intangible assets, net	251,819	257,409
Goodwill	277,453	249,009
Other noncurrent assets	491,626	378,270
Total assets	6,273,967	6,237,027
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	396,560	428,055
Accrued expenses and other payables	441,586	540,136
Current maturities of long-term debt and short-term borrowings	239,406	388,796
Total current liabilities	1,077,552	1,356,987
Deferred income taxes	283,754	250,302
Other noncurrent liabilities	235,280	230,060
Long-term debt	1,093,146	1,113,249
Total liabilities	2,689,732	2,950,598
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 117,291,637 and 117,496,053 shares	1,290	1,290
Additional paid-in capital	361,199	382,767
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(10,189)	(114,451)
Retained earnings	3,555,425	3,312,438
Less treasury stock 11,769,027 and 11,564,611 shares at cost	(323,722)	(295,847)
Stockholders' equity	3,584,003	3,286,197
Stockholders' equity attributable to non-controlling interests	232	232
Total stockholders' equity	3,584,235	3,286,429
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 6,273,967	$ 6,237,027