CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Feb. 28, 2023	Aug. 31, 2022
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 603,966	$ 672,596
Accounts receivable (less allowance for doubtful accounts of $4,928 and $4,990)	1,263,547	1,358,907
Inventories, net	1,144,268	1,169,696
Prepaid and other current assets	266,365	240,269
Total current assets	3,278,146	3,441,468
Property, plant and equipment, net	2,159,730	1,910,871
Intangible assets, net	248,723	257,409
Goodwill	278,711	249,009
Other noncurrent assets	519,541	378,270
Total assets	6,484,851	6,237,027
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	422,814	428,055
Accrued expenses and other payables	378,572	540,136
Current maturities of long-term debt and short-term borrowings	264,762	388,796
Total current liabilities	1,066,148	1,356,987
Deferred income taxes	303,367	250,302
Other noncurrent liabilities	232,415	230,060
Long-term debt	1,099,728	1,113,249
Total liabilities	2,701,658	2,950,598
Commitments and contingencies (Note 14)
Stockholders' equity:
Common stock, par value $0.01 per share; authorized 200,000,000 shares; issued 129,060,664 shares; outstanding 117,205,307 and 117,496,053 shares	1,290	1,290
Additional paid-in capital	374,440	382,767
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	24,496	(114,451)
Retained earnings	3,716,537	3,312,438
Less treasury stock 11,855,357 and 11,564,611 shares at cost	(333,802)	(295,847)
Stockholders' equity	3,782,961	3,286,197
Stockholders' equity attributable to non-controlling interests	232	232
Total stockholders' equity	3,783,193	3,286,429
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 6,484,851	$ 6,237,027