CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	May 31, 2023	Aug. 31, 2022
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 475,489	$ 672,596
Accounts receivable (less allowance for doubtful accounts of $4,633 and $4,990)	1,244,652	1,358,907
Inventories, net	1,145,476	1,169,696
Prepaid and other current assets	276,024	240,269
Total current assets	3,141,641	3,441,468
Property, plant and equipment, net	2,268,150	1,910,871
Intangible assets, net	252,260	257,409
Goodwill	342,109	249,009
Other noncurrent assets	516,700	378,270
Total assets	6,520,860	6,237,027
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	382,482	428,055
Accrued expenses and other payables	414,240	540,136
Current maturities of long-term debt and short-term borrowings	56,222	388,796
Total current liabilities	852,944	1,356,987
Deferred income taxes	310,087	250,302
Other noncurrent liabilities	231,321	230,060
Long-term debt	1,102,883	1,113,249
Total liabilities	2,497,235	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 116,863,346 and 117,496,053 shares	1,290	1,290
Additional paid-in capital	385,418	382,767
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	54,982	(114,451)
Retained earnings	3,931,775	3,312,438
Less treasury stock 12,197,318 and 11,564,611 shares at cost	(350,081)	(295,847)
Stockholders' equity	4,023,384	3,286,197
Stockholders' equity attributable to non-controlling interests	241	232
Total stockholders' equity	4,023,625	3,286,429
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 6,520,860	$ 6,237,027