CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Aug. 31, 2023	Aug. 31, 2022
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 592,332	$ 672,596
Accounts receivable (less allowance for doubtful accounts of $4,135 and $4,990)	1,240,217	1,358,907
Inventories	1,035,582	1,169,696
Prepaid and other current assets	276,024	240,269
Total current assets	3,144,155	3,441,468
Property, plant and equipment:
Land	160,067	155,237
Buildings and improvements	1,071,102	799,715
Equipment	3,089,007	2,440,910
Construction in process	213,651	489,031
Property, plant and equipment, Gross	4,533,827	3,884,893
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization	(2,124,467)	(1,974,022)
Property, plant and equipment, Net	2,409,360	1,910,871
Intangible assets, net	259,161	257,409
Goodwill	385,821	249,009
Other noncurrent assets	440,597	378,270
Total assets	6,639,094	6,237,027
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	364,390	428,055
Accrued expenses and other payables	438,811	540,136
Current maturities of long-term debt and short-term borrowings	40,513	388,796
Total current liabilities	843,714	1,356,987
Deferred income taxes	306,801	250,302
Other noncurrent liabilities	253,181	230,060
Long-term debt	1,114,284	1,113,249
Total liabilities	2,517,980	2,950,598
Commitments and contingencies (Note 17)
Stockholders' equity:
Common stock, par value $0.01 per share; authorized 200,000,000 shares; issued 129,060,664 shares; outstanding 116,515,427 and 117,496,053 shares	1,290	1,290
Additional paid-in capital	394,672	382,767
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(3,778)	(114,451)
Retained earnings	4,097,262	3,312,438
Less treasury stock, 12,545,237 and 11,564,611 shares at cost	(368,573)	(295,847)
Stockholders' equity	4,120,873	3,286,197
Stockholders' equity attributable to non-controlling interests	241	232
Total stockholders' equity	4,121,114	3,286,429
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 6,639,094	$ 6,237,027