CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	May 31, 2024	Aug. 31, 2023
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 698,338	$ 592,332
Accounts receivable (less allowance for doubtful accounts of $4,375 and $4,135)	1,182,269	1,240,217
Inventories, net	1,075,176	1,035,582
Prepaid and other current assets	283,845	276,024
Total current assets	3,239,628	3,144,155
Property, plant and equipment, net	2,511,865	2,409,360
Intangible assets, net	239,691	259,161
Goodwill	383,900	385,821
Other noncurrent assets	335,147	440,597
Total assets	6,710,231	6,639,094
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	303,057	364,390
Accrued expenses and other payables	399,026	438,811
Current maturities of long-term debt and short-term borrowings	62,871	40,513
Total current liabilities	764,954	843,714
Deferred income taxes	286,078	306,801
Other noncurrent liabilities	262,535	253,181
Long-term debt	1,137,602	1,114,284
Total liabilities	2,451,169	2,517,980
Commitments and contingencies (Note 12)
Stockholders' equity:
Common stock, par value $0.01 per share; authorized 200,000,000 shares; issued 129,060,664 shares; outstanding 115,104,191 and 116,515,427 shares	1,290	1,290
Additional paid-in capital	398,851	394,672
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(90,689)	(3,778)
Retained earnings	4,420,633	4,097,262
Less treasury stock 13,956,473 and 12,545,237 shares at cost	(471,271)	(368,573)
Stockholders' equity	4,258,814	4,120,873
Stockholders' equity attributable to non-controlling interests	248	241
Total stockholders' equity	4,259,062	4,121,114
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$ 6,710,231	$ 6,639,094