Segment Reporting - Sales By Geographic Regions (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Aug. 31, 2021	Aug. 31, 2020	Aug. 31, 2019
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 38,448,033	$ 28,406,365	$ 31,900,453
Sales	38,448,033	28,406,365	31,900,453
srt_SegmentGeographicalDomain [Member]
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Revenues	38,448,033	28,406,365	31,900,453
Asia Pacific (APAC)
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Revenues	709,402	712,840	1,081,692
North America (a)
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Revenues	36,540,178	25,360,077	27,896,269
South America
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Revenues	242,848	1,559,380	2,027,020
Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA)
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 955,605	$ 774,068	$ 895,472