Property, Plant and Equipment - Schedule of Property, Plant and Equipment (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Aug. 31, 2022	Aug. 31, 2021
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, gross	$ 10,180,972	$ 9,886,257
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization	5,436,013	5,076,252
Total property, plant and equipment	4,744,959	4,810,005
Land and land improvements
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, gross	334,085	324,757
Buildings
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, gross	1,192,571	1,171,423
Machinery and equipment
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, gross	7,819,152	7,673,748
Office equipment and other
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, gross	496,121	378,352
Construction in progress
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, gross	$ 339,043	$ 337,977