Other Current Assets and Liabilities

6 Months Ended

Feb. 28, 2023

Other current assets and liabilities [Abstract]

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Other Current Assets and Liabilities    Other current assets and liabilities as of February 28, 2023, and August 31, 2022, are as follows:

	February 28, 2023		August 31, 2022
Other current assets	(Dollars in thousands)
Derivative assets (Note 11)	$	453,455	$	535,698
Margin and related deposits	348,448		390,782
Supplier advance payments	624,293		198,753
Restricted cash	127,634		109,517
Other	136,603		147,954
Total other current assets	$	1,690,433	$	1,382,704
Other current liabilities
Customer margin deposits and credit balances	$	231,219	$	283,234
Customer advance payments	1,126,830		525,003
Derivative liabilities (Note 11)	297,679		398,781
Dividends and equity payable	866,267		1,000,000
Total other current liabilities	$	2,521,995	$	2,207,018