Other Current Assets and Liabilities

3 Months Ended

Nov. 30, 2023

Other current assets and liabilities [Abstract]

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Other Current Assets and Liabilities

    Other current assets and liabilities as of November 30, 2023, and August 31, 2023, are as follows:

	November 30, 2023		August 31, 2023
Other current assets	(Dollars in thousands)
Derivative assets (Note 11)	$	241,237	$	320,119
Margin and related deposits	262,298		342,872
Prepaid expenses	187,036		149,682
Supplier advance payments	446,142		136,304
Restricted cash	69,156		79,301
Other	7,462		14,095
Total other current assets	$	1,213,331	$	1,042,373
Other current liabilities
Customer margin deposits and credit balances	$	126,620	$	197,315
Customer advance payments	442,181		356,760
Derivative liabilities (Note 11)	278,815		355,696
Dividends and equity payable	760,930		730,000
Total other current liabilities	$	1,608,546	$	1,639,771