Revenue (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Feb. 29, 2024

Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]

Summary of Revenues Disaggregated by Major Product and Sales Destination

The table below illustrates the Company’s revenues disaggregated by major product and sales destination (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	February 29,		February 28,		February 29,		February 28,
	2024		2023		2024		2023
Major product information:
Ferrous revenues	$	316,097	$	434,122	$	664,994	$	695,851
Nonferrous revenues		164,481		179,655		333,775		357,330
Steel revenues(1)		100,721		107,825		214,252		232,340
Retail and other revenues		39,760		34,351		80,935		69,162
Total revenues	$	621,059	$	755,953	$	1,293,956	$	1,354,683
Revenues based on sales destination:
Foreign	$	328,259	$	436,219	$	686,280	$	708,903
Domestic		292,800		319,734		607,676		645,780
Total revenues	$	621,059	$	755,953	$	1,293,956	$	1,354,683

(1)Steel revenues include predominantly sales of finished steel products, in addition to sales of semi-finished goods (billets) and steel manufacturing scrap.