Segment Information (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Feb. 28, 2022

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segments Internal Financial Reports

The information in the following table is derived directly from the segments’ internal financial reports used for corporate management purposes.

For the three months ended February 28, 2022:

	Revenue								Earnings (loss) from operations
(in millions)	External		Intersegment			Total			External			Intersegment		Total
Manufacturing	$	555.7	$	1.8		$	557.5		$	1.8		$	—	$	1.8
Maintenance Services		86.6		6.1			92.7			2.9			—		2.9
Leasing & Management Services		40.5		0.4			40.9			47.6			—		47.6
Eliminations		—		(8.3	)		(8.3	)		—			—		—
Corporate		—		—			—			(27.1	)		—		(27.1	)
	$	682.8	$	—		$	682.8		$	25.2		$	—	$	25.2

For the six months ended February 28, 2022:

	Revenue								Earnings (loss) from operations
(in millions)	External		Intersegment			Total			External			Intersegment			Total
Manufacturing	$	1,008.2	$	41.2		$	1,049.4		$	14.1		$	0.3		$	14.4
Maintenance Services		159.0		8.8			167.8			1.8			—			1.8
Leasing & Management Services		66.3		0.7			67.0			64.8			—			64.8
Eliminations		—		(50.7	)		(50.7	)		—			(0.3	)		(0.3	)
Corporate		—		—			—			(43.7	)		—			(43.7	)
	$	1,233.5	$	—		$	1,233.5		$	37.0		$	—		$	37.0

For the three months ended February 28, 2021:

	Revenue								Earnings (loss) from operations
(in millions)	External		Intersegment			Total			External			Intersegment			Total
Manufacturing	$	201.5	$	2.4		$	203.9		$	(17.8	)	$	0.1		$	(17.7	)
Maintenance Services		71.6		1.6			73.2			2.4			—			2.4
Leasing & Management Services		22.5		0.5			23.0			7.0			—			7.0
Eliminations		—		(4.5	)		(4.5	)		—			(0.1	)		(0.1	)
Corporate		—		—			—			(17.3	)		—			(17.3	)
	$	295.6	$	—		$	295.6		$	(25.7	)	$	—		$	(25.7	)

For the six months ended February 28, 2021:

	Revenue								Earnings (loss) from operations
(in millions)	External		Intersegment			Total			External			Intersegment			Total
Manufacturing	$	506.0	$	23.0		$	529.0		$	(12.3	)	$	2.6		$	(9.7	)
Maintenance Services		137.2		1.9			139.1			2.2			—			2.2
Leasing & Management Services		55.4		0.9			56.3			17.1			—			17.1
Eliminations		—		(25.8	)		(25.8	)		—			(2.6	)		(2.6	)
Corporate		—		—			—			(34.8	)		—			(34.8	)
	$	698.6	$	—		$	698.6		$	(27.8	)	$	—		$	(27.8	)

	Total assets
(in millions)	February 28, 2022		August 31, 2021
Manufacturing	$	1,698.5	$	1,493.5
Maintenance Services		272.0		260.9
Leasing & Management Services		1,038.8		949.4
Unallocated, including cash		603.4		686.9
	$	3,612.7	$	3,390.7

Reconciliation of Earnings (Loss) from Operations to Earnings (Loss) Before Income Tax and Earnings (Loss) from Unconsolidated Affiliates

Reconciliation of Earnings (loss) from operations to Earnings (loss) before income tax and earnings (loss) from unconsolidated affiliates:

	Three Months Ended February 28,					Six Months Ended February 28,
(in millions)	2022		2021			2022		2021
Earnings (loss) from operations	$	25.2	$	(25.7	)	$	37.0	$	(27.8	)
Interest and foreign exchange		11.8		9.6			24.4		20.7
Earnings (loss) before income tax and   earnings (loss) from unconsolidated affiliates	$	13.4	$	(35.3	)	$	12.6	$	(48.5	)