Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Millions		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
		May 31, 2022	May 31, 2021	May 31, 2022	May 31, 2021
Revenue
Revenue		$ 793.5	$ 450.2	$ 2,027.0	$ 1,148.8
Cost of revenue
Cost of revenue		717.2	375.0	1,848.3	1,015.3
Margin		76.3	75.2	178.7	133.5
Selling and administrative expense		57.4	49.3	156.4	136.4
Net (gain) loss on disposition of equipment		(0.7)	0.2	(34.3)	(0.8)
Earnings (loss) from operations		19.6	25.7	56.6	(2.1)
Other costs
Interest and foreign exchange		14.9	10.2	39.3	30.9
Net loss on extinguishment of debt			4.8		4.8
Earnings (loss) before income tax and earnings from unconsolidated affiliates		4.7	10.7	17.3	(37.8)
Income tax (expense) benefit		(1.1)	6.9	(2.9)	36.0
Earnings (loss) before earnings from unconsolidated affiliates		3.6	17.6	14.4	(1.8)
Earnings from unconsolidated affiliates		4.0	2.4	10.0	1.3
Net earnings (loss)		7.6	20.0	24.4	(0.5)
Net (earnings) loss attributable to noncontrolling interest		(4.5)	(0.3)	2.3	1.2
Net earnings attributable to Greenbrier		$ 3.1	$ 19.7	$ 26.7	$ 0.7
Basic earnings per common share		$ 0.10	$ 0.61	$ 0.82	$ 0.02
Diluted earnings per common share		$ 0.09	$ 0.59	$ 0.79	$ 0.02
Weighted average common shares:
Basic	[1]	32,588	32,573	32,560	32,726
Diluted		33,661	33,605	33,626	33,747
Manufacturing
Revenue
Revenue		$ 650.9	$ 339.7	$ 1,659.1	$ 845.7
Cost of revenue
Cost of revenue		611.3	292.4	1,567.9	775.1
Maintenance Services
Revenue
Revenue		101.5	80.9	260.5	218.1
Cost of revenue
Cost of revenue		91.1	73.7	244.0	203.4
Leasing & Management Services
Revenue
Revenue		41.1	29.6	107.4	85.0
Cost of revenue
Cost of revenue		$ 14.8	$ 8.9	$ 36.4	$ 36.8

[1] Restricted stock grants and restricted stock units that are considered participating securities, including some grants subject to certain performance criteria, are included in weighted average basic common shares outstanding when the Company is in a net earnings position.