Segment Information (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Feb. 29, 2024

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 29, 2024:

	Revenue								Earnings (loss) from operations
(in millions)	External		Intersegment			Total			External			Intersegment			Total
Manufacturing	$	735.8	$	61.5		$	797.3		$	58.8		$	3.7		$	62.5
Maintenance Services		75.2		9.1			84.3			4.6			—			4.6
Leasing & Management Services		51.7		0.3			52.0			33.2			0.1			33.3
Eliminations		—		(70.9	)		(70.9	)		—			(3.8	)		(3.8	)
Corporate		—		—			—			(33.1	)		—			(33.1	)
	$	862.7	$	—		$	862.7		$	63.5		$	—		$	63.5

For the six months ended February 29, 2024:

	Revenue								Earnings (loss) from operations
(in millions)	External		Intersegment			Total			External			Intersegment			Total
Manufacturing	$	1,411.7	$	120.0		$	1,531.7		$	113.1		$	8.4		$	121.5
Maintenance Services		159.0		18.3			177.3			15.2			—			15.2
Leasing & Management Services		100.8		0.5			101.3			59.5			0.1			59.6
Eliminations		—		(138.8	)		(138.8	)		—			(8.5	)		(8.5	)
Corporate		—		—			—			(59.4	)		—			(59.4	)
	$	1,671.5	$	—		$	1,671.5		$	128.4		$	—		$	128.4

For the three months ended February 28, 2023:

	Revenue								Earnings (loss) from operations
(in millions)	External		Intersegment			Total			External			Intersegment			Total
Manufacturing	$	968.6	$	96.8		$	1,065.4		$	46.6		$	8.8		$	55.4
Maintenance Services		98.0		6.2			104.2			6.8			—			6.8
Leasing & Management Services		55.4		0.5			55.9			40.7			0.1			40.8
Eliminations		—		(103.5	)		(103.5	)		—			(8.9	)		(8.9	)
Corporate		—		—			—			(26.7	)		—			(26.7	)
	$	1,122.0	$	—		$	1,122.0		$	67.4		$	—		$	67.4

For the six months ended February 28, 2023:

	Revenue								Earnings (loss) from operations
(in millions)	External		Intersegment			Total			External			Intersegment			Total
Manufacturing	$	1,615.1	$	141.3		$	1,756.4		$	43.2		$	12.8		$	56.0
Maintenance Services		183.5		14.7			198.2			12.3			—			12.3
Leasing & Management Services		89.9		0.7			90.6			56.3			0.1			56.4
Eliminations		—		(156.7	)		(156.7	)		—			(12.9	)		(12.9	)
Corporate		—		—			—			(49.2	)		—			(49.2	)
	$	1,888.5	$	—		$	1,888.5		$	62.6		$	—		$	62.6

	Total assets
(in millions)	February 29, 2024		August 31, 2023
Manufacturing	$	1,814.5	$	1,847.0
Maintenance Services		309.5		294.4
Leasing & Management Services		1,592.2		1,458.1
Unallocated, including cash		327.4		378.9
	$	4,043.6	$	3,978.4

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

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

	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
(in millions)	February 29, 2024		February 28, 2023		February 29, 2024		February 28, 2023
Earnings from operations	$	63.5	$	67.4	$	128.4	$	62.6
Interest and foreign exchange		24.6		21.6		47.8		41.2
Earnings before income tax and earnings   from unconsolidated affiliates	$	38.9	$	45.8	$	80.6	$	21.4