Inventories (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Nov. 30, 2014

Components of Inventories

The following table summarizes the Company’s inventory balance:

(In thousands)	November 30, 2014			August 31, 2014
Manufacturing supplies and raw materials	$	285,468		$	235,903
Work-in-process		60,364			48,853
Finished goods		29,714			23,766
Excess and obsolete adjustment		(3,507	)		(2,866	)
	$	372,039		$	305,656