Inventories (Tables)

9 Months Ended

May. 31, 2015

Components of Inventories

The following table summarizes the Company’s inventory balance:

(In thousands)	May 31, 2015			August 31, 2014
Manufacturing supplies and raw materials	$	323,164		$	235,903
Work-in-process		62,668			48,853
Finished goods		44,143			23,766
Excess and obsolete adjustment		(3,320	)		(2,866	)
	$	426,655		$	305,656