Inventories (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Nov. 30, 2016

Components of Inventories

The following table summarizes the Company’s inventory balance:

(In thousands)	November 30, 2016			August 31, 2016
Manufacturing supplies and raw materials	$	242,255		$	240,865
Work-in-process		78,851			68,727
Finished goods		83,880			59,470
Excess and obsolete adjustment		(2,922	)		(3,257	)
	$	402,064		$	365,805