Inventories (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Feb. 28, 2017

Components of Inventories

The following table summarizes the Company’s inventory balance:

(In thousands)	February 28, 2017			August 31, 2016
Manufacturing supplies and raw materials	$	231,770		$	240,865
Work-in-process		79,382			68,727
Finished goods		73,455			59,470
Excess and obsolete adjustment		(3,168	)		(3,257	)
	$	381,439		$	365,805