Inventories (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Feb. 28, 2018

Components of Inventories

The following table summarizes the Company’s inventory balance:

(In thousands)	February 28, 2018			August 31, 2017
Manufacturing supplies and raw materials	$	250,495		$	222,080
Work-in-process		86,442			86,794
Finished goods		76,581			95,389
Excess and obsolete adjustment		(5,099	)		(4,136	)
	$	408,419		$	400,127