CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
12 Months Ended | ||
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Aug. 31, 2026 |
Aug. 31, 2025 |
Aug. 31, 2024 |
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| Income Statement [Abstract] | |||
| Net sales | $ 9,393,904 | $ 7,798,480 | $ 7,925,972 |
| Costs and operating expenses: | |||
| Cost of goods sold | 7,642,218 | 6,578,324 | 6,567,287 |
| Selling, general and administrative expenses | 881,961 | 700,234 | 668,413 |
| Interest expense | 143,337 | 45,498 | 47,893 |
| Litigation expense | 15,356 | 362,272 | 0 |
| Asset impairments | 21 | 4,607 | 6,708 |
| Net costs and operating expenses | 8,682,893 | 7,690,935 | 7,290,301 |
| Earnings before income taxes | 711,011 | 107,545 | 635,671 |
| Income tax expense | 55,162 | 22,883 | 150,180 |
| Net earnings | $ 655,849 | $ 84,662 | $ 485,491 |
| Earnings per share: | |||
| Basic (in shares) | $ 5.92 | $ 0.75 | $ 4.19 |
| Diluted (in shares) | $ 5.86 | $ 0.74 | $ 4.14 |
| Average basic shares outstanding (in shares) | 110,857,469 | 112,994,381 | 115,844,977 |
| Average diluted shares outstanding (in shares) | 111,864,867 | 114,086,750 | 117,152,552 |
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- Definition Amount of impairment loss for asset. Includes, but is not limited to, tangible and intangible assets and goodwill. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition The aggregate costs related to goods produced and sold and services rendered by an entity during the reporting period. This excludes costs incurred during the reporting period related to financial services rendered and other revenue generating activities. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef
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- Definition Total costs of sales and operating expenses for the period. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition The amount of net income (loss) for the period per each share of common stock or unit outstanding during the reporting period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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- Definition The amount of net income (loss) for the period available to each share of common stock or common unit outstanding during the reporting period and to each share or unit that would have been outstanding assuming the issuance of common shares or units for all dilutive potential common shares or units outstanding during the reporting period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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- Definition Amount after tax of income (loss) from continuing operations including portion attributable to the noncontrolling interest. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount, before tax, of income (loss) including portion attributable to noncontrolling interest. Includes, but is not limited to, income (loss) from continuing operations, discontinued operations and equity method investments. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- References No definition available.
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- Definition Amount of current income tax expense (benefit) and deferred income tax expense (benefit) pertaining to continuing operations. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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- Definition Amount of interest expense classified as operating. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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- Definition Amount of loss from litigation settlement for amount awarded to other party. Excludes claims within an insurance entity's normal claims settlement process. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition Amount, including tax collected from customer, of revenue from satisfaction of performance obligation by transferring promised good or service to customer. Tax collected from customer is tax assessed by governmental authority that is both imposed on and concurrent with specific revenue-producing transaction, including, but not limited to, sales, use, value-added and excise. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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- Definition The aggregate total costs related to selling a firm's product and services, as well as all other general and administrative expenses. Direct selling expenses (for example, credit, warranty, and advertising) are expenses that can be directly linked to the sale of specific products. Indirect selling expenses are expenses that cannot be directly linked to the sale of specific products, for example telephone expenses, Internet, and postal charges. General and administrative expenses include salaries of non-sales personnel, rent, utilities, communication, etc. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/exampleRef
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- Definition The average number of shares or units issued and outstanding that are used in calculating diluted EPS or earnings per unit (EPU), determined based on the timing of issuance of shares or units in the period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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- Definition Number of [basic] shares or units, after adjustment for contingently issuable shares or units and other shares or units not deemed outstanding, determined by relating the portion of time within a reporting period that common shares or units have been outstanding to the total time in that period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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