Consolidated Statements of Income - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Millions |
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Aug. 31, 2026 |
Aug. 31, 2025 |
Aug. 31, 2024 |
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| Revenue | |||||
| Revenue | $ 2,461.1 | $ 3,240.2 | $ 3,544.7 | ||
| Cost of revenue | |||||
| Cost of revenue | 2,127.4 | 2,632.7 | 2,986.2 | ||
| Margin | 333.7 | 607.5 | 558.5 | ||
| Selling and administrative | 228.5 | 263.3 | 247.1 | ||
| Net loss (gain) on disposition of equipment | (38.4) | (15.9) | (13.1) | ||
| Earnings from operations | 143.6 | 360.1 | 324.5 | ||
| Interest and foreign exchange | 65.0 | 75.7 | 100.8 | ||
| Earnings before income tax and earnings from unconsolidated affiliates | 78.6 | 284.4 | 223.7 | ||
| Income tax expense | (17.4) | (91.4) | (62.0) | ||
| Earnings before earnings from unconsolidated affiliates | 61.2 | 193.0 | 161.7 | ||
| Earnings from unconsolidated affiliates | 20.4 | 20.1 | 11.0 | ||
| Net earnings | 81.6 | 213.1 | 172.7 | ||
| Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interest | (2.6) | (9.0) | (12.6) | ||
| Net earnings attributable to Greenbrier | $ 79.0 | $ 204.1 | $ 160.1 | ||
| Basic earnings per common share | $ 2.55 | $ 6.55 | $ 5.15 | ||
| Diluted earnings per common share | [1] | $ 2.49 | $ 6.35 | $ 4.96 | |
| Weighted average common shares | |||||
| Basic | 30,937 | 31,171 | 31,102 | ||
| Diluted | 31,772 | 32,139 | 32,363 | ||
| Manufacturing | |||||
| Revenue | |||||
| Revenue | $ 2,266.5 | $ 3,046.9 | $ 3,371.2 | ||
| Cost of revenue | |||||
| Cost of revenue | 2,051.0 | 2,562.4 | 2,921.6 | ||
| Margin | 215.5 | 484.5 | 449.6 | ||
| Selling and administrative | 91.0 | 106.3 | 90.3 | ||
| Net loss (gain) on disposition of equipment | 3.7 | 0.8 | 0.4 | ||
| Leasing & Fleet Management | |||||
| Revenue | |||||
| Revenue | 194.6 | 193.3 | 173.5 | ||
| Cost of revenue | |||||
| Cost of revenue | 76.4 | 70.3 | 64.6 | ||
| Margin | 118.2 | 123.0 | 108.9 | ||
| Selling and administrative | 21.2 | 26.0 | 30.7 | ||
| Net loss (gain) on disposition of equipment | $ (42.1) | $ (16.7) | $ (13.5) | ||
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- Definition Amount, excluding 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/exampleRef
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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 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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