| Schedule of Long-Term Debt |
Amounts included in long-term debt on our Consolidated Balance Sheets as of August 31, 2026 and 2025, are presented in the table below: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2026 | | 2025 | | | | (Dollars in thousands) | 4.82% unsecured notes $80 million face amount, due in fiscal 2026 | | — | | | 80,000 | | 4.69% unsecured notes $58 million face amount, due in fiscal 2027 | | 58,000 | | | 58,000 | | 3.24% unsecured notes $95 million face amount, due in fiscal 2028 | | 95,000 | | | 95,000 | | 4.74% unsecured notes $95 million face amount, due in fiscal 2028 | | 95,000 | | | 95,000 | | 5.68% unsecured notes $150 million face amount, due in fiscal 2030 | | 150,000 | | | 150,000 | | 3.48% unsecured notes $100 million face amount, due in fiscal 2031 | | 100,000 | | | 100,000 | | 4.89% unsecured notes $100 million face amount, due in fiscal 2031 | | 100,000 | | | 100,000 | | 5.84% unsecured notes $150 million face amount, due in fiscal 2032 | | 150,000 | | | 150,000 | | 3.58% unsecured notes $65 million face amount, due in fiscal 2033 | | 65,000 | | | 65,000 | | 4.71% unsecured notes $100 million face amount, due in fiscal 2033 | | 100,000 | | | 100,000 | | 5.93% unsecured notes $150 million face amount, due in fiscal 2034 | | 150,000 | | | 150,000 | | 3.73% unsecured notes $115 million face amount, due in fiscal 2036 | | 115,000 | | | 115,000 | | 5.40% unsecured notes $125 million face amount, due in fiscal 2036 | | 125,000 | | | 125,000 | | 6.05% unsecured notes $150 million face amount, due in fiscal 2037 | | 150,000 | | | 150,000 | | 6.13% unsecured notes $250 million face amount, due in fiscal 2039 | | 250,000 | | | 250,000 | | | Private placement debt | | 1,703,000 | | | 1,783,000 | | 5.29% unsecured term loan from cooperative and other banks, due in fiscal 2030 (a) | | 300,000 | | | — | | | Term loan | | 300,000 | | | — | | | Finance lease liabilities (Note 19) | | 51,845 | | | 55,198 | | | Deferred financing costs | | (3,434) | | | (3,894) | | Other, including notes and contracts with interest rates from 3.9% to 4.0% | | 1,312 | | | 1,529 | | | Total long-term debt | | 2,052,723 | | | 1,835,833 | | | Less current portion | | 70,072 | | | 90,447 | | | Long-term portion | | $ | 1,982,651 | | | $ | 1,745,386 | | | (a) Borrowings are variable under the agreement and bear interest at a base rate plus an applicable margin. | | | | |
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| Schedule of Debt Maturities |
Long-term debt outstanding as of August 31, 2026, has aggregate maturities, excluding finance leases (see Note 19, Leases, for a schedule of minimum future lease payments under finance leases), as follows: | | | | | | | (Dollars in thousands) | | 2027 | $ | 58,562 | | | 2028 | 190,600 | | | 2029 | 150 | | | 2030 | 450,000 | | | 2031 | 200,000 | | | Thereafter | 1,105,000 | | | Total | $ | 2,004,312 | |
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