Income Taxes - Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
Aug. 31, 2026 |
Aug. 31, 2025 |
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| Deferred tax assets: | ||
| Accrued expenses | $ 75,818 | $ 52,850 |
| Postretirement health care and deferred compensation | 63,915 | 56,082 |
| Tax credit carryforwards | 104,688 | 92,421 |
| Loss carryforwards | 111,895 | 114,433 |
| Nonqualified equity | 555,351 | 560,521 |
| Lease obligations | 57,366 | 56,944 |
| Capitalized research and development | 68,456 | 115,499 |
| Other | 71,566 | 9,497 |
| Deferred tax assets valuation allowance | (217,045) | (205,637) |
| Total deferred tax assets | 892,010 | 852,610 |
| Net deferred tax assets | 61,476 | 13,950 |
| Deferred tax liabilities: | ||
| Pension costs | 2,995 | 2,083 |
| Investments | 91,468 | 120,667 |
| Property, plant and equipment | 673,149 | 601,539 |
| Lease right of use assets | 56,985 | 56,250 |
| Software costs | 5,937 | 58,121 |
| Total deferred tax liabilities | $ 830,534 | $ 838,660 |
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- Definition Deferred tax asset lease obligation No definition available.
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- Definition Deferred Tax Assets, Nonqualified Equity No definition available.
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- Definition Deferred tax liability right of use asset No definition available.
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- Definition Amount of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable temporary differences. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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- Definition Amount, before allocation of valuation allowance, of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary difference from in-process research and development cost acquired in business combination or from joint venture formation or both. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition Amount, after allocation of valuation allowances and deferred tax liability, of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible differences and carryforwards, without jurisdictional netting. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition Amount after allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences and carryforwards. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible operating loss carryforwards. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition Amount, before allocation of valuation allowance, of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences, classified as other. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition Amount, before allocation of valuation allowance, of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible tax credit carryforwards, classified as other. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences from compensation and benefits costs. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences from accrued liabilities. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition Amount of deferred tax assets for which it is more likely than not that a tax benefit will not be realized. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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- Definition Amount of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable temporary differences from investments (excludes investments in subsidiaries and equity method investments). Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition Amount of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable temporary differences classified as other. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition Amount of deferred tax consequences attributable to taxable temporary differences derived from prepaid expenses. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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- Definition Amount of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable temporary differences from property, plant, and equipment. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
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