Discontinued operations (Tables)

9 Months Ended

May 31, 2022

Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]

Schedules of Discontinued Operations

Results of discontinued operations for prior periods were as follows (in millions):

	Three months ended May 31, 2021		Nine months ended May 31, 2021
Sales	$	5,500	$	16,070
Cost of sales	4,956		14,486
Gross profit	544		1,584
Selling, general and administrative expense	394		1,211
Operating income from discontinued operations	150		373
Other expense	(2)		(7)
Interest expense, net	(13)		(23)
Earnings before income tax – discontinued operations	135		342
Income tax provision	44		68
Post tax earnings from other equity method investments	4		15
Net earnings from discontinued operations	$	95	$	289

Sales in prior periods from the Disposal Group to the Company's continuing operations are not eliminated and aggregate to (in millions):

	Three months ended May 31, 2021		Nine months ended May 31, 2021
Sales	$	471	$	1,385

Cash flows from operating and investing activities for discontinued operations in prior periods are (in millions):

	Nine months ended May 31, 2021
Cash used for operating activities - discontinued operations	$	(132)
Cash used for investing activities - discontinued operations	$	(58)