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Employee Benefit Plans (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Aug. 31, 2025
Pension Plans, Defined Benefit  
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]  
Changes in Projected Benefit Obligations, Fair Value of Plan Assets The following table provides detail of changes in the projected benefit obligations, the fair value of plan assets and the funded status of the Company’s U.S. defined benefit pension plans as of the respective August 31 measurement date (in thousands):
August 31,
20252024
Reconciliation of benefit obligations
Benefit obligation at beginning of year$32,856 $33,204 
Interest cost1,565 1,716 
Actuarial (loss) gain(872)1,273 
Benefits paid(3,368)(3,337)
Benefit obligation at end of year$30,181 $32,856 
Reconciliation of plan assets
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year$28,454 $28,530 
Actual return on plan assets1,626 2,839 
Company contributions1,241 421 
Benefits paid from plan assets(3,368)(3,336)
Fair value of plan assets at end of year27,953 28,454 
Funded status of the plans (underfunded)$(2,228)$(4,402)
Net Periodic Benefit Costs
The following table provides detail on the Company’s domestic net periodic benefit expense (in thousands):
 Year ended August 31,
 202520242023
Interest cost$1,565 $1,716 $1,694 
Expected return on assets(1,694)(1,743)(1,984)
Amortization of actuarial loss1,349 928 878 
Net periodic benefit expense$1,220 $901 $588 
Weighted Average Assumption used to Determine Benefit Obligations and Net Periodic Benefit Cost
Weighted-average assumptions used to determine U.S. pension plan obligations as of August 31 and weighted-average assumptions used to determine net periodic benefit cost for the years ended August 31 are as follows:
Year ended August 31,
202520242023
Assumptions for benefit obligations:
Discount rate5.20 %5.00 %5.40 %
Assumptions for net periodic benefit cost:
Discount rate5.00 %5.40 %4.75 %
Expected return on plan assets6.20 %5.70 %5.70 %
U.S. Pension Plan Investment Allocations by Asset Category
The U.S. pension plan investment allocations by asset category were as follows (dollars in thousands):
 August 31,
 2025%2024%
Cash and cash equivalents$— —%$— —%
Income receivable— —46 0.2
Fixed income securities:
U.S. Treasury Securities2,471 8.83,320 11.7
Corporate Bonds— —— —
Mutual funds12,120 43.412,095 42.5
14,591 52.215,415 54.2
Equity securities:
Mutual funds13,362 47.812,993 45.6
Total plan assets$27,953 100%$28,454 100%
Other Pension Plans, Defined Benefit  
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]  
Changes in Projected Benefit Obligations, Fair Value of Plan Assets The following table provides detail of changes in the projected benefit obligations, the fair value of plan assets and the funded status of the Company’s significant foreign defined benefit pension plans as of the respective August 31 measurement date (in thousands):
August 31,
20252024
Reconciliation of benefit obligations:
Benefit obligation at beginning of year$8,510 $8,085 
Employer service costs71 144 
Interest cost352 344 
Actuarial gain(873)(1)
Benefits paid(294)(261)
Currency impact400 199 
Benefit obligation at end of year$8,166 $8,510 
Reconciliation of plan assets:
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year$6,495 $6,196 
Actual return on plan assets(90)323 
Company contributions58 69 
Benefits paid from plan assets(294)(261)
Currency impact280 168 
Fair value of plan assets at end of year6,449 6,495 
Funded status of the plans (underfunded)$(1,717)$(2,014)
The following table provides detail on the Company’s foreign net periodic benefit expense (in thousands):
 Year ended August 31,
 202520242023
Employer service costs$71 $144 $60 
Interest cost352 344 306 
Expected return on assets(275)(252)(245)
Amortization of net prior service credit4 4 3 
Amortization of net loss24 21 10 
Settlement— — 37 
Net periodic benefit expense$176 $261 $171