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Employee Benefit Plans (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Aug. 31, 2026
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 millions)August 31,
20262025
Reconciliation of benefit obligations
Benefit obligation at beginning of year$30.2 $32.9 
Interest cost1.5 1.6 
Actuarial gain(1.1)(0.9)
Benefits paid(3.1)(3.4)
Benefit obligation at end of year$27.5 $30.2 
Reconciliation of plan assets
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year$27.9 $28.5 
Actual return on plan assets1.4 1.6 
Company contributions0.9 1.2 
Benefits paid from plan assets(3.1)(3.4)
Fair value of plan assets at end of year27.1 27.9 
Funded status of the plans (underfunded)$(0.4)$(2.3)
Net Periodic Benefit Costs
The following table provides detail on the Company’s domestic net periodic benefit expense:
 (in millions)Year Ended August 31,
202620252024
Interest cost$1.5 $1.6 $1.7 
Expected return on assets(1.7)(1.7)(1.7)
Amortization of actuarial loss1.2 1.3 0.9 
Net periodic benefit expense$1.0 $1.2 $0.9 
Weighted Average Assumption used to Determine Benefit Obligations and Net Periodic Benefit Cost
Weighted-average assumptions used to determine U.S. pension plan obligations as of August 31 and weighted-average assumptions used to determine net periodic benefit cost for the years ended August 31 are as follows:
Year Ended August 31,
202620252024
Assumptions for benefit obligations:
Discount rate5.70 %5.20 %5.00 %
Assumptions for net periodic benefit cost:
Discount rate5.20 %5.00 %5.40 %
Expected return on plan assets6.35 %6.20 %5.70 %
U.S. Pension Plan Investment Allocations by Asset Category
The U.S. pension plan investment allocations by asset category were as follows:
 (dollars in millions)
August 31,
2026%2025%
Cash and cash equivalents$— —%$— —%
Income receivable— —— —
Fixed income securities:
U.S. Treasury Securities3.3 12.22.5 8.9
Corporate Bonds— —— —
Mutual funds16.2 59.812.1 43.2
19.5 72.014.6 52.1
Equity securities:
Mutual funds7.6 28.013.4 47.9
Total plan assets$27.1 100%$28.0 100%
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 details 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 millions)August 31,
20262025
Reconciliation of benefit obligations:
Benefit obligation at beginning of year$8.2 $8.5 
Employer service costs0.1 0.1 
Interest cost0.4 0.4 
Actuarial gain(0.7)(0.9)
Benefits paid(0.3)(0.3)
Settlements(0.1)— 
Currency impact(0.1)0.4 
Benefit obligation at end of year$7.5 $8.2 
Reconciliation of plan assets:
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year$6.5 $6.5 
Actual return on plan assets0.2 (0.1)
Company contributions0.1 0.1 
Benefits paid from plan assets(0.3)(0.3)
Settlements(0.1)— 
Currency impact— 0.3 
Fair value of plan assets at end of year6.4 6.5 
Funded status of the plans (underfunded)$(1.1)$(1.7)
The following table provides detail on the Company’s foreign net periodic benefit expenses:
(in millions)Year Ended August 31,
202620252024
Employer service costs$0.1 $0.1 $0.2 
Interest cost0.4 0.4 0.4 
Expected return on assets(0.3)(0.3)(0.3)
Net periodic benefit expense$0.2 $0.2 $0.3