CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
Feb. 29, 2020	Feb. 28, 2019	Feb. 29, 2020	Feb. 28, 2019
STATEMENTS OF EQUITY
Change in funded status of pension plans, tax	$ 47	$ 101	$ 91	$ 184
Net unrealized gain (loss) on restricted investments, tax	$ (15)	$ 3	$ (1)	$ (4)
Cash dividend on common stock per share (in dollars per share)			$ 0.80	$ 0.80

Aggregate dividends declared during the period for each share of common stock outstanding.

Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 505
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.3-04)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=27012166&loc=d3e187085-122770

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