Pensions and Postretirement Benefits (Tables)

9 Months Ended

May 31, 2020

Pensions and Other Postretirement Benefits

Schedule of components of net periodic benefit cost

	Three Months Ended May 31,				Nine Months Ended May 31,
	2020		2019		2020		2019
Components of net periodic benefit cost
Service cost	$	74	$	67	$	221	$	213
Interest cost		112		172		338		528
Expected return on plan assets		(98)		(104)		(294)		(325)
Amortization of prior service cost		1		1		3		3
Amortization of accumulated loss		174		112		522		349
Curtailment and settlement loss		75		11		75		484
Net periodic benefit cost	$	338	$	259	$	865	$	1,252