Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity (Parenthetical) - $ / shares	12 Months Ended
Aug. 31, 2022	Aug. 31, 2021	Aug. 31, 2020
Statement of Stockholders' Equity [Abstract]
Cash dividends per share	$ 1.33	$ 1.30	$ 1.26

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 https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=120397183&loc=d3e187085-122770

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