Inventories (Tables)

9 Months Ended

May 31, 2013

Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]

Inventories

Inventories consist of the following (in thousands):

	May 31, 2013		August 31, 2012
Raw materials	$	1,481,174	$	1,534,182
Work in process		516,368		444,721
Finished goods		358,762		290,046
	$	2,356,304	$	2,268,949