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Inventories (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Feb. 28, 2014

Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]

Inventories consist of the following (in thousands):


		February 28, 2014				August 31, 2013
Raw materials		$	1,085,746			$	1,274,510
Work in process			456,023				526,431
Finished goods			280,046				317,642

		$	1,821,815			$	2,118,583