Inventories (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Nov. 30, 2014

Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]

Inventories

Inventories consist of the following (in thousands):

	November 30, 2014		August 31, 2014
Raw materials	$	1,151,362	$	1,096,299
Work in process		542,261		537,033
Finished goods		405,591		374,745
	$	2,099,214	$	2,008,077