Notes Payable, Long-Term Debt and Capital Lease Obligations (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Nov. 30, 2016

Notes Payable, Long-Term Debt and Capital Lease Obligations [Abstract]

Notes Payable, Long-Term Debt and Capital Lease Obligations Outstanding

	Notes payable, long-term debt and capital lease obligations outstanding at November 30, 2016 and August 31, 2016 are
summarized below (in thousands):
			November 30,		August 31,
			2016		2016
	8.250% Senior Notes due 2018		$	398,791	$	398,552
	5.625% Senior Notes due 2020			396,435		396,212
	4.700% Senior Notes due 2022			496,205		496,041
	4.900% Senior Notes due 2023			298,389		298,329
	Borrowings under credit facilities			―		―
	Borrowings under loans			493,234		502,210
	Capital lease obligations			27,856		28,478
	Total notes payable, long-term debt and capital lease obligations			2,110,910		2,119,822
	Less current installments of notes payable, long-term debt and
		capital lease obligations		43,198		45,810
	Notes payable, long-term debt and capital lease obligations, less
		current installments	$	2,067,712	$	2,074,012