Inventories (Tables)

9 Months Ended

May 31, 2018

Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]

Inventories

Inventories consist of the following (in thousands):

	May 31, 2018			August 31, 2017
Raw materials	$	1,886,967		$	1,574,241
Work in process	832,153			822,628
Finished goods	682,517			591,227
Reserve for excess and obsolete inventory	(57,855		)	(46,013		)
Inventories, net	$	3,343,782		$	2,942,083