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Effective interest rate for the funds borrowed under the debt agreement considering interest compounding and original issue discount or premium.

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Notes Payable, Long-Term Debt and Capital Lease Obligations - Amounts Outstanding (Details)		3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Nov. 08, 2017 USD ($) extension_option	Feb. 28, 2018 USD ($)	May 31, 2018 USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Capital lease obligations			$ 26,813,000	$ 27,818,000
Total notes payable, long-term debt and capital lease obligations			2,448,633,000	2,078,090,000
Less current installments of notes payable, long-term debt and capital lease obligations			273,500,000	445,498,000
Notes payable, long-term debt and capital lease obligations, less current installments			$ 2,175,133,000	1,632,592,000
Senior Notes \| 8.250% Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior Notes, stated interest rate		8.25%	8.25%
Long-term debt			$ 0	399,506,000
Redemption of debt outstanding		$ 400,000,000
Senior Notes \| 5.625% Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior Notes, stated interest rate			5.625%
Long-term debt			$ 397,772,000	397,104,000
Senior Notes \| 4.700% Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior Notes, stated interest rate			4.70%
Long-term debt			$ 497,187,000	496,696,000
Senior Notes \| 4.900% Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior Notes, stated interest rate			4.90%
Long-term debt			$ 298,753,000	298,571,000
Senior Notes \| 3.950% Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior Notes, stated interest rate		3.95%	3.95%
Long-term debt			$ 494,092,000	0
Debt issuance		$ 500,000,000
Revolving Credit Facility \| Line of Credit \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt			247,000,000	0
Credit agreement term	5 years
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 1,800,000,000
Revolving credit facility, accordion feature, increase limit	$ 2,300,000,000
Number of extension options \| extension_option	2
Extension term, maximum	1 year
Unused borrowing capacity			$ 1,900,000,000
Revolving Credit Facility \| Minimum \| Line of Credit \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate on debt instrument			2.40%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Maximum \| Line of Credit \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate on debt instrument			4.40%
Term Loan Facility \| Line of Credit \| Term Loan Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt			$ 487,016,000	$ 458,395,000
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 500,000,000
Term Loan Facility \| Minimum \| Line of Credit \| Term Loan Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate on debt instrument			2.60%
Term Loan Facility \| Maximum \| Line of Credit \| Term Loan Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate on debt instrument			3.30%
Base Rate \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Minimum \| Line of Credit \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate above base rate			0.00%
Base Rate \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Maximum \| Line of Credit \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate above base rate			0.575%
Base Rate \| Term Loan Facility \| Minimum \| Line of Credit \| Term Loan Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate above base rate			0.125%
Base Rate \| Term Loan Facility \| Maximum \| Line of Credit \| Term Loan Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate above base rate			0.875%
Eurodollar \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Minimum \| Line of Credit \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate above base rate			0.975%
Eurodollar \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Maximum \| Line of Credit \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate above base rate			1.575%
Eurodollar \| Term Loan Facility \| Minimum \| Line of Credit \| Term Loan Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate above base rate			1.125%
Eurodollar \| Term Loan Facility \| Maximum \| Line of Credit \| Term Loan Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate above base rate			1.875%
Federal Funds Effective Swap Rate \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Line of Credit \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate above base rate			0.50%
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Line of Credit \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate above base rate			1.00%