Inventories (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Aug. 31, 2018

Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]

Inventories

Inventories consist of the following (in thousands):

	August 31, 2018			August 31, 2017
Raw materials	$	2,070,569		$	1,574,241
Work in process	788,742			822,628
Finished goods	659,335			591,227
Reserve for excess and obsolete inventory	(60,940		)	(46,013		)
Inventories, net	$	3,457,706		$	2,942,083