Notes Payable and Long-Term Debt (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Nov. 30, 2018

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Notes payable and long-term debt

Notes payable and long-term debt outstanding as of November 30, 2018 and August 31, 2018 are summarized below (in thousands):

	Maturity Date	November 30, 2018		August 31, 2018
5.625% Senior Notes	Dec 15, 2020	$	398,218	$	397,995
4.700% Senior Notes	Sep 15, 2022	497,514		497,350
4.900% Senior Notes	Jul 14, 2023	298,875		298,814
3.950% Senior Notes	Jan 12, 2028	494,362		494,208
Borrowings under credit facilities(1)	Nov 8, 2022 and Aug 24, 2020	—		—
Borrowings under loans	Nov 8, 2022 and Aug 24, 2020	824,136		830,332
Total notes payable and long-term debt		2,513,105		2,518,699
Less current installments of notes payable and long-term debt		25,193		25,197
Notes payable and long-term debt, less current installments		$	2,487,912	$	2,493,502

⁽¹⁾  As of November 30, 2018, the Company has $2.3 billion in available unused borrowing capacity under its revolving credit