Inventories

6 Months Ended

Feb. 28, 2019

Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]

Inventories

Inventories

Inventories consist of the following (in thousands):

	February 28, 2019			August 31, 2018
Raw materials	$	2,424,324		$	2,070,569
Work in process	467,496			788,742
Finished goods	422,910			659,335
Reserve for excess and obsolete inventory	(66,457		)	(60,940		)
Inventories, net	$	3,248,273		$	3,457,706