Notes Payable and Long-Term Debt (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Feb. 28, 2019

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Notes payable and long-term debt

Notes payable and long-term debt outstanding as of February 28, 2019 and August 31, 2018 are summarized below (in thousands):

	Maturity Date	February 28, 2019		August 31, 2018
5.625% Senior Notes	Dec 15, 2020	$	398,441	$	397,995
4.700% Senior Notes	Sep 15, 2022	497,678		497,350
4.900% Senior Notes	Jul 14, 2023	298,935		298,814
3.950% Senior Notes	Jan 12, 2028	494,516		494,208
Borrowings under credit facilities(1)	Nov 8, 2022 and Aug 24, 2020	150,000		—
Borrowings under loans	Nov 8, 2022 and Aug 24, 2020	818,003		830,332
Total notes payable and long-term debt		2,657,573		2,518,699
Less current installments of notes payable and long-term debt		175,186		25,197
Notes payable and long-term debt, less current installments		$	2,482,387	$	2,493,502

⁽¹⁾  As of February 28, 2019, the Company has $2.2 billion in available unused borrowing capacity under its revolving credit