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	Feb. 29, 2020	Jan. 22, 2020	Jan. 15, 2020	Aug. 31, 2019
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	$ 2,724,200,000			$ 2,496,465,000
Less current installments of notes payable and long-term debt	637,841,000			375,181,000
Notes payable and long-term debt, less current installments	2,086,359,000			2,121,284,000
Senior Notes \| 5.625% Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	$ 399,332,000			398,886,000
Senior Notes, stated interest rate	5.625%
Senior Notes \| 4.700% Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	$ 498,332,000			498,004,000
Senior Notes, stated interest rate	4.70%
Senior Notes \| 4.900% Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	$ 299,178,000			299,057,000
Senior Notes, stated interest rate	4.90%
Senior Notes \| 3.950% Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	$ 495,132,000			494,825,000
Senior Notes, stated interest rate	3.95%
Senior Notes \| 3.600% Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	$ 494,470,000			0
Debt issuance			$ 500,000,000.0
Senior Notes, stated interest rate	3.60%		3.60%
Line of Credit \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	$ 0			0
Maximum borrowing capacity		$ 2,700,000,000
Unused borrowing capacity	$ 3,100,000,000
Line of Credit \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate on debt instruments	2.50%
Line of Credit \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate on debt instruments	3.00%
Line of Credit \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Base Rate \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate above base rate	0.00%
Line of Credit \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Base Rate \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate above base rate	0.45%
Line of Credit \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Eurodollar \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate above base rate	0.975%
Line of Credit \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Eurodollar \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate above base rate	1.45%
Line of Credit \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Federal Funds Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate above base rate	0.50%
Line of Credit \| Revolving Credit Facility \| LIBOR
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Interest rate above base rate	1.00%
Line of Credit \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Credit Facility Expires On January 2023
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Maximum borrowing capacity		700,000,000.0
Line of Credit \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Credit Facility Expires On January 2025
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity		2,000,000,000.0
Line of Credit \| Term Loan Facility
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Long-term debt	$ 300,095,000			805,693,000
Maximum borrowing capacity		$ 300,000,000.0
Line of Credit \| Term Loan Facility \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate on debt instruments	2.90%
Line of Credit \| Term Loan Facility \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate on debt instruments	3.20%
Line of Credit \| Term Loan Facility \| Base Rate \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate above base rate	0.125%
Line of Credit \| Term Loan Facility \| Base Rate \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate above base rate	0.75%
Line of Credit \| Term Loan Facility \| Eurodollar \| Minimum
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Line of Credit \| Term Loan Facility \| Eurodollar \| Maximum
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Interest rate above base rate	1.75%
Line of Credit \| Commercial Paper
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Long-term debt	$ 237,661,000			$ 0
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 1,800,000,000
Line of Credit \| Commercial Paper \| Minimum
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Interest rate on debt instruments	2.00%
Line of Credit \| Commercial Paper \| Maximum
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