Inventories

6 Months Ended

Feb. 28, 2021

Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]

Inventories

Inventories

    Inventories consist of the following (in thousands):

	February 28, 2021		August 31, 2020
Raw materials	$	2,616,353	$	2,389,719
Work in process	539,446		450,781
Finished goods	484,035		376,542
Reserve for excess and obsolete inventory	(80,864)		(85,259)
Inventories, net	$	3,558,970	$	3,131,783