Fair Value Measurements (Tables)

9 Months Ended

May 31, 2021

Schedule of Fair Value of Financial Assets and Liabilities

The following table presents the fair value of the Company's financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value by hierarchy level on a recurring basis as of the periods indicated:


(in thousands)	Fair Value Hierarchy		May 31, 2021		August 31, 2020
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents:
Cash equivalents	Level 1	(1)	$	17,839	$	33,869
Prepaid expenses and other current assets:
Short-term investments	Level 1		17,216		16,556

Forward foreign exchange contracts:
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments (Note 8)	Level 2	(2)	19,089		11,201
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments (Note 8)	Level 2	(2)	60,944		58,893
Other assets:

Forward interest rate swap:
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments (Note 8)	Level 2	(3)	18,772		—
Liabilities:
Accrued expenses:
Forward foreign exchange contracts:
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments (Note 8)	Level 2	(2)	$	1,527	$	1,522
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments (Note 8)	Level 2	(2)	8,023		9,100
Interest rate swaps:
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments (Note 8)	Level 2	(3)	8,276		540



Extended interest rate swap not designated as a hedging instrument (Note 8)	Level 2	(4)	17,809		26,492
Other liabilities:
Interest rate swaps:
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments (Note 8)	Level 2	(3)	—		329
Extended interest rate swap not designated as a hedging instrument (Note 8)	Level 2	(4)	—		13,111
Forward interest rate swaps:
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments (Note 8)	Level 2	(3)	546		—

(1)Consist of investments that are readily convertible to cash with original maturities of 90 days or less.

(2)The Company’s forward foreign exchange contracts are measured on a recurring basis at fair value, based on foreign currency spot rates and forward rates quoted by banks or foreign currency dealers.

(3)Fair value measurements are based on the contractual terms of the derivatives and use observable market-based inputs. The interest rate swaps are valued using a discounted cash flow analysis on the expected cash flows of each derivative using observable inputs including interest rate curves and credit spreads.

(4)The 2020 Extended Interest Rate Swaps are considered a hybrid instrument and the Company elected the fair value option for reporting. Fair value measurements are based on the contractual terms of the contract and use observable market-based inputs. The interest rate swaps are valued using a discounted cash flow analysis of the expected cash flows using observable inputs including interest rate curves and credit spreads.

Schedule of Carrying Amounts and Fair Values of Notes Payable and Long-term Debt

The following table presents the assets held for sale:


	May 31, 2021		August 31, 2020
(in thousands)	Carrying Amount		Carrying Amount
Assets held for sale (1)	$	60,580	$	67,380

(1)The fair value of assets held for sale exceeds the carrying value for $30.1 million of assets held for sale. For $30.5 million of assets held for sale, the carrying value approximates the fair value with the asset value measured using Level 2 inputs.

The following table presents the carrying amounts and fair values of the Company's notes payable and long-term debt, by hierarchy level as of the periods indicated:



			May 31, 2021				August 31, 2020
(in thousands)	Fair Value Hierarchy		Carrying Amount		Fair Value		Carrying Amount		Fair Value
Notes payable and long-term debt:
4.700% Senior Notes	Level 2	(1)	$	499,150	$	527,780	$	498,659	$	537,180
4.900% Senior Notes	Level 3	(2)	$	299,482	$	325,411	$	299,300	$	329,435
3.950% Senior Notes	Level 2	(1)	$	495,902	$	555,460	$	495,440	$	551,930
3.600% Senior Notes	Level 2	(1)	$	495,146	$	538,850	$	494,756	$	536,110
3.000% Senior Notes	Level 2	(1)	$	590,944	$	610,830	$	590,162	$	611,616
1.700% Senior Notes	Level 2	(1)	$	495,560	$	502,340	$	—	$	—

(1)The fair value estimates are based upon observable market data.

(2)This fair value estimate is based on the Company’s indicative borrowing cost derived from discounted cash flows.