Earnings Per Share and Dividends (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Feb. 29, 2024

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Schedule of Earnings Per Share

Potential shares of common stock not included in the computation of earnings per share because their effect would have been antidilutive or because the performance criterion was not met were as follows (in thousands):

	Three months ended		Six months ended
	February 29, 2024	February 28, 2023	February 29, 2024	February 28, 2023
Restricted stock units	293.5	363.7	309.5	363.7

Schedule of Cash Dividends Declared by the Company to Common Stockholders

The following table sets forth cash dividends declared by the Company to common stockholders during the six months ended February 29, 2024 and February 28, 2023 (in millions, except for per share data):

	Dividend Declaration Date	Dividend per Share		Total of Cash Dividends Declared		Date of Record for Dividend Payment	Dividend Cash Payment Date
Fiscal Year 2024:	October 19, 2023	$	0.08	$	11	November 15, 2023	December 4, 2023
	January 25, 2024	$	0.08	$	10	February 15, 2024	March 4, 2024
Fiscal Year 2023:	October 20, 2022	$	0.08	$	12	November 15, 2022	December 2, 2022
	January 26, 2023	$	0.08	$	10	February 15, 2023	March 2, 2023