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Notes Payable and Long-Term Debt
 12 Months Ended
Aug. 31, 2024
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Notes Payable and Long-Term Debt Notes Payable and Long-Term Debt
Notes payable and long-term debt outstanding as of August 31, 2024, and 2023 are summarized below (in millions):
Maturity DateAugust 31, 2024August 31, 2023
3.950% Senior Notes(1)(2)
Jan 12, 2028$498 $497 
3.600% Senior Notes(1)(2)
Jan 15, 2030497 496 
3.000% Senior Notes(1)(2)
Jan 15, 2031594 593 
1.700% Senior Notes(1)(2)
Apr 15, 2026499 498 
4.250% Senior Notes(1)(2)
May 15, 2027496 495 
5.450% Senior Notes(1)(2)(3)
Feb 1, 2029296 296 
Borrowings under credit facilities(4)(5)
Jan 22, 2026 and Jan 22, 2028— — 
Borrowings under loansJul 31, 2026— — 
Total notes payable and long-term debt2,880 2,875 
Less current installments of notes payable and long-term debt
— — 
Notes payable and long-term debt, less current installments
$2,880 $2,875 
(1)The notes are carried at the principal amount of each note, less any unamortized discount and unamortized debt issuance costs.
(2)The Senior Notes are the Company’s senior unsecured obligations and rank equally with all other existing and future senior unsecured debt obligations.
(3)On April 13, 2023, the Company issued $300 million of publicly registered 5.450% Senior Notes due 2029 (the “5.450% Senior Notes”). The Company used the net proceeds for general corporate purposes, including, together with available cash, repayment of the $300 million aggregate principal amount of the Company’s 4.900% Senior Notes due in July 2023.
(4)On February 23, 2024, the Company entered into an amendment (the “Amendment”) to its senior unsecured credit agreement dated as of January 22, 2020 (as amended, the “Credit Facility”). The Amendment, among other things, (i) instituted certain amendments to the sustainability-linked adjustments to the interest rates applicable to borrowings under the Company’s three-year revolving credit facility (the “Three-Year Revolving Credit Facility”) and the Company’s five-year revolving credit facility (the “Five-Year Revolving Credit Facility”) and (ii) extended the termination date of the Three-Year Revolving Credit Facility (with respect to the available commitments of the extending lenders) to January 22, 2026, and of the Five-Year Revolving Credit Facility (with respect to the available commitments of the extending lenders) to January 22, 2028, in each case subject to an additional one-year extension at the option of the Company.
(5)As of August 31, 2024, the Company has $4.0 billion in available unused borrowing capacity under its revolving credit facilities. The Credit Facility acts as the back-up facility for commercial paper outstanding, if any. The Company has a borrowing capacity of up to $3.2 billion under its commercial paper program.
In the ordinary course of business, the Company has letters of credit and surety bonds with banks and insurance companies outstanding of $58 million as of August 31, 2024. Unused letters of credit were $60 million as of August 31, 2024. Letters of credit and surety bonds are generally available for draw down in the event the Company does not perform.
Debt Maturities
Debt maturities as of August 31, 2024 are as follows (in millions):
Fiscal Year Ended August 31,
2025
$— 
2026
499 
2027
496 
2028
498 
2029
296 
Thereafter1,091 
Total$2,880 
Debt Covenants
Borrowings under the Company’s debt agreements are subject to various covenants that limit the Company’s ability to: incur additional indebtedness, sell assets, effect mergers and certain transactions, and effect certain transactions with subsidiaries and affiliates. In addition, the revolving credit facilities contain debt leverage and interest coverage covenants. The Company is also subject to certain covenants requiring the Company to offer to repurchase the 3.950%, 3.600%, 3.000%, 1.700%, 4.250% or 5.450% Senior Notes upon a change of control. As of August 31, 2024, and 2023, the Company was in compliance with its debt covenants.
Fair Value
Refer to Note 18 – “Fair Value Measurements” for the estimated fair values of the Company’s notes payable and long-term debt.