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Notes Payable and Long-Term Debt (Amounts Outstanding) (Details) - USD ($) | 3 Months Ended |  |  |
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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 |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Interest rate above base rate | 1.00% |  |  |
Line of Credit | Revolving Credit Facility | Credit Facility Expires On January 2023 |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
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 |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
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 |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Interest rate above base rate | 1.125% |  |  |
Line of Credit | Term Loan Facility | Eurodollar | Maximum |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Interest rate above base rate | 1.75% |  |  |
Line of Credit | Commercial Paper |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Long-term debt | $ 237,661,000 |  |  | $ 0
Maximum borrowing capacity | $ 1,800,000,000 |  |  |
Line of Credit | Commercial Paper | Minimum |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Interest rate on debt instruments | 2.00% |  |  |
Line of Credit | Commercial Paper | Maximum |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Interest rate on debt instruments | 2.60% |  |  |

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