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Notes Payable and Long-Term Debt | 9 Months Ended
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May 31, 2022
Debt Disclosure [Abstract] |
Notes Payable and Long-Term Debt | Notes Payable and Long-Term Debt Notes payable and long-term debt outstanding as of May 31, 2022 and August 31, 2021 are summarized below (in millions):
|  | Maturity Date |  | May 31, 2022 |  | August 31, 2021
4.700% Senior Notes(1) |  | Sep 15, 2022 |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 499 |
4.900% Senior Notes |  | Jul 14, 2023 |  | 300 |  |  | 300 |
3.950% Senior Notes |  | Jan 12, 2028 |  | 497 |  |  | 496 |
3.600% Senior Notes |  | Jan 15, 2030 |  | 496 |  |  | 495 |
3.000% Senior Notes |  | Jan 15, 2031 |  | 592 |  |  | 591 |
1.700% Senior Notes |  | Apr 15, 2026 |  | 496 |  |  | 496 |
4.250% Senior Notes(1) |  | May 15, 2027 |  | 493 |  |  | — |
Borrowings under credit facilities(2) |  | Jan 22, 2024 and Jan 22, 2026 |  | — |  |  | — |
Borrowings under loans |  | Jul 31, 2026 |  | 1 |  |  | 1 |
Total notes payable and long-term debt |  |  |  | 2,875 |  |  | 2,878 |
Less current installments of notes payable and long-term debt |  |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |
Notes payable and long-term debt, less current installments |  |  |  | $ | 2,874 |  |  | $ | 2,878 |
(1)On May 4, 2022, the Company issued $500 million of registered 4.250% Senior Notes due 2027 (the “Green Bonds” or the “4.250% Senior Notes”). On May 31, 2022, the net proceeds from the offering were used to redeem the Company’s 4.700% Senior Notes due in 2022 and pay the applicable “make-whole” premium and accrued interest. In addition, the Company intends to allocate an amount equal to the net proceeds from this offering to finance or refinance eligible expenditures under the Company’s new green financing framework. (2)As of May 31, 2022, the Company has $3.8 billion in available unused borrowing capacity under its revolving credit facilities. The senior unsecured credit agreement dated as of January 22, 2020 and amended on April 28, 2021 (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, which was increased from $1.8 billion on February 18, 2022. 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 and the 4.900% Senior Notes contain debt leverage and interest coverage covenants. The Company is also subject to certain covenants requiring the Company to offer to repurchase the 4.900%, 3.950%, 3.600%, 3.000%, 1.700% or 4.250% Senior Notes upon a change of control. As of May 31, 2022 and August 31, 2021, the Company was in compliance with its debt covenants. Fair Value Refer to Note 15 – “Fair Value Measurements” for the estimated fair values of the Company’s notes payable and long-term debt.

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