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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Aug. 31, 2019
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Provision for Income Taxes
The provision for income taxes consists of the following components (in millions):
 
Year Ended August 31,
 
2019
 
2018
 
2017
Provision for current federal taxes
$
60.3

 
$
88.9

 
$
151.2

Provision for current state taxes
14.7

 
16.4

 
20.4

Provision for current foreign taxes
10.2

 
9.2

 
7.0

Provision (benefit) for deferred taxes
9.3

 
(38.2
)
 
(7.7
)
Total provision for income taxes
$
94.5

 
$
76.3

 
$
170.9


Schedule of Reconciliation of Federal Statutory Rate to Total Provision for Income Taxes
The following table reconciles the provision at the federal statutory rate to the total provision for income taxes (in millions):
 
Year Ended August 31,
 
2019
 
2018
 
2017
Federal income tax computed at statutory rate
$
89.2

 
$
109.4

 
$
172.4

State income tax, net of federal income tax benefit
12.2

 
11.5

 
12.2

Foreign permanent differences and rate differential
2.1

 
(2.0
)
 
(1.6
)
Discrete income tax benefits of the TCJA
(2.2
)
 
(34.6
)
 

Research and development tax credits
(18.1
)
 
(3.3
)
 
(3.0
)
Unrecognized tax benefits
12.2

 
0.4

 
0.8

Other, net
(0.9
)
 
(5.1
)
 
(9.9
)
Total provision for income taxes
$
94.5

 
$
76.3

 
$
170.9


Schedule of Components of Net Deferred Income Taxes
Components of the net deferred income tax liabilities at August 31, 2019 and 2018 include (in millions):
 
August 31,
 
2019
 
2018
Deferred income tax liabilities:
 

 
 

Depreciation
$
(22.0
)
 
$
(15.0
)
Goodwill and intangibles
(149.6
)
 
(151.2
)
Other liabilities
(2.8
)
 
(2.3
)
Total deferred income tax liabilities
(174.4
)
 
(168.5
)
Deferred income tax assets:
 

 
 

Self-insurance
2.6

 
2.6

Pension
22.7

 
18.1

Deferred compensation
20.5

 
23.7

Net operating losses
6.2

 
6.2

Other accruals not yet deductible
26.9

 
24.9

Other assets
9.7

 
7.0

Total deferred income tax assets
88.6

 
82.5

Valuation allowance
(4.6
)
 
(3.6
)
Net deferred income tax liabilities
$
(90.4
)
 
$
(89.6
)

Schedule of Change in Unrecognized Income Tax Benefit
The following table reconciles the change in the unrecognized income tax benefit (reported in Other long-term liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets) for the years ended August 31, 2019 and 2018 (in millions):
 
Year Ended August 31,
 
2019
 
2018
Unrecognized tax benefits balance at beginning of year
$
4.4

 
$
6.0

Additions based on tax positions related to the current year
2.0

 
0.6

Additions for tax positions of prior years
10.9

 
1.0

Reductions due to settlements

 
(2.2
)
Reductions due to lapse of statute of limitations
(0.7
)
 
(1.0
)
Unrecognized tax benefits balance at end of year
$
16.6

 
$
4.4