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Share-Based Compensation Arrangement By Share-Based Payment Award, Age Threshold For Continued Vesting

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Share-Based Compensation Arrangement By Share-Based Payment Award, Years of Service For Continued Vesting

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Share-Based Compensation Arrangement By Share-Based Payment Award, Years Of Service Qualifying For Non-Forfeiture Of Awards On Anniversary Of Grant-Date

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Amount of expense for award under share-based payment arrangement. Excludes amount capitalized.

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Amount of cost not yet recognized for nonvested award under share-based payment arrangement.

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Weighted-average period over which cost not yet recognized is expected to be recognized for award under share-based payment arrangement, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Period over which grantee's right to exercise award under share-based payment arrangement is no longer contingent on satisfaction of service or performance condition, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. Includes, but is not limited to, combination of market, performance or service condition.

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Discount rate from fair value on purchase date that participants pay for shares.

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The number of non-vested equity-based payment instruments, excluding stock (or unit) options, that validly exist and are outstanding as of the balance sheet date.

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Fair value of share-based awards for which the grantee gained the right by satisfying service and performance requirements, to receive or retain shares or units, other instruments, or cash.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Number of equity instruments other than options outstanding, including both vested and non-vested instruments.

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Number of shares authorized for issuance under share-based payment arrangement.

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The difference between the maximum number of shares (or other type of equity) authorized for issuance under the plan (including the effects of amendments and adjustments), and the sum of: 1) the number of shares (or other type of equity) already issued upon exercise of options or other equity-based awards under the plan; and 2) shares (or other type of equity) reserved for issuance on granting of outstanding awards, net of cancellations and forfeitures, if applicable.

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Amount of accumulated difference between fair value of underlying shares on dates of exercise and exercise price on options exercised (or share units converted) into shares.

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Amount by which the current fair value of the underlying stock exceeds the exercise price of options outstanding.

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Number of options outstanding, including both vested and non-vested options.

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Amount by which current fair value of underlying stock exceeds exercise price of fully vested and expected to vest options outstanding. Includes, but is not limited to, unvested options for which requisite service period has not been rendered but that are expected to vest based on achievement of performance condition, if forfeitures are recognized when they occur.

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Period from grant date that an equity-based award expires, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Share-based Payments - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
Share-based Payments - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2022	Aug. 31, 2021	Aug. 31, 2020	Jan. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Aug. 31, 2019
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based payment expense	$ 37,400,000	$ 32,500,000	$ 38,200,000
Omnibus Stock Compensation Incentive and Directors’ Equity Plans
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares authorized for issuance (in shares)				3,600,000	2,700,000
Number of shares available for grant (in shares)	1,100,000	300,000	700,000
Share-based payment expense	$ 37,400,000	$ 32,500,000	$ 38,200,000
Omnibus Stock Compensation Incentive and Directors’ Equity Plans \| Granted from October 2019 to September 2020
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Age to be attained allowing for continued vesting	60 years
Minimum years of service for continued vesting of stock award	10 years
Omnibus Stock Compensation Incentive and Directors’ Equity Plans \| Fiscal 2021 grants
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Recipient years of service qualifying for non-forfeiture of awards	5 years
Omnibus Stock Compensation Incentive and Directors’ Equity Plans \| Restricted stock awards and units
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares outstanding of restricted stock (in shares)	300,000	400,000	400,000			400,000
Unrecognized compensation cost	$ 30,000,000
Unrecognized compensation cost period of recognition (years)	1 year 6 months
Fair value of shares vested	$ 16,400,000	$ 19,500,000	$ 22,800,000
Share-based payment expense	$ 17,200,000	$ 15,100,000	$ 24,600,000
Omnibus Stock Compensation Incentive and Directors’ Equity Plans \| Restricted stock awards and units \| Grants awarded prior to 2022
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation vesting period (years)	4 years
Omnibus Stock Compensation Incentive and Directors’ Equity Plans \| Restricted stock awards and units \| Grants awarded beginning 2022
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation vesting period (years)	3 years
Omnibus Stock Compensation Incentive and Directors’ Equity Plans \| Stock options
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Unrecognized compensation cost	$ 8,900,000
Unrecognized compensation cost period of recognition (years)	1 year 8 months 12 days
Stock options outstanding (in shares)	1,100,000	1,200,000	900,000			400,000
Award expiration term	10 years
Intrinsic value of options exercised	$ 14,000,000	$ 1,200,000	$ 0
Total intrinsic value of stock options outstanding	40,600,000
Total intrinsic value of stock options expected to vest	18,800,000
Total intrinsic value of stock options exercisable	21,400,000
Share-based payment expense	$ 8,800,000	9,200,000	4,900,000
Omnibus Stock Compensation Incentive and Directors’ Equity Plans \| Stock options \| Service Options
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation vesting period (years)	3 years
Stock options outstanding (in shares)	700,000
Omnibus Stock Compensation Incentive and Directors’ Equity Plans \| Stock options \| Market Options
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation vesting period (years)	4 years
Stock options outstanding (in shares)	400,000
Omnibus Stock Compensation Incentive and Directors’ Equity Plans \| Performance stock units
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation vesting period (years)	3 years
Unrecognized compensation cost	$ 9,000,000
Unrecognized compensation cost period of recognition (years)	1 year 6 months
Performance stock units outstanding	200,000
Share-based payment expense	$ 9,900,000	6,800,000	7,300,000
Omnibus Stock Compensation Incentive and Directors’ Equity Plans \| Employee Deferred Stock Units
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares vested (in shares)	7,000
Share-based payment expense	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Omnibus Stock Compensation Incentive and Directors’ Equity Plans \| Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Shares vested (in shares)	100,000
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares authorized for issuance (in shares)	1,500,000
Number of shares available for grant (in shares)	1,000,000
Employee discount on purchases of common stock	5.00%