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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (Unaudited) - USD ($)
shares in Thousands, $ in Millions
 3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended
Feb. 28, 2025
Feb. 29, 2024
Feb. 28, 2025
Feb. 29, 2024
Income Statement [Abstract]        
Net sales $ 1,006.3 $ 905.9 $ 1,957.9 $ 1,840.6
Cost of products sold 538.3 493.5 1,040.6 999.8
Gross profit 468.0 412.4 917.3 840.8
Selling, distribution, and administrative expenses 357.8 294.3 673.8 589.8
Operating profit 110.2 118.1 243.5 251.0
Other expense:        
Interest expense (income), net 6.9 (0.1) 2.9 0.8
Miscellaneous expense, net 1.0 0.6 3.5 1.7
Total other expense 7.9 0.5 6.4 2.5
Income before income taxes 102.3 117.6 237.1 248.5
Income tax expense 24.8 28.4 52.9 58.7
Net income $ 77.5 $ 89.2 $ 184.2 $ 189.8
Earnings per share        
Basic earnings per share (in dollars per share) [1] $ 2.50 $ 2.89 $ 5.95 $ 6.13
Basic weighted average number of shares outstanding (in shares) [1] 30,999 30,864 30,957 30,940
Diluted earnings per share (in dollars per share) [1] $ 2.45 $ 2.84 $ 5.80 $ 6.05
Diluted weighted average number of shares outstanding (in shares) [1] 31,700 31,399 31,742 31,388
Dividends declared per share (in dollars per share) [1] $ 0.17 $ 0.15 $ 0.32 $ 0.28
Comprehensive income:        
Net income $ 77.5 $ 89.2 $ 184.2 $ 189.8
Other comprehensive (loss) income items:        
Foreign currency translation adjustments (11.7) 0.7 (29.0) (1.4)
Defined benefit plans, net of tax 0.5 0.7 1.0 1.3
Other comprehensive (loss) income items, net of tax (11.2) 1.4 (28.0) (0.1)
Comprehensive income $ 66.3 $ 90.6 $ 156.2 $ 189.7
[1] Earnings per share is calculated using unrounded numbers. Amounts in the table may not recalculate exactly due to rounding.