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CREDIT ARRANGEMENTS (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Aug. 31, 2020
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Long-term debt, including the deferred gain from the termination of the interest rate swaps
Long-term debt was as follows: 
Weighted Average
Interest Rate as of August 31, 2020
Year Ended August 31,
(in thousands)20202019
2027 Notes5.375%$300,000 $300,000 
2026 Notes5.750%350,000 350,000 
2023 Notes4.875%330,000 330,000 
Poland Term Loan1.730%40,713 — 
Other5.100%21,329 23,168 
Term Loan3.148%— 210,125 
Short-term borrowings0.980%— 3,929 
Finance leases50,224 37,699 
Total debt1,092,266 1,254,921 
Less debt issuance costs8,581 10,268 
Total amounts outstanding1,083,685 1,244,653 
Less current maturities of long-term debt and short-term borrowings18,149 17,439 
Long-term debt$1,065,536 $1,227,214 

In July 2017, the Company issued $300.0 million of 5.375% Senior Notes due July 2027 (the "2027 Notes"). Interest on these notes is payable semiannually.

In May 2018, the Company issued $350.0 million of 5.750% Senior Notes due April 2026 (the "2026 Notes"). Interest on the 2026 Notes is payable semiannually.
In May 2013, the Company issued $330.0 million of 4.875% Senior Notes due May 2023 (the "2023 Notes"). Interest on these notes is payable semiannually.
Scheduled maturities of the Company's long-term debt
The scheduled maturities of the Company's long-term debt, excluding obligations related to finance leases, are included in the table below. See Note 9, Leases, for scheduled maturities of finance leases.
Year Ended August 31,(in thousands)
2021$3,776 
20229,576 
2023339,565 
202411,706 
20259,556 
Thereafter667,863 
Total long-term debt, excluding finance leases1,042,042 
Less debt issuance costs8,581 
Total long-term debt outstanding, excluding finance leases$1,033,461