XML 128 R47.htm IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT v3.20.2
EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT PLANS EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT PLANS (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Aug. 31, 2020
Retirement Benefits [Abstract]  
Changes in Benefit Obligations, Fair Value of Plan Assets, and Funded Status of Plan The following tables include a reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances of pension benefit obligation and the fair value of Plan assets and the related amounts recognized in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets as of August 31, 2020 and 2019.
(in thousands)20202019
Benefit obligation at beginning of year$31,661 $— 
Acquisition— 26,336 
Service cost335 354 
Interest cost892 926 
Curtailment loss1,314 — 
Special termination benefits1,918 — 
Actuarial loss1,280 4,883 
Benefits paid(1,270)(838)
Benefit obligation at end of year36,130 31,661 
Fair value of Plan assets at beginning of year$23,435 $— 
Acquisition— 21,023 
Actual return on Plan assets2,248 2,887 
Administrative expenses(496)(69)
Employer contributions5,284 432 
Benefits paid(1,270)(838)
Fair value of Plan assets at end of year29,201 23,435 
Funded status at end of year (net liability recognized in balance sheet as of August 31,)$(6,929)$(8,226)
Amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income as of August 31,
Net actuarial loss$3,234 $2,823 
Schedule of Net Periodic Benefit Costs Components of net periodic benefit cost and other supplemental information are detailed below.
(in thousands)20202019
Service cost$335 $354 
Expected administrative expenses450 250 
Interest cost892 926 
Expected return on Plan assets(1,334)(1,008)
Special termination benefits1,918 — 
Settlements, curtailments and other1,314 — 
Total net periodic benefit cost3,575 522 
Other changes in Plan assets and benefit obligations recognized in other comprehensive income
Net actuarial loss arising during measurement period3,642 2,823 
Amortization of net actuarial gain(3,232)— 
Total recognized in other comprehensive income410 2,823 
Total recognized in net periodic benefit cost and other comprehensive income$3,985 $3,345 
Schedule of Weighted-average Assumptions Used
Weighted average assumptions used to determine benefit obligations as of August 31, 2020 and 2019 are detailed below.
20202019
Effective discount rate for benefit obligations2.8 %3.2 %
Weighted average assumptions used to determine net periodic benefit cost for 2020 and 2019 are detailed below.
2020(1)
2019
Effective rate for interest on benefit obligations2.8 %4.3 %
Effective rate for service cost3.3 %4.7 %
Expected long-term rate of return6.0 %6.0 %
__________________________________
(1)Certain weighted average assumptions used to determine net periodic benefit cost for 2020 were remeasured at an interim date. This remeasurement resulted in an effective rate for interest on benefit obligations of 2.9% and an effective rate for service cost of 3.5%.
Schedule of Allocation of Plan Assets
The Plan's weighted average asset targets and actual allocations as a percentage of Plan assets, including the notional exposure of future contracts by asset categories, are detailed below.

Pension Assets
Target Percent20202019
Fixed income securities45%50%48.1%50.1%
Equity securities:
Domestic25.030.026.926.0
International10.015.013.112.7
Mutual funds5.010.010.19.5
Cash5.01.81.7
Total100.0%100.0%
The following table sets forth the Plan assets by asset class as of August 31, 2020 and 2019. All securities are traded on a national securities exchange and therefore are Level 1 assets in the fair value hierarchy.

(in thousands)Fair Value at Measurement Date
Asset ClassAugust 31, 2020August 31, 2019
Fixed income securities$14,084 $11,738 
Equity securities:
Domestic7,849 6,090 
International3,816 2,981 
Mutual funds2,937 2,232 
Total equity securities14,602 11,303 
Cash553 411 
Total29,239 23,452 
Other(38)(17)
Fair value of Plan assets$29,201 $23,435 
Schedule of Future Pension Benefit Payments
The table provides the estimated pension benefit payments that are payable from the Plan to participants in the following years:
Year Ended August 31,(in thousands)
2021$2,082 
20221,856 
20231,843 
20241,830 
20251,790 
Next five years8,701