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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS (UNAUDITED) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
 3 Months Ended
Nov. 30, 2019
Nov. 30, 2018
Income Statement [Abstract]    
Net sales $ 1,384,708 $ 1,277,342
Costs and expenses:    
Cost of goods sold 1,146,514 1,118,433
Selling, general and administrative expenses 111,529 117,217
Interest expense 16,578 16,663
Total costs and expenses 1,274,621 1,252,313
Earnings from continuing operations before income taxes 110,087 25,029
Income taxes 27,332 5,609
Earnings from continuing operations 82,755 19,420
Earnings from discontinued operations before income taxes 895 457
Income taxes 302 135
Earnings from discontinued operations 593 322
Net earnings $ 83,348 $ 19,742
Basic earnings per share    
Earnings from continuing operations (in USD per share) [1] $ 0.70 $ 0.17
Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations (in USD per share) [1] 0.01 0
Net earnings (in USD per share) [1] 0.70 0.17
Diluted earnings per share    
Earnings from continuing operations (in USD per share) [1] 0.69 0.16
Earnings (loss) from discontinued operations (in USD per share) [1] 0 0
Net earnings (in USD per share) [1] $ 0.70 $ 0.17
Average basic shares outstanding 118,370,191 117,387,038
Average diluted shares outstanding 119,773,538 118,682,473
[1] *Earnings Per Share ("EPS") is calculated independently for each component and may not sum to Net EPS due to rounding