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EARNINGS PER SHARE (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Aug. 31, 2022

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Calculations of basic and diluted earnings per share from continuing operations

The calculations of basic and diluted EPS from continuing operations were as follows: 

						Year Ended August 31,
(in thousands, except share and per share data)						2022						2021						2020
Net earnings from continuing operations						$	1,217,262					$	412,865					$	278,302
Average basic shares outstanding						120,648,090						120,338,357						118,921,854
Effect of dilutive securities						1,724,296						1,645,140						1,387,767
Average diluted shares outstanding						122,372,386						121,983,497						120,309,621
Earnings per share:
Basic						$	10.09					$	3.43					$	2.34
Diluted						$	9.95					$	3.38					$	2.31

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Tabular disclosure of an entity's basic and diluted earnings per share calculations, including a reconciliation of numerators and denominators of the basic and diluted per-share computations for income from continuing operations.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 260
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (a)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=124432515&loc=d3e3550-109257

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