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STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY AND EARNINGS PER SHARE (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Feb. 28, 2023

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Calculations of the basic and diluted earnings per share from continuing operations

The calculations of basic and diluted EPS were as follows: 

						Three Months Ended February 28,												Six Months Ended February 28,
(in thousands, except share and per share data)						2023						2022						2023						2022
Net earnings						$	179,849					$	383,314					$	441,623					$	616,203
Average basic shares outstanding						117,224,517						121,458,196						117,249,266						121,293,030
Effect of dilutive securities						1,498,742						1,394,214						1,735,832						1,454,951
Average diluted shares outstanding						118,723,259						122,852,410						118,985,098						122,747,981
Earnings per share:
Basic						$	1.53					$	3.16					$	3.77					$	5.08
Diluted						$	1.51					$	3.12					$	3.71					$	5.02

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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 https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=124432515&loc=d3e3550-109257

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