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INCOME TAX (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Aug. 31, 2025
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] |
Components of earnings from continuing operations before income taxes (benefit) | The components of earnings before income taxes were as follows:
|  | Year Ended August 31,
(in thousands) |  | 2025 |  | 2024 |  | 2023
United States |  | $ | 61,897 |  |  | $ | 631,592 |  |  | $ | 1,095,099 |
Foreign |  | 45,648 |  |  | 4,079 |  |  | 26,868 |
Total |  | $ | 107,545 |  |  | $ | 635,671 |  |  | $ | 1,121,967 |
Income taxes (benefit) included in the consolidated statements of operations | The income taxes included in the consolidated statements of earnings were as follows:
|  | Year Ended August 31,
(in thousands) |  | 2025 |  | 2024 |  | 2023
Current: |  |  |  |  |  |
United States |  | $ | 83,897 |  |  | $ | 143,462 |  |  | $ | 168,399 |
Foreign |  | 8,371 |  |  | 163 |  |  | 6,089 |
State and local |  | 20,669 |  |  | 18,035 |  |  | 32,916 |
Current taxes |  | 112,937 |  |  | 161,660 |  |  | 207,404 |
Deferred: |  |  |  |  |  |
United States |  | (76,005) |  |  | (8,075) |  |  | 46,008 |
Foreign |  | 1,126 |  |  | (7,684) |  |  | (847) |
State and local |  | (15,175) |  |  | 4,279 |  |  | 9,642 |
Deferred taxes |  | (90,054) |  |  | (11,480) |  |  | 54,803 |
Total income taxes |  | $ | 22,883 |  |  | $ | 150,180 |  |  | $ | 262,207 |
Reconciliation of the federal statutory rate to effective tax rate from continuing operations | A reconciliation of the federal statutory rate to the Company's effective income tax rate, including material items impacting the effective income tax rate, is presented below:
|  | Year Ended August 31,
(in thousands) |  | 2025 |  | 2024 |  | 2023
Income tax expense at statutory rate |  | $ | 22,584 |  | $ | 133,491 |  | $ | 235,613
State and local taxes(1) |  | 4,341 |  | 17,629 |  | 33,621
Research and development credit(1) |  | (7,255) |  | (1,151) |  | (7,986)
Foreign rate differential |  | (1,344) |  | 513 |  | (1,365)
Interest expense related to uncertain tax positions |  | 1,314 |  | 2,154 |  | 1,052
Non-deductible compensation |  | 1,300 |  | 1,651 |  | 1,825
Nontaxable gain |  | (2,131) |  | (1,786) |  | (1,055)
TCJA - Toll charge and related foreign tax credits |  | (2,766) |  | — |  | —
Other |  | 6,840 |  | (2,321) |  | 502
Income tax expense |  | $ | 22,883 |  | $ | 150,180 |  | $ | 262,207
Effective income tax rate |  | 21.3 | % |  | 23.6 | % |  | 23.4 | %
__________________________________ (1) 2025, 2024 and 2023 include impacts of uncertain tax positions.
Tax effects of significant temporary differences giving rise to deferred tax assets and liabilities | The income tax effects of significant temporary differences giving rise to deferred tax assets and liabilities were as follows:
|  | August 31,
(in thousands) |  | 2025 |  | 2024
Deferred tax assets: |  |  |  |
Net operating losses and credits |  | $ | 273,140 |  |  | $ | 278,855 |
Capitalized research and development |  | 53,651 |  |  | 57,597 |
ROU operating lease liabilities |  | 41,352 |  |  | 41,838 |
Deferred compensation and employee benefits |  | 33,905 |  |  | 32,377 |
Reserves and other accrued expenses |  | 11,924 |  |  | 13,839 |
Litigation-related reserve |  | 88,756 |  |  | — |
Other |  | 7,300 |  |  | 19,122 |
Total deferred tax assets |  | 510,028 |  |  | 443,628 |
Valuation allowance for deferred tax assets |  | (253,196) |  |  | (256,826) |
Deferred tax assets, net |  | 256,832 |  |  | 186,802 |
Deferred tax liabilities: |  |  |  |
Property, plant and equipment |  | (335,705) |  |  | (353,439) |
Intangible assets |  | (32,444) |  |  | (37,233) |
ROU operating lease assets |  | (40,922) |  |  | (41,463) |
Derivatives |  | (11,889) |  |  | (6,850) |
Other |  | (13,349) |  |  | (13,093) |
Total deferred tax liabilities |  | (434,309) |  |  | (452,078) |
Net deferred tax liabilities |  | $ | (177,477) |  |  | $ | (265,276) |
Schedule of Unrecognized Tax Benefits Roll Forward | A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amounts of unrecognized income tax benefits is presented below:
(in thousands) |  | 2025 |  | 2024 |  | 2023
Balance at September 1, |  | $ | 45,721 |  |  | $ | 44,165 |  |  | $ | 29,747 |
Change for tax positions of current year |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 14,792 |
Change for tax positions of prior years |  | 8,000 |  |  | 1,556 |  |  | (374) |
Reductions due to lapse of statute of limitations |  | (9,486) |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Balance at August 31,(1) |  | $ | 44,235 |  |  | $ | 45,721 |  |  | $ | 44,165 |
__________________________________ (1) The full balance of unrecognized income tax benefits in each year, if recognized, would have impacted the Company’s effective income tax rate at the end of each respective year.

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