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LEASES
12 Months Ended
Aug. 31, 2025
Leases [Abstract]  
Operating Leases
NOTE 7. LEASES

The following table presents the components of total leased assets and lease liabilities, including their classification in the consolidated balance sheets:
(in thousands)Classification in Consolidated Balance SheetsAugust 31, 2025August 31, 2024
Assets:
Operating assetsOther noncurrent assets$172,374 $178,006 
Finance assetsProperty, plant and equipment, net189,923 160,361 
Total leased assets$362,297 $338,367 
Liabilities:
Operating lease liabilities:
CurrentOther accrued expenses and payables$37,250 $36,675 
Long-termOther noncurrent liabilities136,629 140,109 
Total operating lease liabilities173,879 176,784 
Finance lease liabilities:
CurrentCurrent maturities of long-term debt and short-term borrowings42,500 36,985 
Long-termLong-term debt116,417 104,286 
Total finance lease liabilities158,917 141,271 
Total lease liabilities$332,796 $318,055 

The components of lease cost were as follows:
Year Ended August 31,
(in thousands)202520242023
Operating lease expense$48,618 $46,515 $40,093 
Finance lease expense:
Amortization of assets27,966 23,825 16,574 
Interest on lease liabilities7,690 5,712 3,642 
Total finance lease expense35,656 29,537 20,216 
Variable and short-term lease expense20,901 19,481 20,810 
Total lease expense$105,175 $95,533 $81,119 

The weighted average remaining lease terms and discount rates for operating and finance leases are presented in the following table:
August 31, 2025August 31, 2024
Weighted average remaining lease term (years):
Operating leases5.96.2
Finance leases3.94.1
Weighted average discount rate:
Operating leases5.126 %4.934 %
Finance leases5.263 %5.134 %
Cash flow and other information related to leases is included in the following table:
Year Ended August 31,
(in thousands)202520242023
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:
Operating cash outflows from operating leases$48,649 $47,508 $40,645 
Operating cash outflows from finance leases7,690 5,712 3,642 
Financing cash outflows from finance leases40,567 34,508 22,837 
ROU assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations:
Operating leases$38,263 $57,746 $55,588 
Finance leases59,102 79,841 59,499 

Future maturities of lease liabilities at August 31, 2025 are presented in the following table:
(in thousands)Operating LeasesFinance Leases
2026$44,803 $49,766 
202740,453 46,380 
202831,523 39,783 
202922,762 25,445 
203016,728 11,036 
Thereafter46,125 3,690 
Total lease payments202,394 176,100 
Less imputed interest(28,515)(17,183)
Present value of lease liabilities$173,879 $158,917 

As of August 31, 2025, the Company has additional leases that have not yet commenced, primarily for heavy-duty vehicles, with aggregate fixed payments over their terms of approximately $14 million. Of these, leases with aggregate payments approximately $13 million are expected to commence in 2026 and the remainder are expected to commence in 2027. These leases have noncancellable terms of 4 to 7 years.
Finance Leases
NOTE 7. LEASES

The following table presents the components of total leased assets and lease liabilities, including their classification in the consolidated balance sheets:
(in thousands)Classification in Consolidated Balance SheetsAugust 31, 2025August 31, 2024
Assets:
Operating assetsOther noncurrent assets$172,374 $178,006 
Finance assetsProperty, plant and equipment, net189,923 160,361 
Total leased assets$362,297 $338,367 
Liabilities:
Operating lease liabilities:
CurrentOther accrued expenses and payables$37,250 $36,675 
Long-termOther noncurrent liabilities136,629 140,109 
Total operating lease liabilities173,879 176,784 
Finance lease liabilities:
CurrentCurrent maturities of long-term debt and short-term borrowings42,500 36,985 
Long-termLong-term debt116,417 104,286 
Total finance lease liabilities158,917 141,271 
Total lease liabilities$332,796 $318,055 

The components of lease cost were as follows:
Year Ended August 31,
(in thousands)202520242023
Operating lease expense$48,618 $46,515 $40,093 
Finance lease expense:
Amortization of assets27,966 23,825 16,574 
Interest on lease liabilities7,690 5,712 3,642 
Total finance lease expense35,656 29,537 20,216 
Variable and short-term lease expense20,901 19,481 20,810 
Total lease expense$105,175 $95,533 $81,119 

The weighted average remaining lease terms and discount rates for operating and finance leases are presented in the following table:
August 31, 2025August 31, 2024
Weighted average remaining lease term (years):
Operating leases5.96.2
Finance leases3.94.1
Weighted average discount rate:
Operating leases5.126 %4.934 %
Finance leases5.263 %5.134 %
Cash flow and other information related to leases is included in the following table:
Year Ended August 31,
(in thousands)202520242023
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:
Operating cash outflows from operating leases$48,649 $47,508 $40,645 
Operating cash outflows from finance leases7,690 5,712 3,642 
Financing cash outflows from finance leases40,567 34,508 22,837 
ROU assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations:
Operating leases$38,263 $57,746 $55,588 
Finance leases59,102 79,841 59,499 

Future maturities of lease liabilities at August 31, 2025 are presented in the following table:
(in thousands)Operating LeasesFinance Leases
2026$44,803 $49,766 
202740,453 46,380 
202831,523 39,783 
202922,762 25,445 
203016,728 11,036 
Thereafter46,125 3,690 
Total lease payments202,394 176,100 
Less imputed interest(28,515)(17,183)
Present value of lease liabilities$173,879 $158,917 

As of August 31, 2025, the Company has additional leases that have not yet commenced, primarily for heavy-duty vehicles, with aggregate fixed payments over their terms of approximately $14 million. Of these, leases with aggregate payments approximately $13 million are expected to commence in 2026 and the remainder are expected to commence in 2027. These leases have noncancellable terms of 4 to 7 years.