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CREDIT ARRANGEMENTS (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Aug. 31, 2025
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Long-term debt, including the deferred gain from the termination of the interest rate swaps
Long-term debt was as follows: 
Weighted Average Interest Rate as of August 31, 2025Year Ended August 31,
(in thousands)20252024
2030 Notes4.125%$300,000 $300,000 
2031 Notes3.875%300,000 300,000 
2032 Notes4.375%300,000 300,000 
Series 2022 Bonds, due 20474.000%145,060 145,060 
Series 2025 Bonds, due 20324.625%150,000 — 
Other5.100%10,108 11,910 
Finance leases5.263%158,917 141,271 
Total debt1,364,085 1,198,241 
Less unamortized debt issuance costs(14,051)(13,073)
Plus unamortized bond premium4,261 4,453 
Total amounts outstanding1,354,295 1,189,621 
Less current maturities of long-term debt(44,289)(38,786)
Long-term debt$1,310,006 $1,150,835 
Scheduled maturities of the Company's long-term debt
The scheduled maturities of the Company's long-term debt, excluding obligations related to finance leases, are included in the table below. See Note 7, Leases, for scheduled maturities of finance leases.

Year Ended August 31,(in thousands)
2026$1,789 
20271,782 
20281,795 
20291,806 
2030301,814 
Thereafter896,182 
Total long-term debt, excluding finance leases1,205,168 
Less unamortized debt issuance costs(14,051)
Plus unamortized bond premium4,261 
Total long-term debt outstanding, excluding finance leases$1,195,378