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EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT PLANS EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT PLANS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Aug. 31, 2025

Retirement Benefits [Abstract]

Changes in Benefit Obligations, Fair Value of Plan Assets, and Funded Status of Plan

The following tables present a reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances of the pension benefit obligation and the fair value of plan assets resulting from the U.K. Pension Plan and the related amounts recognized in the consolidated balance sheets as of August 31, 2025 and 2024:

						U.K. Pension Plan
(in thousands)						2025									2024
Benefit obligation at beginning of year						$	53,192								$	50,900
Interest cost						2,539									2,615
Actuarial (gain) loss						(6,613)									794
Benefits paid						(3,195)									(2,958)
Foreign currency translation						1,269									1,841
Benefit obligation at end of year						$	47,192								$	53,192
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year						$	51,415								$	49,522
Actual (loss) return on plan assets						(3,096)									2,733
Employer contributions						342									339
Benefits paid						(3,195)									(2,958)
Foreign currency translation						1,264									1,779
Fair value of plan assets at end of year						$	46,730								$	51,415
Funded status at end of year liability recognized in the consolidated balance sheets as of August 31,						$	(462)								$	(1,777)
Amounts recognized in AOCL as of August 31,
Net actuarial loss						$	13,711								$	15,981

Schedule of Net Periodic Benefit Costs

Components of net periodic benefit cost (gain) and other supplemental information are detailed below:

						U.K. Pension Plan
						Year Ended August 31,
(in thousands)						2025						2024						2023
Interest cost						$	2,539					$	2,615					$	2,261
Expected return on plan assets						(1,895)						(2,065)						(2,589)
Amortization of unrecognized net actuarial loss						648						622						—
Total net periodic benefit cost (gain)						$	1,292					$	1,172					$	(328)
Other changes in plan assets and benefit obligations recognized in OCI
Net actuarial (gain) loss arising during measurement period						$	(2,270)					$	(496)					$	10,811

Schedule of Weighted-average Assumptions Used

Weighted average assumptions used to determine benefit obligations are detailed below:

						U.K. Pension Plan
						2025						2024
Effective discount rate for benefit obligations						5.9		%				5.0		%

Weighted average assumptions used to determine net periodic benefit costs (gains) are detailed below:

						U.K. Pension Plan
						2025						2024						2023
Effective rate for interest on benefit obligations						5.0		%				5.3		%				4.3		%
Expected long-term rate of return						4.7		%				5.0		%				4.6		%

Schedule of Allocation of Plan Assets

The U.K. Pension Plan's weighted average target allocation ranges and actual allocations as a percentage of plan assets, including the notional exposure of future contracts by asset categories, are detailed below:

						Pension Assets
						Target Percent												2025						2024
Fixed income securities						95.0%			to			100%						98.9%						99.6%
Cash and other						—			to			5.0						1.1						0.4
Total																		100%						100%

The following table presents the fair value of the plan assets by asset class for the U.K. Pension Plan as of August 31, 2025 and 2024. Level 1 assets consist of cash and cash equivalents. Level 2 assets include funds invested in bonds and fixed income securities. The Company had no level 3 assets as part of its U.K. Pension Plan as of August 31, 2025 or 2024.

												Fair Value at Measurement Date Using
(in thousands)						Total						Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)						Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)						Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
As of August 31, 2025:
Fixed income securities						$	46,201					$	—					$	46,201					$	—
Cash						529						529						—						—
Fair value of U.K. Pension Plan assets						$	46,730
As of August 31, 2024:
Fixed income securities						$	51,194					$	—					$	51,194					$	—
Cash and other						221						—						221						—
Fair value of U.K. Pension Plan assets						$	51,415

The following table provides a reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances of U.K. Pension Plan Level 3 assets recognized in the consolidated balance sheets:

(in thousands)						Level 3 Plan Assets
Balance at August 31, 2023						$	3,293
Sales						(3,139)
Actual return on plan assets sold during the year						(139)
Foreign currency translation						(15)
Balance at August 31, 2024						$	—

Schedule of Future Pension Benefit Payments

The following table provides the estimated aggregate pension benefit payments that are payable from the U.K. Pension Plan to participants in future years:

(in thousands)						U.K. Pension Plan
2026						$	3,388
2027						3,471
2028						3,556
2029						3,642
2030						3,730
2031 through 2035						20,056

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