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EARNINGS PER SHARE (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Aug. 31, 2025

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Calculations of basic and diluted earnings per share from continuing operations

The calculations of basic and diluted EPS were as follows: 

						Year Ended August 31,
(in thousands, except share and per share data)						2025						2024						2023
Net earnings						$	84,662					$	485,491					$	859,760
Average basic shares outstanding						112,994,381						115,844,977						117,077,703
Effect of dilutive securities						1,092,369						1,307,575						1,528,568
Average diluted shares outstanding						114,086,750						117,152,552						118,606,271
Earnings per share:
Basic						$	0.75					$	4.19					$	7.34
Diluted						0.74						4.14						7.25

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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
-Topic 260
-SubTopic 10
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (a)
-Publisher FASB
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