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Employee Benefit Plans - Narrative (Details) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended |
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Mar. 01, 2025 USD ($) RetirementPlan | Feb. 24, 2024 USD ($) | Mar. 01, 2025 USD ($) RetirementPlan | Feb. 24, 2024 USD ($) | Aug. 31, 2024 USD ($)
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Contributions charged to expense under the plan | $ 3.7 | $ 4.8 | $ 7.8 | $ 10.1 |
Other (income) expense |  | 0.0 | $ (0.1) | 0.0 |
SERP |  |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Number of frozen non-contributory defined benefit pension plans | RetirementPlan | 1 |  | 1 |  |
Amounts charged to expense related to the plans |  |  | $ 0.9 | 0.8 |
Non-qualified Deferred Compensation Plan |  |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Amounts charged to expense related to the plans | $ 0.2 | $ 0.2 | 0.5 | $ 0.4 |
NQDC Plan assets | 4.3 |  | 4.3 |  | $ 3.3
NQDC Plan liabilities, current | $ 2.3 |  | $ 2.3 |  | $ 1.6

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