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Property And Equipment And Capitalized Cloud-Based Software Implementation Costs (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Aug. 31, 2022	Aug. 31, 2021
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Amortization expense	$ 0	$ 0
Machinery, Equipment And Vehicles [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Capital costs	22,100,000	30,300,000
Capitalized Cloud-Based Asset [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Capitalized implementation costs	6,500,000	2,600,000
Accumulated amortization	$ 500,000	$ 0

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