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Related Party Transactions | 12 Months Ended
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Related Party Transactions [Abstract] |
Related Party Transactions | Note 16 — Related Party Transactions The Company has a 41.9% interest in Axis, a joint venture. The Company purchased $11.5 million, $13.5 million and $12.7 million of railcar components from Axis during the years ended August 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The Company has a 40% interest in the common equity of an entity that buys and sells railcar assets that are leased to third parties. As of August 31, 2022 and 2021 the carrying amount of the investment was $0.7 million and $3.2 million, respectively, which is classified in Investment in unconsolidated affiliates in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Upon sale of railcars to this entity from Greenbrier, 60% of the related revenue and margin is recognized and 40% is deferred until the railcars are ultimately sold by the entity. The Company recognized $4.7 million in revenue associated with railcars sold into the leasing warehouse during the year ended August 31, 2020. The Company had no material revenue with railcars sold into the leasing warehouse during the years ended August 31, 2022 and 2021. The Company recognized $9.3 million with railcars sold out of the leasing warehouse during the year ended August 31, 2022. The Company had no material revenue with railcars sold out of the leasing warehouse during the years ended August 31, 2021 and 2020. The Company also provides administrative and remarketing services to this entity and earns management fees for these services which were immaterial for each of the years ended August 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020. Mr. Furman is the owner of a private aircraft managed by a private independent management company. From time to time, the Company’s business requires charter use of privately-owned aircraft. In such instances, it is possible that charters may be placed on Mr. Furman’s aircraft. The Company placed charters on Mr. Furman’s aircraft which aggregated to $0.9 million, $0.2 million and $0.3 million for each of the years ended August 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively. In May 2020, the Company and its manufacturing partner GIMSA amended its joint venture agreement for its joint ventures in Monclova, Mexico. In addition to certain temporary changes to the existing fee arrangements, the joint ventures also paid dividends of $22.5 million to each of the joint venture partners during the year ended August 31, 2020. As of August 31, 2020, the Company had a $4.5 million note receivable due from Amsted-Maxion Cruzeiro, its unconsolidated Brazilian castings and components manufacturer and a $3.8 million note receivable from Greenbrier-Maxion, its unconsolidated Brazilian railcar manufacturer. These note receivables were included on the Consolidated Balance Sheets in Accounts receivable, net as of August 31, 2020 and were repaid in 2021.

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