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Segment Information (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Aug. 31, 2022
Segment Reporting [Abstract] |
Segments Internal Financial Reports | The information in the following table is derived directly from the segments’ internal financial reports used for corporate management purposes. For the year ended August 31, 2022:
|  | Revenue |  |  | Earnings (loss) from operations |
(In millions) |  | External |  |  | Intersegment |  |  | Total |  |  | External |  |  | Intersegment |  |  | Total |
Manufacturing |  | $ | 2,476.6 |  |  | $ | 191.6 |  |  | $ | 2,668.2 |  |  | $ | 97.2 |  |  | $ | 11.9 |  |  | $ | 109.1 |
Maintenance Services |  |  | 347.7 |  |  |  | 26.4 |  |  |  | 374.1 |  |  |  | 21.7 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 21.7 |
Leasing & Management Services |  |  | 153.4 |  |  |  | 1.9 |  |  |  | 155.3 |  |  |  | 108.3 |  |  |  | 0.1 |  |  |  | 108.4 |
Eliminations |  |  | — |  |  |  | (219.9 | ) |  |  | (219.9 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (12.0 | ) |  |  | (12.0 | )
Corporate |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (109.2 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (109.2 | )
|  | $ | 2,977.7 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 2,977.7 |  |  | $ | 118.0 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 118.0 |
For the year ended August 31, 2021:
|  | Revenue |  |  | Earnings (loss) from operations |
(In millions) |  | External |  |  | Intersegment |  |  | Total |  |  | External |  |  | Intersegment |  |  | Total |
Manufacturing |  | $ | 1,311.1 |  |  | $ | 92.4 |  |  | $ | 1,403.5 |  |  | $ | 48.3 |  |  | $ | 6.9 |  |  | $ | 55.2 |
Maintenance Services |  |  | 298.3 |  |  |  | 9.1 |  |  |  | 307.4 |  |  |  | 6.5 |  |  |  | 0.1 |  |  |  | 6.6 |
Leasing & Management Services |  |  | 138.5 |  |  |  | 1.1 |  |  |  | 139.6 |  |  |  | 68.9 |  |  |  | 0.2 |  |  |  | 69.1 |
Eliminations |  | — |  |  |  | (102.6 | ) |  |  | (102.6 | ) |  | — |  |  |  | (7.2 | ) |  |  | (7.2 | )
Corporate |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (82.7 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (82.7 | )
|  | $ | 1,747.9 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,747.9 |  |  | $ | 41.0 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 41.0 |
For the year ended August 31, 2020:
|  | Revenue |  |  | Earnings (loss) from operations |
(In millions) |  | External |  |  | Intersegment |  |  | Total |  |  | External |  |  | Intersegment |  |  | Total |
Manufacturing |  | $ | 2,309.5 |  |  | $ | 3.0 |  |  | $ | 2,312.5 |  |  | $ | 157.0 |  |  | $ | 0.1 |  |  | $ | 157.1 |
Maintenance Services |  |  | 324.7 |  |  |  | 12.6 |  |  |  | 337.3 |  |  |  | 9.0 |  |  |  | (0.9 | ) |  |  | 8.1 |
Leasing & Management Services |  |  | 158.0 |  |  |  | 2.3 |  |  |  | 160.3 |  |  |  | 81.4 |  |  |  | 0.2 |  |  |  | 81.6 |
Eliminations |  | — |  |  |  | (17.9 | ) |  |  | (17.9 | ) |  | — |  |  |  | 0.6 |  |  |  | 0.6 |
Corporate |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (79.0 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (79.0 | )
|  | $ | 2,792.2 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 2,792.2 |  |  | $ | 168.4 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 168.4 |
|  | Year Ended August 31, |
(In millions) |  | 2022 |  |  | 2021 |  |  | 2020 |
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Manufacturing |  | $ | 1,853.9 |  |  | $ | 1,493.5 |  |  | $ | 1,301.7 |
Maintenance Services |  |  | 284.8 |  |  |  | 260.9 |  |  |  | 271.9 |
Leasing & Management Services |  |  | 1,152.2 |  |  |  | 949.4 |  |  |  | 739.0 |
Unallocated, including cash |  |  | 560.6 |  |  |  | 686.9 |  |  |  | 861.2 |
|  | $ | 3,851.5 |  |  | $ | 3,390.7 |  |  | $ | 3,173.8 |
Depreciation and amortization: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Manufacturing |  | $ | 61.7 |  |  | $ | 67.8 |  |  | $ | 78.0 |
Maintenance Services |  |  | 10.7 |  |  |  | 12.0 |  |  |  | 12.6 |
Leasing & Management Services |  |  | 29.6 |  |  |  | 20.9 |  |  |  | 19.3 |
|  | $ | 102.0 |  |  | $ | 100.7 |  |  | $ | 109.9 |
Capital expenditures: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Manufacturing |  | $ | 48.3 |  |  | $ | 26.6 |  |  | $ | 48.2 |
Maintenance Services |  |  | 9.2 |  |  |  | 8.6 |  |  |  | 11.7 |
Leasing & Management Services |  |  | 323.2 |  |  |  | 103.8 |  |  |  | 7.0 |
|  | $ | 380.7 |  |  | $ | 139.0 |  |  | $ | 66.9 |
Summary of Selected Geographic Information | The following table summarizes selected geographic information.
|  | Year Ended August 31, |
(In millions) |  | 2022 |  |  | 2021 |  |  | 2020 |
Revenue (1): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. |  | $ | 2,452.1 |  |  | $ | 1,221.4 |  |  | $ | 2,018.7 |
Foreign |  |  | 525.6 |  |  |  | 526.5 |  |  |  | 773.5 |
|  | $ | 2,977.7 |  |  | $ | 1,747.9 |  |  | $ | 2,792.2 |
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. |  | $ | 2,689.6 |  |  | $ | 2,506.1 |  |  | $ | 2,359.3 |
Mexico |  |  | 948.4 |  |  |  | 656.6 |  |  |  | 590.8 |
Europe |  |  | 213.5 |  |  |  | 228.0 |  |  |  | 223.7 |
|  | $ | 3,851.5 |  |  | $ | 3,390.7 |  |  | $ | 3,173.8 |
(1) Revenue is presented on the basis of geographic location of customers.
Reconciliation of Earnings from Operations to Earnings (Loss) Before Income Tax and Earnings from Unconsolidated Affiliates | Reconciliation of Earnings from operations to Earnings (loss) before income tax and earnings from unconsolidated affiliates:
|  | Year Ended August 31, |
(In millions) |  | 2022 |  |  | 2021 |  |  | 2020 |
Earnings from operations |  | $ | 118.0 |  |  | $ | 41.0 |  |  | $ | 168.4 |
Interest and foreign exchange |  |  | 57.4 |  |  |  | 43.3 |  |  |  | 43.6 |
Net loss on extinguishment of debt |  |  | — |  |  |  | 6.3 |  |  |  | — |
Earnings (loss) before income tax and earnings from unconsolidated affiliates |  | $ | 60.6 |  |  | $ | (8.6 | ) |  | $ | 124.8 |

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