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Segment Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

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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