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Segment Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Aug. 31, 2024

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segments Internal Financial Reports

For the year ended August 31, 2024:

		Revenue												Earnings (loss) from operations
(In millions)		External				Intersegment				Total				External				Intersegment				Total
Manufacturing		$	3,013.6			$	228.8			$	3,242.4			$	281.6			$	24.9			$	306.5
Maintenance Services			298.8				49.7				348.5				27.1				—				27.1
Leasing & Management Services			232.3				1.0				233.3				139.0				0.1				139.1
Eliminations			—				(279.5	)			(279.5	)			—				(25.0	)			(25.0	)
Corporate			—				—				—				(123.2	)			—				(123.2	)
		$	3,544.7			$	—			$	3,544.7			$	324.5			$	—			$	324.5

For the year ended August 31, 2023:

		Revenue												Earnings (loss) from operations
(In millions)		External				Intersegment				Total				External				Intersegment				Total
Manufacturing		$	3,357.7			$	307.1			$	3,664.8			$	140.9			$	28.7			$	169.6
Maintenance Services			406.4				36.0				442.4				36.9				—				36.9
Leasing & Management Services			179.9				1.2				181.1				103.3				0.3				103.6
Eliminations			—				(344.3	)			(344.3	)			—				(29.0	)			(29.0	)
Corporate			—				—				—				(104.7	)			—				(104.7	)
		$	3,944.0			$	—			$	3,944.0			$	176.4			$	—			$	176.4

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

		Year Ended August 31,
(In millions)		2024				2023				2022
Assets:
Manufacturing		$	1,881.2			$	1,847.0			$	1,853.9
Maintenance Services			291.2				294.4				284.8
Leasing & Management Services			1,633.6				1,458.1				1,152.2
Unallocated, including cash			448.5				378.9				560.6
		$	4,254.5			$	3,978.4			$	3,851.5
Depreciation and amortization:
Manufacturing		$	61.5			$	60.3			$	61.7
Maintenance Services			10.6				10.5				10.7
Leasing & Management Services			43.5				35.5				29.6
		$	115.6			$	106.3			$	102.0
Capital expenditures:
Manufacturing		$	102.8			$	71.9			$	48.3
Maintenance Services			18.5				17.3				9.2
Leasing & Management Services			277.0				272.9				323.2
		$	398.3			$	362.1			$	380.7

Summary of Selected Geographic Information

The following table summarizes selected geographic information.

		Year Ended August 31,
(In millions)		2024				2023				2022
Revenue 1:
U.S.		$	2,787.5			$	3,235.3			$	2,452.1
Foreign			757.2				708.7				525.6
		$	3,544.7			$	3,944.0			$	2,977.7
Assets:
U.S.		$	2,775.4			$	2,593.4			$	2,689.6
Mexico			1,145.3				1,084.3				948.4
Europe			333.8				300.7				213.5
		$	4,254.5			$	3,978.4			$	3,851.5

1 Revenue is presented on the basis of geographic location of customers.

Reconciliation of Earnings from Operations to Earnings Before Income Tax and Earnings from Unconsolidated Affiliates

Reconciliation of Earnings from operations to Earnings before income tax and earnings from unconsolidated affiliates:

		Year Ended August 31,
(In millions)		2024				2023				2022
Earnings from operations		$	324.5			$	176.4			$	118.0
Interest and foreign exchange			100.8				85.4				57.4
Earnings before income tax and earnings from unconsolidated affiliates		$	223.7			$	91.0			$	60.6

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