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Debt Instrument, Period Payment, Percent Of Principal

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Debt Instrument, Restrictive Covenant, Maximum Net Leverage Ratio

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Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Debt Allowed Under Covenants In The Event A Qualified Acquisition Is Consummated

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Amount of interest capitalized during the period.

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Total interest costs incurred during the period and either capitalized or charged against earnings.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Amount of borrowing capacity currently available under the credit facility (current borrowing capacity less the amount of borrowings outstanding).

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The cash inflow from a contractual arrangement with the lender, including letter of credit, standby letter of credit and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a specific amount at any point in time with maturities due beyond one year or the operating cycle, if longer.

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Long-Term Debt - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)				3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
Long-Term Debt - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)	Aug. 24, 2022	Jun. 28, 2022	Feb. 28, 2022	Aug. 31, 2022	Aug. 31, 2021	Aug. 31, 2022	Aug. 31, 2021	Feb. 28, 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest costs incurred				$ 10,100,000	$ 3,300,000	$ 15,200,000	$ 6,300,000
Interest costs capitalized				900,000	$ 0	1,600,000	$ 0
Revolving loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum revolving commitment				1,250,000,000		1,250,000,000
Credit agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum additional debt allowed in the event a qualified acquisition is consummated				265,200,000		265,200,000
Credit agreement \| Minimum \| Base rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Credit agreement \| Minimum \| SOFR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate		1.00%
Credit agreement \| Minimum \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate			1.00%
Credit agreement \| Maximum \| Base rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate	1.00%	1.00%	1.00%
Credit agreement \| Maximum \| SOFR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate		2.00%
Credit agreement \| Maximum \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate			2.00%
Credit agreement \| MBFC loan \| SOFR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit spread for term SOFR borrowings	0.10%
Credit agreement \| MBFC loan \| Minimum \| SOFR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate	1.00%
Credit agreement \| MBFC loan \| Maximum \| SOFR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate	2.00%
Credit agreement \| Credit Agreement \| June 1, 2022 through February 28, 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum net leverage ratio		4.00
Credit agreement \| Credit Agreement \| March 1, 2023 through May 31, 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum net leverage ratio		3.75
Credit agreement \| Credit Agreement \| Thereafter
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum net leverage ratio		3.50
Credit agreement \| Credit Agreement \| SOFR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit spread for term SOFR borrowings		0.10%
Credit agreement \| Letter of credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amount outstanding, letters of credit				17,700,000		17,700,000
Credit agreement \| Revolving loan \| Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amount available for borrowings				$ 324,300,000		$ 324,300,000
Credit agreement \| Secured Debt \| Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Exercise of accordion agreement		$ 250,000,000
Percent of principal due quarterly		0.625%
MBFC loan \| Base rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate								1.00%
MBFC loan \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate								2.00%