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Benefit Plans
3 Months Ended
Nov. 30, 2022
Retirement Benefits [Abstract]  
Benefit plans Benefit Plans
    We have various pension and other defined benefit and defined contribution plans, in which substantially all employees may participate. We also have nonqualified supplemental executive and Board of Directors retirement plans.

    Components of net periodic benefit costs for the three months ended November 30, 2022 and 2021, are as follows:
Three Months Ended November 30,
Qualified
Pension Benefits
Nonqualified
Pension Benefits
Other Benefits
 202220212022202120222021
Components of net periodic benefit costs: (Dollars in thousands)
Service cost$9,645 $11,569 $460 $232 $168 $249 
Interest cost7,647 4,292 185 70 259 126 
Expected return on assets(10,782)(10,990)— — — — 
Prior service cost (credit) amortization37 44 (29)(29)(111)(111)
Actuarial loss (gain) amortization468 5,852 61 120 (404)(315)
Net periodic benefit cost (benefit)$7,015 $10,767 $677 $393 $(88)$(51)

Employer Contributions

    Contributions depend primarily on market returns on the pension plan assets and minimum funding level requirements. No contributions were made to the pension plans during the three months ended November 30, 2022, and we do not currently anticipate being required to make contributions for our pension plans in fiscal 2023, although we may voluntarily elect to do so.