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Benefit Plans
9 Months Ended
May 31, 2023
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 and nine months ended May 31, 2023 and 2022, are as follows:
Three Months Ended May 31,
Qualified
Pension Benefits
Nonqualified
Pension Benefits
Other Benefits
 202320222023202220232022
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)
Nine Months Ended May 31,
Qualified
Pension Benefits
Nonqualified
Pension Benefits
Other Benefits
 202320222023202220232022
Components of net periodic benefit costs: (Dollars in thousands)
Service cost$28,934 $34,706 $1,380 $695 $503 $747 
Interest cost22,941 12,875 556 211 776 377 
Expected return on assets(32,347)(32,969)— — — — 
Prior service cost (credit) amortization112 131 (86)(86)(334)(334)
Actuarial loss (gain) amortization1,404 17,555 184 359 (1,211)(944)
Net periodic benefit cost (benefit)$21,044 $32,298 $2,034 $1,179 $(266)$(154)

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 nine months ended May 31, 2023, and we do not anticipate being required to make contributions for our pension plans in fiscal 2023, although we may voluntarily elect to do so.