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Equities (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Feb. 29, 2024
Class of Stock [Line Items] |
Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) |
| Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits |  | Cash Flow Hedges |  | Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment |  | Total
| (Dollars in thousands)
Balance as of November 30, 2023, net of tax | $ | (173,908) |  |  | $ | (2,129) |  |  | $ | (96,660) |  |  | $ | (272,697) |
Other comprehensive income (loss), before tax: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amounts before reclassifications | — |  |  | 10,641 |  |  | (752) |  |  | 9,889 |
Amounts reclassified | 67 |  |  | (2,294) |  |  | — |  |  | (2,227) |
Total other comprehensive income (loss), before tax | 67 |  |  | 8,347 |  |  | (752) |  |  | 7,662 |
Tax effect | (16) |  |  | (2,044) |  |  | (174) |  |  | (2,234) |
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax | 51 |  |  | 6,303 |  |  | (926) |  |  | 5,428 |
Balance as of February 29, 2024, net of tax | $ | (173,857) |  |  | $ | 4,174 |  |  | $ | (97,586) |  |  | $ | (267,269) |
| Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits |  | Cash Flow Hedges |  | Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment |  | Total
| (Dollars in thousands)
Balance as of November 30, 2022, net of tax | $ | (160,116) |  |  | $ | (11,364) |  |  | $ | (97,473) |  |  | $ | (268,953) |
Other comprehensive income (loss), before tax: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amounts before reclassifications | 269 |  |  | 10,558 |  |  | 739 |  |  | 11,566 |
Amounts reclassified | (5,513) |  |  | 9,428 |  |  | — |  |  | 3,915 |
Total other comprehensive income (loss), before tax | (5,244) |  |  | 19,986 |  |  | 739 |  |  | 15,481 |
Tax effect | 1,271 |  |  | (4,843) |  |  | (119) |  |  | (3,691) |
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax | (3,973) |  |  | 15,143 |  |  | 620 |  |  | 11,790 |
Balance as of February 28, 2023, net of tax | $ | (164,089) |  |  | $ | 3,779 |  |  | $ | (96,853) |  |  | $ | (257,163) |
Changes in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) by component for the six months ended February 29, 2024, and February 28, 2023, are as follows:
| Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits |  | Cash Flow Hedges |  | Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment |  | Total
| (Dollars in thousands)
Balance as of August 31, 2023, net of tax | $ | (173,925) |  |  | $ | 2,032 |  |  | $ | (93,502) |  |  | $ | (265,395) |
Other comprehensive income (loss), before tax: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amounts before reclassifications | — |  |  | 12,921 |  |  | (4,102) |  |  | 8,819 |
Amounts reclassified | 90 |  |  | (10,084) |  |  | — |  |  | (9,994) |
Total other comprehensive income (loss), before tax | 90 |  |  | 2,837 |  |  | (4,102) |  |  | (1,175) |
Tax effect | (22) |  |  | (695) |  |  | 18 |  |  | (699) |
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax | 68 |  |  | 2,142 |  |  | (4,084) |  |  | (1,874) |
Balance as of February 29, 2024, net of tax | $ | (173,857) |  |  | $ | 4,174 |  |  | $ | (97,586) |  |  | $ | (267,269) |
| Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits |  | Cash Flow Hedges |  | Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment |  | Total
| (Dollars in thousands)
Balance as of August 31, 2022, net of tax | $ | (168,640) |  |  | $ | 8,843 |  |  | $ | (95,538) |  |  | $ | (255,335) |
Other comprehensive income (loss), before tax: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amounts before reclassifications | 203 |  |  | (23,341) |  |  | (1,488) |  |  | (24,626) |
Amounts reclassified | 47 |  |  | 16,657 |  |  | — |  |  | 16,704 |
Total other comprehensive income (loss), before tax | 250 |  |  | (6,684) |  |  | (1,488) |  |  | (7,922) |
Tax effect | 4,301 |  |  | 1,620 |  |  | 173 |  |  | 6,094 |
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax | 4,551 |  |  | (5,064) |  |  | (1,315) |  |  | (1,828) |
Balance as of February 28, 2023, net of tax | $ | (164,089) |  |  | $ | 3,779 |  |  | $ | (96,853) |  |  | $ | (257,163) |
Preferred Stock [Text Block] | Preferred Stock Dividends The following table presents a summary of dividends declared per share by series of preferred stock for the three and six months ended February 29, 2024, and February 28, 2023.
|  |  | Three Months Ended |  | Six Months Ended
| Nasdaq symbol |  | February 29, 2024 |  | February 28, 2023 |  | February 29, 2024 |  | February 28, 2023
Series of preferred stock: |  |  | (Dollars per share)
8% Cumulative Redeemable | CHSCP |  | $ | 0.50 |  |  | $ | 0.50 |  |  | $ | 1.50 |  |  | $ | 1.50 |
Class B Cumulative Redeemable, Series 1 | CHSCO |  | $ | 0.49 |  |  | $ | 0.49 |  |  | $ | 1.48 |  |  | $ | 1.48 |
Class B Reset Rate Cumulative Redeemable, Series 2 | CHSCN |  | $ | 0.44 |  |  | $ | 0.44 |  |  | $ | 1.33 |  |  | $ | 1.33 |
Class B Reset Rate Cumulative Redeemable, Series 3 | CHSCM |  | $ | 0.42 |  |  | $ | 0.42 |  |  | $ | 1.27 |  |  | $ | 1.27 |
Class B Cumulative Redeemable, Series 4 | CHSCL |  | $ | 0.47 |  |  | $ | 0.47 |  |  | $ | 1.41 |  |  | $ | 1.41 |

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