| Aug 31,
2011 | Aug 31,
2012 | Aug 31,
2013 | Aug 31,
2014 | Aug 31,
2015 | Aug 31,
2016 | Aug 31,
2017 | Aug 31,
2018 | Aug 31,
2019 | Aug 31,
2020 | Aug 31,
2021 | Aug 31,
2022 | Aug 31,
2023 | Aug 31,
2024 |
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| Net income | 106 | 116 | 127 | 176 | 222 | 291 | 322 | 350 | 330 | 248 | 306 | 384 | 346 | 423 |
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| Depreciation and amortization | 40 | 40 | 41 | 43 | 46 | 63 | 75 | 80 | 88 | 101 | 100 | 95 | 93 | 91 |
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| Share-based payment expense | 8 | 10 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 28 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 38 | 33 | 37 | 42 | 47 |
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| Gain on the sale or disposal of property, plant, and equipment | -0 | -0 | 3 | -0 | -1 | 1 | -0 | -1 | -1 | -0 | 0 | 2 | - | - |
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| Asset impairments | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 5 | - | - | - | 9 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 3 |
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| Loss on sale of a business | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | - | - | - | - | -11 | - |
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| Deferred income taxes | 10 | 6 | 7 | -0 | 3 | -8 | -8 | -38 | 9 | -7 | -3 | 1 | -48 | -34 |
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| Accounts receivable | -3 | 2 | 55 | 55 | 46 | 95 | -3 | 63 | -98 | -74 | 69 | 100 | -115 | 9 |
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| Inventories | 5 | 29 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 32 | 74 | -71 | -38 | 36 | 83 | -115 | 16 |
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| Prepayments and other current assets | -1 | 2 | -2 | 7 | -1 | 11 | -6 | -1 | 34 | -13 | 18 | 18 | -21 | 3 |
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| Accounts payable | 6 | 30 | 15 | 38 | 23 | 65 | -5 | 53 | -111 | -20 | 66 | 3 | -110 | 66 |
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| Other operating activities | 3 | 3 | 12 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | -25 | -9 | -23 | 2 | 28 | -51 |
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| Net cash provided by operating activities | 161 | 172 | 132 | 233 | 289 | 346 | 316 | 353 | 495 | 505 | 409 | 316 | 578 | 619 |
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| Purchases of property, plant, and equipment | 23 | 31 | 41 | 35 | 57 | 84 | 67 | 44 | 53 | 55 | 44 | 57 | 67 | 64 |
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| Proceeds from sale of property, plant, and equipment | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | - | - | 0 | 5 | 9 | - | - |
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| Acquisitions of businesses, net of cash acquired | 90 | 4 | 26 | - | 15 | 623 | - | 163 | 3 | 303 | 75 | 13 | 36 | - |
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| Other investing activities | - | - | - | - | 3 | - | 0 | - | -3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | -11 | 1 |
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| Net cash used for investing activities | -112 | -35 | -58 | -34 | -72 | -705 | -49 | -206 | -53 | -360 | -118 | -62 | -91 | -65 |
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| Proceeds from (Repayments of) Lines of Credit | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -18 | - |
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| Repurchases of common stock | 61 | 9 | - | - | - | - | 358 | 298 | 82 | 69 | 435 | 515 | 267 | 89 |
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| Proceeds from stock option exercises and other | 7 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 14 |
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| Payments of taxes withheld on net settlement of equity awards | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 11 |
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| Dividends paid | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 |
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| Other financing activities | - | - | - | -3 | -10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | -1 | - | - |
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| Net cash used for financing activities | -72 | -19 | 1 | -6 | -4 | 19 | -371 | -327 | -108 | -50 | -363 | -512 | -313 | -104 |
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| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -2 | 5 | 2 | -10 | 0 | -2 |
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| Net change in cash and cash equivalents | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 332 | 100 | -69 | -268 | 175 | 448 |
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| Income taxes paid | 34 | 51 | 47 | 77 | 106 | 121 | 174 | 127 | 93 | 65 | 86 | 109 | 147 | 156 |
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| Interest paid | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 37 | 36 | 30 | 22 | 26 | 28 | 24 |
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