Earnings Per Share and Dividends (Tables)
 6 Months Ended
Feb. 28, 2022
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]  
Schedule of Dilutive Shares Outstanding Not Included in the Computation of EPS Potential shares of common stock not included in the computation of earnings per share because their effect would have been antidilutive or because the performance criterion was not met were as follows (in thousands):
  Three months ended Six months ended
  February 28, 2022 February 28, 2021 February 28, 2022 February 28, 2021
Restricted stock units 465.6  1,103.5  465.6  1,074.2 
Employee stock purchase plan —  —  —  1.9 
Schedule of Cash Dividends Declared to Common Stockholders
The following table sets forth cash dividends declared by the Company to common stockholders during the six months ended February 28, 2022 and 2021 (in millions, except for per share data):
Dividend
Declaration Date		 Dividend
per Share		 Total of Cash
Dividends
Declared		 Date of Record for
Dividend Payment		 Dividend Cash
Payment Date
Fiscal Year 2022: October 21, 2021 $ 0.08  $ 12  November 15, 2021 December 1, 2021
January 20, 2022 $ 0.08  $ 12  February 15, 2022 March 2, 2022
Fiscal Year 2021: October 15, 2020 $ 0.08  $ 12  November 16, 2020 December 2, 2020
January 21, 2021 $ 0.08  $ 12  February 15, 2021 March 2, 2021