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BASIS OF PRESENTATION Impact of New Accounting Pronouncements Adopted (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Feb. 28, 2021
Accounting Standards Update and Change in Accounting Principle [Abstract] |
Non-current investments | Our non-current investments are as follows:
| February 28, 2021 |  | August 31, 2020
Equity method investments | $ | 181,238 |  |  | $ | 240,446 |
Investments without readily determinable fair values | 124,924 |  |  | 84,068 |
Total non-current investments | $ | 306,162 |  |  | $ | 324,514 |
Depreciation, amortization and other | See table below for summary of depreciation on fixed assets, deferred transition amortization, intangible assets amortization and operating lease cost for the three and six months ended February 28, 2021 and February 29, 2020, respectively.
| Three Months Ended |  | Six Months Ended
| February 28, 2021 |  | February 29, 2020 |  | February 28, 2021 |  | February 29, 2020
Depreciation | $ | 119,490 |  |  | $ | 122,592 |  |  | $ | 253,408 |  |  | $ | 219,682 |
Amortization - Deferred transition | 81,617 |  |  | 78,754 |  |  | 162,973 |  |  | 146,668 |
Amortization - Intangible assets | 73,746 |  |  | 55,799 |  |  | 140,953 |  |  | 109,171 |
Other - Operating lease cost | 182,922 |  |  | 184,971 |  |  | 368,641 |  |  | 366,053 |
Total depreciation, amortization and other | $ | 457,775 |  |  | $ | 442,116 |  |  | $ | 925,975 |  |  | $ | 841,574 |

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