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Property and Equipment | 12 Months Ended
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May 31, 2020
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract] |
Property and Equipment | Property and Equipment Cintas' property and equipment is summarized as follows at May 31:
(In thousands) | 2020 |  | 2019
Land | $ | 188,720 |  |  | $ | 189,828 |
Buildings and improvements | 682,768 |  |  | 684,699 |
Equipment | 2,347,636 |  |  | 2,207,481 |
Leasehold improvements | 40,188 |  |  | 43,227 |
Construction in progress | 54,548 |  |  | 67,129 |
| 3,313,860 |  |  | 3,192,364 |
Accumulated depreciation | (1,910,795) |  |  | (1,761,679) |
Property and equipment, net | $ | 1,403,065 |  |  | $ | 1,430,685 |
Cintas capitalizes certain expenditures for software that are purchased or internally developed for use in business. Included in equipment at May 31, 2020 and 2019 were $273.0 million and $259.5 million, respectively, of internal use software. Amortization of internal use software begins when the software is ready for service and continues on the straight-line method over the estimated useful life, generally 10 years. Accumulated amortization related to internal use software was $131.7 million and $110.2 million at May 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. We recorded amortization expense related to internal use software of $21.5 million, $21.6 million and $22.8 million for the fiscal years ended May 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively. These expenses are classified in selling and administrative expense on the consolidated statements of income.

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