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Property and Equipment, Net of Accumulated Depreciation | 12 Months Ended
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May 31, 2019
Property and Equipment, Net of Accumulated Depreciation [Abstract] |
Property and Equipment, Net of Accumulated Depreciation | Note I — Property and Equipment, Net of Accumulated Depreciation The components of property and equipment, at cost, consisted of the following: ﻿ ﻿
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﻿In millions |  | 2019 |  | 2018
﻿Land and improvements |  | $ | 10.8 |  | $ | 10.6
﻿Buildings and improvements |  |  | 162.9 |  |  | 126.4
﻿Data processing equipment |  |  | 221.6 |  |  | 211.3
﻿Software (1) |  |  | 626.6 |  |  | 545.5
﻿Furniture, fixtures, and equipment |  |  | 117.2 |  |  | 114.5
﻿Leasehold improvements |  |  | 105.4 |  |  | 111.4
﻿Construction in progress (1) |  |  | 30.3 |  |  | 63.0
﻿Total property and equipment, gross |  |  | 1,274.8 |  |  | 1,182.7
﻿Less: Accumulated depreciation |  |  | 866.1 |  |  | 789.2
﻿Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation |  | $ | 408.7 |  | $ | 393.5
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| (1) |  | Software includes both purchased software and costs capitalized related to internally developed software placed in service. Capitalized costs related to internally developed software that has not yet been placed in service is included in construction in progress.
﻿ Depreciation expense was $125.7 million, $116.9 million, and $108.8 million for fiscal years 2019, 2018, and 2017, respectively. ﻿ The Company has substantially completed its plan for a new multi-building Paychex campus, including the renovation of over 300,000 square feet based in Rochester, NY. The Company completed the purchase of five buildings during the three months ended November 30, 2017 for a combined cost of approximately $34.7 million and placed approximately $16.0 million in escrow for building renovations. As of May 31, 2018, the Company had $14.2 million remaining in escrow. There was no remaining balance in escrow as of May 31, 2019.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for long-lived, physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale. Includes, but is not limited to, accounting policies and methodology, roll forwards, depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, including composite depreciation, accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, useful lives and method used, income statement disclosures, assets held for sale and public utility disclosures. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 360 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/topic&trid=2155823 + Details
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