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Accrued Expenses | 12 Months Ended
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Aug. 31, 2017
Accrued Liabilities, Current [Abstract] |
Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities Disclosure [Text Block] |
8. Accrued Expenses
| Accrued expenses consist of the following (in thousands):
|  |  |  | August 31, 2017 |  | August 31, 2016 |
|  |  | Deferred income | $ | 1,017,144 |  | $ | 893,148 |
|  |  | Accrued compensation and employee benefits |  | 534,143 |  |  | 449,183 |
|  |  | Other accrued expenses |  | 616,185 |  |  | 586,720 |
|  |  | Accrued expenses | $ | 2,167,472 |  | $ | 1,929,051 |

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