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Property, Plant and Equipment (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Aug. 31, 2017
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract] |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Table Text Block] |
6. Property, Plant and Equipment
| Property, plant and equipment consists of the following (in thousands):
|  |  |  | August 31, |
|  |  |  | 2017 |  | 2016 |
|  |  | Land and improvements | $ | 120,574 |  | $ | 120,470 |
|  |  | Buildings |  | 804,861 |  |  | 809,890 |
|  |  | Leasehold improvements |  | 877,752 |  |  | 815,308 |
|  |  | Machinery and equipment |  | 3,680,881 |  |  | 3,475,325 |
|  |  | Furniture, fixtures and office equipment |  | 178,603 |  |  | 164,079 |
|  |  | Computer hardware and software |  | 583,569 |  |  | 562,456 |
|  |  | Transportation equipment |  | 22,080 |  |  | 22,307 |
|  |  | Construction in progress |  | 85,748 |  |  | 84,016 |
|  |  |  |  | 6,354,068 |  |  | 6,053,851 |
|  |  | Less accumulated depreciation and amortization |  | 3,125,390 |  |  | 2,721,972 |
|  |  |  | $ | 3,228,678 |  | $ | 3,331,879 |
Depreciation and Maintenance and Repair Expense [Table Text Block] |
|  | Depreciation and maintenance and repair expenses were as follows for the periods indicated (in thousands):
|  |  |  |  | Fiscal Year Ended August 31, |
|  |  |  |  | 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2015 |
|  |  |  | Depreciation expense | $ | 724,856 |  | $ | 659,542 |  | $ | 504,735 |
|  |  |  | Maintenance and repair expense | $ | 234,332 |  | $ | 197,373 |  | $ | 205,541 |

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