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Property, Plant and Equipment (Tables)

12 Months Ended

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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Tabular disclosure of physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale. Includes, but is not limited to, balances by class of assets, depreciation and depletion expense and method used, including composite depreciation, and accumulated deprecation.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 360
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Tabular disclosure of each detailed component of other operating costs and expenses that are applicable to sales and revenues, but not included in the cost of sales in the income statement.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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