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Property, Plant and Equipment (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Aug. 31, 2019
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract] |
Components of Property, Plant and Equipment | Estimated useful lives for major classes of depreciable assets are as follows:
Asset Class | Estimated Useful Life
Buildings | Up to 35 years
Leasehold improvements | Shorter of lease term or useful life of the improvement
Machinery and equipment | 2 to 10 years
Furniture, fixtures and office equipment | 5 years
Computer hardware and software | 3 to 7 years
Transportation equipment | 3 years
Property, plant and equipment consists of the following (in thousands):
| August 31,
| 2019 |  | 2018
Land and improvements | $ | 146,719 |  |  | $ | 144,136 |
Buildings | 962,559 |  |  | 849,975 |
Leasehold improvements | 1,092,787 |  |  | 1,013,428 |
Machinery and equipment | 4,262,015 |  |  | 3,983,025 |
Furniture, fixtures and office equipment | 209,257 |  |  | 192,243 |
Computer hardware and software | 671,252 |  |  | 601,955 |
Transportation equipment | 16,423 |  |  | 17,215 |
Construction in progress | 83,234 |  |  | 42,984 |
| 7,444,246 |  |  | 6,844,961 |
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization | 4,110,496 |  |  | 3,646,945 |
| $ | 3,333,750 |  |  | $ | 3,198,016 |
Depreciation and Maintenance and Repair Expenses | Depreciation and maintenance and repair expenses were as follows for the periods indicated (in thousands):
| Fiscal Year Ended August 31,
| 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2017
Depreciation expense | $ | 739,910 |  |  | $ | 735,213 |  |  | $ | 724,856 |
Maintenance and repair expense | $ | 288,309 |  |  | $ | 266,691 |  |  | $ | 234,332 |

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