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Property, Plant and Equipment | 12 Months Ended
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Aug. 31, 2020
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract] |
Property, Plant and Equipment | Property, Plant and Equipment Property, plant and equipment consists of the following (in thousands):
| August 31, 2020 |  | August 31, 2019
Land and improvements | $ | 141,715 |  |  | $ | 146,719 |
Buildings | 1,152,204 |  |  | 962,559 |
Leasehold improvements | 1,144,238 |  |  | 1,092,787 |
Machinery and equipment | 4,685,611 |  |  | 4,262,015 |
Furniture, fixtures and office equipment | 221,709 |  |  | 209,257 |
Computer hardware and software | 760,195 |  |  | 671,252 |
Transportation equipment | 9,061 |  |  | 16,423 |
Construction in progress | 76,337 |  |  | 83,234 |
| 8,191,070 |  |  | 7,444,246 |
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization | 4,525,758 |  |  | 4,110,496 |
| $ | 3,665,312 |  |  | $ | 3,333,750 |
Depreciation and maintenance and repair expenses were as follows for the periods indicated (in thousands):
| Fiscal Year Ended August 31,
| 2020 |  | 2019 |  | 2018
Depreciation expense | $ | 739,038 |  |  | $ | 739,910 |  |  | $ | 735,213 |
Maintenance and repair expense | $ | 333,772 |  |  | $ | 288,309 |  |  | $ | 266,691 |
As of August 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company had $422.4 million and $235.2 million, respectively, included in accounts payable for the acquisition of property, plant and equipment, which is considered a non-cash investing activity in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.

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