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Accrued Expenses | 3 Months Ended
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Nov. 30, 2020
Accrued Liabilities, Current [Abstract] |
Accrued Expenses | Accrued Expenses Accrued expenses consist of the following (in thousands):
| November 30, 2020 |  | August 31, 2020
Contract liabilities(1) | $ | 441,151 |  |  | $ | 496,219 |
Accrued compensation and employee benefits | 740,959 |  |  | 703,250 |
Other accrued expenses | 1,878,982 |  |  | 2,012,059 |
Accrued expenses | $ | 3,061,092 |  |  | $ | 3,211,528 |
(1)Revenue recognized during the three months ended November 30, 2020 and 2019 that was included in the contract liability balance as of August 31, 2020 and 2019 was $170.3 million and $101.4 million, respectively.

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