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Accrued Expenses

6 Months Ended

Feb. 28, 2021

Accrued Liabilities, Current [Abstract]

Accrued Expenses

Accrued Expenses

Accrued expenses consist of the following (in thousands):

			February 28, 2021						August 31, 2020
Contract liabilities(1)			$	524,053					$	496,219
Accrued compensation and employee benefits			666,808						703,250
Other accrued expenses			1,846,297						2,012,059
Accrued expenses			$	3,037,158					$	3,211,528

(1)Revenue recognized during the six months ended February 28, 2021 and February 29, 2020 that was included in the contract liability balance as of August 31, 2020 and 2019 was $233.3 million and $201.1 million, respectively.

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The entire disclosure for accounts payable and accrued liabilities at the end of the reporting period.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.19(a),20,24)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=120391452&loc=d3e13212-122682

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