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Restructuring, Severance and Related Charges (Tables)
6 Months Ended
Feb. 28, 2021
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]  
Summary of Restructuring and Related Charges
Following is a summary of the Company’s restructuring, severance and related charges (in thousands):
  Three months ended Six months ended
  February 28, 2021 February 29, 2020 February 28, 2021 February 29, 2020
Employee severance and benefit costs $ 2,140  $ 8,012  $ 2,708  $ 26,793 
Lease costs —  6,229  (2,873) 6,468 
Asset write-off costs 4,592  9,109  4,590  25,425 
Other costs (106) 6,254  486  16,169 
Total restructuring, severance and related charges(1)
$ 6,626  $ 29,604  $ 4,911  $ 74,855 
(1)Primarily relates to the 2020 Restructuring Plan, and includes $2.5 million and $14.7 million recorded in the EMS segment, $4.0 million and $14.5 million recorded in the DMS segment and $0.1 million and $0.4 million of non-allocated charges for the three months ended February 28, 2021 and February 29, 2020, respectively. Includes $(0.5) million and $32.1 million recorded in the EMS segment, $5.0 million and $39.7 million recorded in the DMS segment and $0.4 million and $3.1 million of non-allocated charges for the six months ended February 28, 2021 and February 29, 2020, respectively. Except for asset write-off costs, all restructuring, severance and related charges are cash costs.
Summary of Liability Activity Associated with Restructuring Plan
The table below summarizes the Company’s liability activity, primarily associated with the 2020 Restructuring Plan
(in thousands):
Employee Severance
and Benefit Costs
Lease Costs Asset Write-off Costs Other Related Costs Total
Balance as of August 31, 2020
$ 8,143  $ 2,316  $ —  $ 426  $ 10,885 
Restructuring related charges 2,322  (2,873) 4,344  599  4,392 
Asset write-off charge and other non-cash activity (9) 1,554  (4,344) (2,797)
Cash payments (6,395) (113) —  (629) (7,137)
Balance as of February 28, 2021 $ 4,061  $ 884  $ —  $ 398  $ 5,343