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Accrued Expenses (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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May 31, 2021
Accrued Liabilities, Current [Abstract] |
Schedule of Accrued Expenses | Accrued expenses consist of the following (in thousands):
| May 31, 2021 |  | August 31, 2020
Contract liabilities(1) | $ | 512,131 |  |  | $ | 496,219 |
Accrued compensation and employee benefits | 762,551 |  |  | 703,250 |
Other accrued expenses | 2,215,798 |  |  | 2,012,059 |
Accrued expenses | $ | 3,490,480 |  |  | $ | 3,211,528 |
(1)Revenue recognized during the nine months ended May 31, 2021 and 2020 that was included in the contract liability balance as of August 31, 2020 and 2019 was $306.0 million and $260.9 million, respectively.

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