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PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Aug. 31, 2017
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |
Summary of Property and Equipment | Property and equipment consist of the following (in thousands): ﻿ ﻿
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﻿Land |  | $ | 161,579 |  | $ | 131,896
﻿Building and improvements |  |  | 382,236 |  |  | 305,420
﻿Fixtures and equipment |  |  | 198,147 |  |  | 186,409
﻿Construction in progress |  |  | 40,224 |  |  | 46,861
﻿Total property and equipment, historical cost |  |  | 782,186 |  |  | 670,586
﻿Less: accumulated depreciation |  |  | (224,357) |  |  | (197,541)
﻿Property and equipment, net |  | $ | 557,829 |  | $ | 473,045
﻿ Depreciation and amortization expense (in thousands): ﻿ ﻿
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﻿Depreciation and amortization expense |  | $ | 46,292 |  | $ | 39,794 |  | $ | 34,445
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Summary of Total Interest Capitalized | Total interest capitalized (in thousands): ﻿ ﻿
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﻿Total interest capitalized |  | $ | 8,262 |  | $ | 7,380
﻿ Total interest capitalized (in thousands): ﻿ ﻿
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﻿ |  | Years Ended August 31,
﻿ |  | 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2015
﻿Interest capitalized |  | $ | 447 |  | $ | 1,082 |  | $ | 1,055
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Disposal Group, Not Discontinued Operations [Member] |
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items] |
Summary of Assets Disposed |
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﻿ |  | Historical Cost |  | Accumulated Depreciation |  | Proceeds from disposal |  | Gain/(Loss) recognized
﻿Fiscal Year 2017 |  | $ | 19,774 |  | $ | 17,436 |  | $ | 377 |  | $ | (1,961)
﻿Fiscal Year 2016 |  | $ | 7,578 |  | $ | 6,330 |  | $ | 86 |  | $ | (1,162)
﻿Fiscal Year 2015 |  | $ | 11,740 |  | $ | 9,367 |  | $ | 368 |  | $ | (2,005)
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