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PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Nov. 30, 2016
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT [Abstract] |
Summary of Property and Equipment | Property and equipment consist of the following (in thousands): ﻿ ﻿
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﻿Land |  | $ | 129,649 |  | $ | 131,896
﻿Building and improvements |  |  | 325,757 |  |  | 305,420
﻿Fixtures and equipment |  |  | 191,910 |  |  | 186,409
﻿Construction in progress |  |  | 26,748 |  |  | 46,861
﻿Total property and equipment, historical cost |  |  | 674,064 |  |  | 670,586
﻿Less: accumulated depreciation |  |  | (204,641) |  |  | (197,541)
﻿Property and equipment, net |  | $ | 469,423 |  | $ | 473,045
﻿ Depreciation and amortization expense (in thousands): ﻿ ﻿
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﻿Depreciation and amortization expense |  | $ | 11,117 |  | $ | 9,203
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Summary of Total Interest Capitalized | Total interest capitalized (in thousands): ﻿ ﻿
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﻿Total interest capitalized |  | $ | 7,972 |  | $ | 7,380
﻿ Total interest capitalized (in thousands): ﻿ ﻿
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﻿Interest capitalized |  | $ | 188 |  | $ | 294
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- Definition Tabular disclosure of physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale. Includes, but is not limited to, balances by class of assets, depreciation and depletion expense and method used, including composite depreciation, and accumulated deprecation. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.13) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 360 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6391035&loc=d3e2868-110229 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 02 -Paragraph 13 -Subparagraph b -Article 5 + Details
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