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Property, Plant, and Equipment
3 Months Ended
Nov. 30, 2019
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]  
Property, Plant, and Equipment Property, Plant, and Equipment
Property, plant, and equipment is stated at cost, net of accumulated depreciation, and consists of the following:
(in thousands)
November 30,
2019
 
August 31,
2019
Land
$
10,749

 
$
6,799

Buildings and building improvements
147,770

 
119,638

Machinery and equipment
113,594

 
107,701

Software
29,622

 
29,169

Transportation
4,009

 
3,865

Property, plant, and equipment, gross
305,744

 
267,172

Less accumulated depreciation
142,396

 
139,600

Property, plant, and equipment, net
$
163,348

 
$
127,572



Depreciation expense was $3.6 million and $3.2 million during the first quarter of Fiscal 2020 and 2019, respectively.