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Product Warranties
 3 Months Ended
Nov. 30, 2019
Product Warranties Disclosures [Abstract]  
Product Warranties Product Warranties

We provide certain service and warranty on our products. From time to time, we also voluntarily incur costs for certain warranty-type expenses occurring after the normal warranty period to help protect the reputation of our products and the goodwill of our customers. Estimated costs related to product warranty are accrued at the time of sale and are based upon historical warranty and service claims experience. Adjustments are made to accruals as claim data and cost experience becomes available.

In addition to the costs associated with the contractual warranty coverage provided on our products, we also occasionally incur costs as a result of additional service actions not covered by our warranties, including product recalls and customer satisfaction actions. Although we estimate and reserve for the cost of these service actions, there can be no assurance that expense levels will remain at current levels or such reserves will continue to be adequate.

Changes in our product warranty liability are as follows:
 
Three Months Ended
(in thousands)
November 30,
2019
 
November 24,
2018
Balance at beginning of period
$
44,436

 
$
40,498

Business acquisition(1)
15,147

 
—

Provision
15,318

 
10,757

Claims paid
(13,794
)
 
(9,952
)
Balance at end of period
$
61,107

 
$
41,303


(1)
Refer to Note 2, Business Combinations, for additional information.