Accrued Expenses (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Nov. 30, 2018

Accrued Liabilities, Current [Abstract]

Schedule of Accrued Expenses

Accrued expenses consist of the following (in thousands):

	November 30, 2018		August 31, 2018
Contract liabilities	$	709,258	$	—
Deferred income	—		691,365
Accrued compensation and employee benefits	585,585		570,400
Other accrued expenses	1,256,877		1,000,979
Accrued expenses	$	2,551,720	$	2,262,744