Accrued Expenses

6 Months Ended

Feb. 28, 2019

Accrued Liabilities, Current [Abstract]

Accrued Expenses

Accrued Expenses

Accrued expenses consist of the following (in thousands):

	February 28, 2019		August 31, 2018
Contract liabilities	$	583,300	$	—
Deferred income	—		691,365
Accrued compensation and employee benefits	472,621		570,400
Other accrued expenses	1,620,683		1,000,979
Accrued expenses	$	2,676,604	$	2,262,744