Accrued Expenses (Tables)

9 Months Ended

May 31, 2020

Accrued Liabilities, Current [Abstract]

Schedule of Accrued Expenses

Accrued expenses consist of the following (in thousands):

	May 31, 2020		August 31, 2019
Contract liabilities(1)	$	463,773	$	511,329
Accrued compensation and employee benefits	609,905		600,907
Other accrued expenses	2,173,299		1,877,908
Accrued expenses	$	3,246,977	$	2,990,144

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Revenue recognized during the nine months ended May 31, 2020 and 2019 that was included in the contract liability balance as of September 1, 2019 and 2018 was $260.9 million and $350.9 million, respectively.