Intangible Assets (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Nov. 30, 2022

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of identifiable intangible assets

The estimated useful life, gross carrying amounts and accumulated amortization totals related to our identifiable intangible assets are as follows:

		November 30, 2022						August 31, 2022
(in thousands, except useful lives)	Estimated Useful Life (years)	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Net Carrying Amount		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Net Carrying Amount
ABA business process	36	$	1,583,000	$	32,979	$	1,550,021	$	1,583,000	$	21,986	$	1,561,014
Client relationships	8 to 26	264,742		59,313		205,429		263,163		55,405		207,758
Software technology	5 to 9	123,584		100,609		22,975		122,363		96,567		25,796
Developed technology	3 to 5	89,081		37,870		51,211		80,956		33,676		47,280
Acquired databases	15	46,000		2,300		43,700		46,000		1,533		44,467
Data content	5 to 20	33,389		26,153		7,236		32,305		24,973		7,332
Trade names	15	6,751		4,340		2,411		6,693		4,431		2,262
Total		$	2,146,547	$	263,564	$	1,882,983	$	2,134,480	$	238,571	$	1,895,909

Schedule of estimated intangible asset amortization expense

As of November 30, 2022, estimated intangible asset amortization expense for each of the next five years and thereafter are as follows:

Fiscal Year (in thousands)	Estimated Amortization Expense
2023 (remaining nine months)	$	69,398
2024	82,708
2025	76,216
2026	67,546
2027	62,783
Thereafter	1,524,332
Total	$	1,882,983