Property, Plant and Equipment (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Aug. 31, 2012

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

A summary of property, plant and equipment as of August 31, 2012 and 2011 is as follows:



	2012		2011
	(Dollars in thousands)
Land and land improvements	$	145,831	$	125,170
Buildings	598,269		533,231
Machinery and equipment	3,786,488		3,481,046
Office and other	109,136		96,841
Construction in progress	405,755		257,940
	5,045,479		4,494,228
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization	2,259,155		2,074,014
	$	2,786,324	$	2,420,214

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of the useful life and salvage value of long-lived, physical assets that are used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale. Examples include land, buildings, machinery and equipment, and other types of furniture and equipment including, but not limited to, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment and software.

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