Property and Equipment, Net (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Aug. 31, 2014

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property and equipment, net

Property and equipment, net consist of the following as of August 31:

($ in thousands)	2014			2013
Land	$	30,540		$	30,562
Buildings	62,970			62,852
Furniture and equipment	388,397			428,441
Leasehold improvements (includes tenant improvement allowances)	357,645			353,548
Software	139,376			128,746
Internally developed software	139,325			121,137
Construction in progress	40,502			52,097
Gross property and equipment	1,158,755			1,177,383
Accumulated depreciation and amortization	(723,022		)	(704,769		)
Property and equipment, net	$	435,733		$	472,614

Property and equipment capital leases

The following amounts, which are included in the above table, represent capital leases as of August 31:

($ in thousands)	2014			2013
Buildings and land	$	4,510		$	5,307
Furniture and equipment	48,024			53,826
Software	14,264			14,264
Accumulated depreciation and amortization	(42,401		)	(33,301		)
Capital lease assets, net	$	24,397		$	40,096