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Basis of Presentation (Tables)
 9 Months Ended
May 31, 2024
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]  
Schedule of Non-current Investments
Our non-current investments are as follows:
May 31, 2024August 31, 2023
Equity method investments$22,202 $23,985 
Investments without readily determinable fair values209,079 173,458 
Total non-current investments$231,281 $197,443 
Schedule of Depreciation, Amortization and Other See table below for a summary of depreciation on fixed assets, deferred transition amortization, intangible assets amortization and operating lease cost for the three and nine months ended May 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
 Three Months EndedNine Months Ended
 May 31, 2024May 31, 2023May 31, 2024May 31, 2023
Depreciation$138,132 $165,053 $406,374 $446,844 
Amortization - Deferred transition74,196 91,480 265,552 247,080 
Amortization - Intangible assets133,097 101,814 364,353 331,095 
Operating lease cost172,293 240,601 520,522 605,329 
Other3,587 2,151 14,832 9,456 
Total depreciation, amortization and other$521,305 $601,099 $1,571,633 $1,639,804 
Schedule of Business Optimization Costs
Total business optimization costs by reportable operating segment for the three and nine months ended May 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively, were as follows:
Three Months EndedNine Months Ended
May 31, 2024May 31, 2023May 31, 2024May 31, 2023
North America$(3,677)$96,349 $46,941 $273,329 
EMEA (1)74,937 167,205 231,302 208,165 
Growth Markets (1)6,160 83,319 54,250 109,769 
Total business optimization costs$77,420 $346,873 $332,493 $591,263 
(1)Effective September 1, 2023, we revised the reporting of our geographic markets for the movement of our Middle East and Africa market units from Growth Markets to Europe, and the Europe market is now referred to as our EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) geographic market. Prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform with the current period presentation.