[ARTICLE] 5 [MULTIPLIER] 1000 [PERIOD-TYPE] YEAR YEAR [FISCAL-YEAR-END] AUG-31-1994 AUG-31-1993 [PERIOD-END] AUG-31-1994 AUG-31-1993 [CASH] 92327 151346 [SECURITIES] 0 0 [RECEIVABLES] 725392 454249 [ALLOWANCES] 175838 107758 [INVENTORY] 86576 51740 [CURRENT-ASSETS] 842209 670922 [PP&E] 2990559 2168365 [DEPRECIATION] 736863 600853 [TOTAL-ASSETS] 3967282 2536713 [CURRENT-LIABILITIES] 559065 451819 [BONDS] 1740872 948604 [COMMON] 0 0 [PREFERRED-MANDATORY] 0 0 [PREFERRED] 91 81 [OTHER-SE] 1025513 655576 [TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY] 3967282 2536713 [SALES] 0 0 [TOTAL-REVENUES] 2970036 2394567 [CGS] 0 0 [TOTAL-COSTS] 2211257 1786283 [OTHER-EXPENSES] 159755 137093 [LOSS-PROVISION] 196013 145538 [INTEREST-EXPENSE] 113741 99787 [INCOME-PRETAX] 289270 225866 [INCOME-TAX] 116074 90675 [INCOME-CONTINUING] 173196 135191 [DISCONTINUED] 0 0 [EXTRAORDINARY] 0 13633 [CHANGES] 0 0 [NET-INCOME] 173196 121558 [EPS-PRIMARY] 1.98 1.46 [EPS-DILUTED] 1.98 1.45