pre_text: Accumulated Benefit Obligation The following table provides information for the plans with an accumulated benefit obligation for fiscal years 2019 and 2018 (in thousands):
table: August 31,
table: 2019 2018
table: Projected benefit obligation $174,690 $161,104
table: Accumulated benefit obligation $161,729 $152,380
table: Fair value of plan assets $158,101 $151,715
question: Analyse this data from a financial earnings document. What was the change in Accumulated benefit obligation between 2018 and 2019?