pre_text: 5. Property, Plant and Equipment Property, plant and equipment consists of the following (in thousands):
table: August 31,
table: 2019 2018
table: Land and improvements $146,719 $144,136
table: Buildings 962,559 849,975
table: Leasehold improvements 1,092,787 1,013,428
table: Machinery and equipment 4,262,015 3,983,025
table: Furniture, fixtures and office equipment 209,257 192,243
table: Computer hardware and software 671,252 601,955
table: Transportation equipment 16,423 17,215
table: Construction in progress 83,234 42,984
table: 7,444,246 6,844,961
table: Less accumulated depreciation and amortization 4,110,496 3,646,945
table: $3,333,750 $3,198,016
question: Analyse this data from a financial earnings document. What was the change in the amount of land and improvements between 2018 and 2019?