Stockholders' Equity (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Nov. 30, 2021

Equity [Abstract]

Shares of common stock outstanding

Shares of common stock outstanding were as follows:

	Three Months Ended
	November 30,
(in thousands)	2021	2020
Balance, beginning of period	37,615	38,030
Common stock issued for employee stock plans	210	117
Repurchase of common stock from employees(1)	(7)	(7)
Repurchase of common stock under the share repurchase program	(46)	(132)
Balance, end of period	37,772	38,008

(1)For the three months ended November 30, 2021 and November 30, 2020, we repurchased 6,747 and 6,728 shares, or $2.9 million and $2.1 million of common stock, respectively, primarily to satisfy withholding tax obligations due upon the vesting of stock-based awards.

Schedule of dividends declared

Our Board of Directors declared dividends in the three months ended November 30, 2021 and November 30, 2020 as follows:

Year Ended	Dividends per Share of Common Stock		Record Date	Total $ Amount (in thousands)		Payment Date
Fiscal 2022
First Quarter	$	0.82	November 30, 2021	$	30,973	December 16, 2021
Fiscal 2021
First Quarter	$	0.77	November 30, 2020	$	29,266	December 17, 2020

Components of AOCL

The components of AOCL are as follows:

(in thousands)	November 30, 2021		August 31, 2021
Accumulated unrealized losses on cash flow hedges	$	(2,090)	$	(2,095)
Accumulated foreign currency translation adjustments	(55,580)		(36,867)
Total AOCL	$	(57,670)	$	(38,962)