CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Unaudited) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Nov. 30, 2014	Aug. 31, 2014
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 119,213	$ 137,098
Short-term restricted cash	4,376	2,353
Receivables, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $3 and $0 as of November 30, 2014 and August 31, 2014, respectively	6,467	7,910
Merchandise inventories	323,408	226,383
Deferred tax assets - current	7,121	6,177
Prepaid Expense and Other Assets, Current (includes $1,493 and $495 as of November 30, 2014 and August 31, 2014 respectively, for the fair value of derivative instruments)	25,189	17,260
Total current assets	485,774	397,181
Long-term restricted cash	27,062	27,013
Property and equipment, net	432,872	426,325
Goodwill	36,162	36,108
Deferred tax assets - long term	9,449	11,825
Other non-current assets (includes $3,926 and $1,095 as of November 30, 2014 and August 31, 2014, respectively, for the fair value of derivative instruments.)	35,744	30,755
Investment in unconsolidated affiliates	10,069	8,863
Total Assets	1,037,132	938,070
Current Liabilities:
Short-term borrowings	17,066	0
Accounts payable	282,435	223,559
Accrued salaries and benefits	16,221	17,799
Deferred membership income	20,190	17,932
Income taxes payable	7,577	7,718
Other accrued expenses (includes $7 and $14 as of November 30, 2014 and August 31, 2014, respectively, for the fair value of foreign currency forward contracts)	25,052	21,030
Dividends payable	0
Long-term debt, current portion	10,932	11,848
Deferred tax liability - current	162	157
Total current liabilities	379,635	300,043
Deferred tax liability - long-term	2,398	2,290
Long-term portion of deferred rent	5,951	5,591
Long-term income taxes payable, net of current portion	1,816	1,918
Long-term debt, net of current portion	85,378	79,591
Other long-term liabilities (includes $535 and $0 for the fair value of derivative instruments and $370 and $372 for the defined benefit plan as of November 30, 2014 and August 31, 2014, respectively)	905	372
Total liabilities	476,083	389,805
Equity:
Common stock, $0.0001 par value, 45,000,000 shares authorized; 30,950,701 shares issued and 30,209,917 shares outstanding (net of treasury shares) as of November 30, 2014 and August 31, 2014, respectively	3	3
Preferred stock $.0001 par value; 2,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding as of November 30, 2014 and August 31, 2014	0	0
Additional paid-in capital	398,706	397,150
Tax benefit from stock-based compensation	9,505	9,505
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(58,705)	(49,286)
Retained earnings	236,260	215,613
Less: treasury stock at cost; 740,784 shares as of November 30, 2014 and August 31, 2014, respectively	(24,720)	(24,720)
Total equity	561,049	548,265
Total Liabilities and Equity	$ 1,037,132	$ 938,070