CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Unaudited) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Feb. 28, 2015	Aug. 31, 2014
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 119,243	$ 137,098
Short-term restricted cash	1,500	2,353
Receivables, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $5 and $0 as of February 28, 2015 and August 31, 2014, respectively	7,078	7,910
Merchandise inventories	281,256	226,383
Deferred tax assets - current	6,839	6,177
Prepaid Expense and Other Assets, Current (includes $0 and $495 as of February 28, 2015 and August 31, 2014 respectively, for the fair value of derivative instruments and $1,064 and $0 as of February 28, 2015 and August 31, 2014, respectively, for the fair value of foreign currency forward contracts)	27,068	17,260
Total current assets	442,984	397,181
Long-term restricted cash	25,428	27,013
Property and equipment, net	424,360	426,325
Goodwill	36,069	36,108
Deferred tax assets - long term	9,013	11,825
Other non-current assets (includes $6,996 and $1,095 as of February 28, 2015 and August 31, 2014, respectively, for the fair value of derivative instruments.)	38,267	30,755
Investment in unconsolidated affiliates	10,245	8,863
Total Assets	986,366	938,070
Current Liabilities:
Short-term borrowings	4,470	0
Accounts payable	233,266	223,559
Accrued salaries and benefits	15,288	17,799
Deferred membership income	21,992	17,932
Income taxes payable	8,359	7,718
Other accrued expenses (includes $0 and $14 as of February 28, 2015 and August 31, 2014, respectively, for the fair value of foreign currency forward contracts)	22,193	21,030
Dividends payable	10,564	0
Long-term debt, current portion	14,792	11,848
Deferred tax liability - current	137	157
Total current liabilities	331,061	300,043
Deferred tax liability - long-term	2,432	2,290
Long-term portion of deferred rent	6,107	5,591
Long-term income taxes payable, net of current portion	1,562	1,918
Long-term debt, net of current portion	90,328	79,591
Other long-term liabilities (includes $586 and $0 for the fair value of derivative instruments and $379 and $372 for the defined benefit plan as of February 28, 2015 and August 31, 2014, respectively)	965	372
Total liabilities	432,455	389,805
Equity:
Common stock, $0.0001 par value, 45,000,000 shares authorized; 30,973,256 and 30,950,701 shares issued and 30,182,541 and 30,209,917 shares outstanding (net of treasury shares) as of February 28, 2015 and August 31, 2014, respectively	3	3
Preferred stock $.0001 par value; 2,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding as of February 28, 2015 and August 31, 2014	0	0
Additional paid-in capital	400,539	397,150
Tax benefit from stock-based compensation	10,962	9,505
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(68,399)	(49,286)
Retained earnings	239,967	215,613
Less: treasury stock at cost; 790,715 and 740,784 shares as of February 28, 2015 and August 31, 2014, respectively	(29,161)	(24,720)
Total equity	553,911	548,265
Total Liabilities and Equity	$ 986,366	$ 938,070