CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Nov. 30, 2015	Aug. 31, 2015
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 140,006	$ 157,072
Short-term restricted cash	60	61
Receivables, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $0 as of November 30, 2015 and August 31, 2015, respectively	7,691	9,662
Merchandise inventories	322,623	267,175
Deferred tax assets - current	8,229	7,849
Prepaid Expense and Other Assets, Current	28,735	22,535
Total current assets	507,344	464,354
Long-term restricted cash	2,063	1,464
Property and equipment, net	443,062	433,040
Goodwill	35,846	35,871
Deferred tax assets - long term	7,016	7,464
Other non-current assets (includes $4,208 and $4,129 as of November 30, 2015 and August 31, 2015, respectively, for the fair value of derivative instruments.)	41,881	39,182
Investment in unconsolidated affiliates	10,382	10,317
Total Assets	1,047,594	991,692
Current Liabilities:
Short-term borrowings	1,935	6,606
Accounts payable	275,908	241,978
Accrued salaries and benefits	16,396	17,977
Deferred membership income	20,383	20,184
Income taxes payable	7,777	9,595
Other accrued expenses (includes $129 and $66 as of November 30, 2015 and August 31, 2015, respectively, for the fair value of foreign currency forward contracts)	23,450	23,558
Long-term debt, current portion	15,986	17,169
Deferred tax liability - current	18	30
Total current liabilities	361,853	337,097
Deferred tax liability - long-term	2,117	2,193
Long-term portion of deferred rent	7,264	6,595
Long-term income taxes payable, net of current portion	1,358	1,402
Long-term debt, net of current portion	78,437	73,365
Other long-term liabilities (includes $1,650 and $1,699 for the fair value of derivative instruments and $3,155 and $2,757 for the defined benefit plan as of November 30, 2015 and August 31, 2015, respectively)	4,805	4,456
Total liabilities	455,834	425,108
Equity:
Common stock, $0.0001 par value, 45,000,000 shares authorized; 31,164,162 and 30,977,964 shares issued and 30,370,982 and 30,184,584 shares outstanding (net of treasury shares) as of November 30, 2015 and August 31, 2015, respectively	3	3
Additional paid-in capital	405,268	403,168
Tax benefit from stock-based compensation	10,711	10,711
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(102,108)	(101,512)
Retained earnings	307,283	283,611
Less: treasury stock at cost; 793,180 shares as of November 30, 2015 and August 31, 2015, respectively	(29,397)	(29,397)
Total equity	591,760	566,584
Total Liabilities and Equity	$ 1,047,594	$ 991,692