CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	May 31, 2016	Aug. 31, 2015
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 202,616	$ 157,072
Short-term restricted cash	518	61
Receivables, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $0 as of May 31, 2016 and August 31, 2015, respectively	5,949	9,662
Merchandise inventories	253,778	267,175
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	18,030	22,535
Total current assets	480,891	456,505
Long-term restricted cash	2,618	1,464
Property and equipment, net	456,584	433,040
Goodwill	35,652	35,871
Deferred tax assets	15,009	14,845
Other non-current assets (includes $3,889 and $4,129 as of May 31, 2016 and August 31, 2015, respectively, for the fair value of derivative instruments)	48,271	39,182
Investment in unconsolidated affiliates	10,798	10,317
Total Assets	1,049,823	991,224
Current Liabilities:
Short-term borrowings	10,127	6,606
Accounts payable	245,096	241,978
Accrued salaries and benefits	18,502	17,977
Deferred membership income	21,127	20,184
Income taxes payable	5,425	9,595
Other accrued expenses (includes $192 and $66 as of May 31, 2016 and August 31, 2015, respectively, for the fair value of foreign currency forward contracts)	21,910	23,558
Dividends payable	10,629
Long-term debt, current portion	16,099	17,169
Total current liabilities	348,915	337,067
Deferred tax liabilities	1,879	1,755
Long-term portion of deferred rent	8,817	6,595
Long-term income taxes payable, net of current portion	1,044	1,402
Long-term debt, net of current portion	71,462	73,365
Other long-term liabilities (includes $1,684 and $1,699 for the fair value of derivative instruments and $3,791 and $2,757 for post employment plans as of May 31, 2016 and August 31, 2015, respectively)	5,475	4,456
Total Liabilities	437,592	424,640
Equity:
Common stock, $0.0001 par value, 45,000,000 shares authorized; 31,214,715 and 30,977,764 shares issued and 30,394,175 and 30,184,584 shares outstanding (net of treasury shares) as of May 31, 2016 and August 31, 2015, respectively	3	3
Additional paid-in capital	409,979	403,168
Tax benefit from stock-based compensation	11,290	10,711
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(106,431)	(101,512)
Retained earnings	328,804	283,611
Less: treasury stock at cost; 820,540 shares as of May 31, 2016 and 793,180 shares as of August 31, 2015	(31,414)	(29,397)
Total Equity	612,231	566,584
Total Liabilities and Equity	$ 1,049,823	$ 991,224