EARNINGS PER SHARE (Tables)

9 Months Ended

May 31, 2016

EARNINGS PER SHARE [Abstract]

Schedule of the Computation of Net Income Per Share

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	May 31,		May 31,		May 31,		May 31,
	2016		2015		2016		2015
Net income	$	16,837	$	21,195	$	66,451	$	66,677
Less: Allocation of income to unvested stockholders		(288)		(257)		(1,041)		(856)
Net earnings available to common stockholders	$	16,549	$	20,938	$	65,410	$	65,821
Basic weighted average shares outstanding		29,951		29,883		29,918		29,834
Add dilutive effect of stock options (two-class method)		4		5		5		7
Diluted average shares outstanding		29,955		29,888		29,923		29,841
Basic net income per share	$	0.55	$	0.70	$	2.19	$	2.20
Diluted net income per share	$	0.55	$	0.70	$	2.19	$	2.20