CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2016	Nov. 30, 2015
Operating Activities:
Net income	$ 24,869	$ 23,672
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	11,117	9,203
Allowance for doubtful accounts	7
(Gain)/loss on sale of property and equipment	407	13
Deferred income taxes	984	470
Equity in (gains) losses of unconsolidated affiliates	(7)	54
Stock-based compensation	2,442	2,100
Change in operating assets and liabilities:
Receivables, prepaid expenses and other current assets, accrued salaries and benefits, deferred membership income and other accruals	(6,574)	(10,473)
Merchandise inventories	(44,082)	(55,448)
Accounts payable	12,894	32,291
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	2,057	1,882
Investing Activities:
Additions to property and equipment	(16,973)	(17,708)
Deposits for land purchase option agreements	(500)
Proceeds from disposal of property and equipment	108	118
Capital contributions to joint ventures		(119)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	(17,365)	(17,709)
Financing Activities:
Proceeds from long-term bank borrowings		7,370
Repayment of long-term bank borrowings	(3,688)	(3,345)
Proceeds from short-term bank borrowings	681	2,255
Repayment of short-term bank borrowings	(4,155)	(6,882)
Excess tax benefit on stock-based compensation
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	(7,162)	(602)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	(1,650)	(637)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	(24,120)	(17,066)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	199,522	157,072
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	175,402	140,006
Cash paid during the period for:
Interest, net of amounts capitalized	1,620	1,325
Income taxes	$ 13,704	$ 12,236