CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Feb. 28, 2017	Aug. 31, 2016
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 181,990	$ 199,522
Short-term restricted cash	816	518
Receivables, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $7 as of February 28, 2017 and August 31, 2016, respectively	6,384	7,464
Merchandise inventories	296,984	282,907
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	20,922	22,143
Total current assets	507,096	512,554
Long-term restricted cash	2,709	2,676
Property and equipment, net	535,479	473,045
Goodwill	35,692	35,637
Deferred tax assets	12,251	12,258
Other non-current assets (includes $3,332 and $3,224 as of February 28, 2017 and August 31, 2016, respectively, for the fair value of derivative instruments)	52,966	49,798
Investment in unconsolidated affiliates	10,759	10,767
Total Assets	1,156,952	1,096,735
Current Liabilities:
Short-term borrowings	6,561	16,534
Accounts payable	265,756	267,173
Accrued salaries and benefits	17,181	19,606
Deferred membership income	22,921	20,920
Income taxes payable	5,933	4,226
Other accrued expenses (includes $87 and $110 as of February 28, 2017 and August 31, 2016, respectively, for the fair value of foreign currency forward contracts)	22,620	24,880
Dividends payable	10,643
Long-term debt, current portion	14,623	14,565
Total current liabilities	366,238	367,904
Deferred tax liability	1,693	1,760
Long-term portion of deferred rent	8,961	8,961
Long-term income taxes payable, net of current portion	891	970
Long-term debt, net of current portion	101,942	73,542
Other long-term liabilities (includes $665 and $1,514 for the fair value of derivative instruments and $4,868 and $4,013 for post employment plans as of February 28, 2017 and August 31, 2016, respectively)	5,533	5,527
Total Liabilities	485,258	458,664
Equity:
Common stock, $0.0001 par value, 45,000,000 shares authorized; 31,264,387 and 31,237,658 shares issued and 30,404,645 and 30,401,307 shares outstanding (net of treasury shares) as of February 28, 2017 and August 31, 2016, respectively	3	3
Additional paid-in capital	417,776	412,369
Tax benefit from stock-based compensation	11,534	11,321
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(104,811)	(103,951)
Retained earnings	381,864	351,060
Less: treasury stock at cost, 859,742 shares and 836,351 shares as of February 28, 2017 and August 31, 2016, respectively	(34,672)	(32,731)
Total Equity	671,694	638,071
Total Liabilities and Equity	$ 1,156,952	$ 1,096,735