CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Nov. 30, 2017	Aug. 31, 2017
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 129,183	$ 162,434
Short-term restricted cash	373	460
Receivables, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $6 as of November 30, 2017 and $7 as of August 31, 2017, respectively	6,602	6,460
Merchandise inventories	372,413	310,946
Prepaid expenses and other current assets (includes $71 and $0 as of November 30, 2017 and August 31, 2017, respectively, for the fair value of foreign currency forward contracts)	36,168	30,070
Total current assets	544,739	510,370
Long-term restricted cash	2,986	2,818
Property and equipment, net	567,038	557,829
Goodwill	35,578	35,642
Deferred tax assets	15,200	15,412
Other non-current assets (includes $3,278 and $2,547 as of November 30, 2017 and August 31, 2017, respectively, for the fair value of derivative instruments)	46,506	44,678
Investment in unconsolidated affiliates	10,781	10,765
Total Assets	1,222,828	1,177,514
Current Liabilities:
Short-term borrowings	2,483
Accounts payable	297,371	272,248
Accrued salaries and benefits	19,250	19,151
Deferred membership income	22,234	22,100
Income taxes payable	5,217	5,044
Other accrued expenses	28,253	26,483
Long-term debt, current portion	18,257	18,358
Total current liabilities	393,065	363,384
Deferred tax liability	1,647	1,812
Long-term portion of deferred rent	8,838	8,914
Long-term income taxes payable, net of current portion	898	909
Long-term debt, net of current portion	80,340	87,939
Other long-term liabilities (includes $346 and $682 for the fair value of derivative instruments and $5,335 and $5,051 for post employment plans as of November 30, 2017 and August 31, 2017, respectively)	5,731	5,789
Total Liabilities	490,519	468,747
Equity:
Common stock, $0.0001 par value, 45,000,000 shares authorized; 31,278,595 and 31,275,727 shares issued and 30,403,610 and 30,400,742 shares outstanding (net of treasury shares) as of November 30, 2017 and August 31, 2017, respectively	3	3
Additional paid-in capital	424,856	422,395
Tax benefit from stock-based compensation	11,486	11,486
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(111,468)	(110,059)
Retained earnings	443,356	420,866
Less: treasury stock at cost, 874,985 shares as of both November 30, 2017 and August 31, 2017, respectively	(35,924)	(35,924)
Total Equity	732,309	708,767
Total Liabilities and Equity	$ 1,222,828	$ 1,177,514