DEBT (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Nov. 30, 2017



			Facilities Used
	Total Amount		Short-term		Letters of		Facilities		Weighted average
	of Facilities		Borrowings		Credit		Available		interest rate
November 30, 2017	$	69,000	$	2,483	$	562	$	65,955	4.3	%
August 31, 2017	$	69,000	$	—	$	966	$	68,034	—	%

Summary of Changes in Long-Term Debt



(Amounts in thousands)	Current portion of long-term debt		Long-term debt (net of current portion)		Total
Balances as of August 31, 2017	$	18,358	$	87,939	$	106,297	(1)
Repayments of long-term debt		—		(3,000)		(3,000)
Regularly scheduled loan payments		(225)		(4,554)		(4,779)
Translation adjustments on foreign-currency debt of subsidiaries whose functional currency is not the U.S. dollar (2)		124		(45)		79
Balances as of November 30, 2017	$	18,257	$	80,340	$	98,597	(3)

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The carrying amount of non-cash assets assigned as collateral for these loans was $128.4 million. No cash assets were assigned as collateral for these loans.

⁽²⁾

These foreign currency translation adjustments are recorded within Other comprehensive income.

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The carrying amount of non-cash assets assigned as collateral for these loans was $121.0 million. No cash assets were assigned as collateral for these loans.

Schedule of Annual Maturities of Long-Term Debt



Twelve Months Ended November 30,	Amount
2018	$	18,257
2019		19,437
2020		21,438
2021		5,805
2022		2,634
Thereafter		31,026
Total	$	98,597