CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Feb. 28, 2018	Feb. 28, 2018	Feb. 28, 2017
Operating Activities:
Net income	$ 14,148	$ 36,638	$ 52,088
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	12,575	24,812	22,562
Allowance for doubtful accounts		(7)
Asset impairment and closure costs	1,929	1,929
(Gain)/loss on sale of property and equipment		199	742
Deferred income taxes		6,668	(1,412)
Equity in (gains) losses of unconsolidated affiliates	(5)	(21)	7
Stock-based compensation		4,881	5,178
Change in operating assets and liabilities:
Receivables, prepaid expenses and other current assets, non-current assets, accrued salaries and benefits, deferred membership income and other accruals		5,914	717
Merchandise inventories		(3,865)	(14,077)
Accounts payable		(18,069)	(817)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities		59,079	64,988
Investing Activities:
Additions to property and equipment		(46,233)	(87,020)
Deposits for land purchase option agreements			(300)
Proceeds from disposal of property and equipment		54	181
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities		(46,179)	(87,139)
Financing Activities:
Proceeds from long-term bank borrowings		13,500	35,700
Repayment of long-term bank borrowings		(23,150)	(7,231)
Proceeds from short-term bank borrowings		57,248
Repayment of short-term bank borrowings		(57,248)	(10,011)
Cash dividend payments		(10,645)	(10,641)
Purchase of treasury stock for tax withholding on stock compensation		(1,833)	(1,941)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options		269	229
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities		(21,859)	6,105
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash		(1,142)	(1,155)
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents		(10,101)	(17,201)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period		165,712	202,716
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period	155,611	155,611	185,515
Reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash:
Total cash and cash equivalents, and restricted cash shown in statement of cash flows	$ 155,611	$ 165,712	$ 202,716