CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Aug. 31, 2019	Aug. 31, 2018	Aug. 31, 2017
Operating Activities:
Net income	$ 73,489	$ 74,403	$ 90,724
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	54,958	52,640	46,292
Allowance for doubtful accounts	47	(369)
Asset impairment and closure costs		1,929
(Gain)/loss on sale of property and equipment	1,079	1,339	1,961
Deferred income taxes	(4,401)	6,962	(2,845)
Equity in (gains)/losses of unconsolidated affiliates	61	8	1
Stock-based compensation	15,061	10,218	9,689
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	14,961	(1,108)	1,894
Merchandise inventories	(10,248)	(10,079)	(28,039)
Accounts payable	25,325	(16,489)	3,344
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	170,332	119,454	123,021
Investing Activities:
Business acquisition, net of cash acquired		(23,895)
Additions to property and equipment	(140,061)	(98,109)	(135,294)
Short-term investments	(15,244)	(77,997)
Proceeds from settlements of short-term investments	30,527	45,693
Deposits for land purchase option agreements		(100)	(300)
Proceeds from disposal of property and equipment	74	629	377
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	(124,704)	(153,779)	(135,217)
Financing Activities:
Proceeds from long-term bank borrowings		28,500	47,700
Repayment of long-term bank borrowings	(12,939)	(32,088)	(29,395)
Proceeds from short-term bank borrowings	18,403	81,851	678
Repayment of short-term bank borrowings	(10,863)	(81,851)	(17,179)
Cash dividend payments	(21,654)	(21,240)	(21,285)
Purchase of treasury stock for tax withholding on stock compensation	(4,604)	(3,183)	(3,193)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options		269	704
Other financing activities	(298)	(75)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	(31,955)	(27,817)	(21,970)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash	(4,351)	(6,656)	(2,838)
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents	9,322	(68,798)	(37,004)
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at beginning of period	96,914	165,712	202,716
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at end of period	106,236	96,914	165,712
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
Interest, net of amounts capitalized	3,504	4,955	3,765
Income taxes	48,312	52,151	44,261
Reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash:
Total cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash shown in the Consolidated statements of cash flows	$ 96,914	$ 165,712	$ 202,716