CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Feb. 29, 2020	Feb. 28, 2019
Operating Activities:
Net income	$ 45,420	$ 38,508
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	29,988	27,829
Allowance for doubtful accounts	(19)	23
Loss on sale of property and equipment	139	473
Deferred income taxes	(4,063)	(916)
Equity in losses of unconsolidated affiliates	63	44
Stock-based compensation	6,258	9,391
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	4,711	(417)
Merchandise inventories	8,251	(13,874)
Accounts payable	(1,683)	15,239
Net cash provided by operating activities	89,065	76,300
Investing Activities:
Additions to property and equipment	(70,818)	(62,655)
Purchases of short-term investments	(20,507)	(9,142)
Proceeds from settlements of short-term investments	7,059	17,876
Purchases of long-term investments	(1,478)
Proceeds from disposal of property and equipment	23	104
Net cash used in investing activities	(85,721)	(53,817)
Financing Activities:
Proceeds from long-term bank borrowings	45,820
Repayment of long-term bank borrowings	(5,308)	(6,345)
Proceeds from short-term bank borrowings	90,019
Repayment of short-term bank borrowings	(93,825)
Cash dividend payments	(10,811)	(10,985)
Purchase of treasury stock for tax withholding on stock compensation	(1,381)	(2,417)
Other financing activities	(92)	(86)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	24,422	(19,833)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash	2,767	(1,487)
Net increase in cash, cash equivalents	30,533	1,163
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at beginning of period	106,236	96,914
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at end of period	136,769	98,077
Supplemental disclosure of noncash investing activities:
Capital expenditures acurred, but not yet paid	10,357	4,815
Reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash:
Total cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash shown in the consolidated statements of cash flows	$ 136,769	$ 98,077