CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	May 31, 2020	May 31, 2019
Operating Activities:
Net income	$ 58,053	$ 52,577
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	44,867	40,365
Allowance for doubtful accounts	(18)	68
Loss on sale of property and equipment	251	735
Deferred income taxes	(4,079)	(2,737)
Equity in losses of unconsolidated affiliates	79	48
Stock-based compensation	9,976	12,515
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	(157)	1,668
Merchandise inventories	62,511	(5,699)
Accounts payable	2,647	13,412
Net cash provided by operating activities	174,130	112,952
Investing Activities:
Additions to property and equipment	(89,713)	(86,409)
Purchases of short-term investments	(31,711)	(14,204)
Proceeds from settlements of short-term investments	8,891	29,485
Purchases of long-term investments	(1,489)
Proceeds from disposal of property and equipment	44	157
Net cash used in investing activities	(113,978)	(70,971)
Financing Activities:
Proceeds from long-term bank borrowings	57,820
Repayment of long-term bank borrowings	(7,542)	(9,509)
Proceeds from short-term bank borrowings	271,014	5,180
Repayment of short-term bank borrowings	(207,368)	(3,028)
Cash dividend payments	(10,811)	(10,986)
Purchase of treasury stock for tax withholding on stock compensation	(1,585)	(3,145)
Other financing activities	(20)	(59)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	101,508	(21,547)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash	(1,872)	(3,365)
Net increase in cash, cash equivalents	159,788	17,069
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at beginning of period	106,236	96,914
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at end of period	266,024	113,983
Supplemental disclosure of noncash investing activities:
Capital expenditures accured, but not yet paid	7,975	3,628
Reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash:
Total cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash shown in the consolidated statements of cash flows	$ 266,024	$ 113,983