CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2020	Nov. 30, 2019
Operating Activities:
Net income	$ 27,817	$ 19,709
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	15,485	14,814
Allowance for doubtful accounts	10	(19)
Loss on sale of property and equipment	70	71
Deferred income taxes	798	(1,234)
Equity in losses of unconsolidated affiliates	9	48
Stock-based compensation	4,075	3,396
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	(8,907)	(9,762)
Merchandise inventories	(63,669)	(56,799)
Accounts payable	6,539	45,880
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	(17,773)	16,104
Investing Activities:
Additions to property and equipment	(21,171)	(37,582)
Purchases of short-term investments	(32,121)	(10,184)
Proceeds from settlements of short-term investments	4,433	2,066
Purchases of long-term investments	(1,478)
Proceeds from disposal of property and equipment	27	13
Net cash used in investing activities	(50,310)	(45,687)
Financing Activities:
Proceeds from long-term bank borrowings		25,000
Repayment of long-term bank borrowings	(3,897)	(2,836)
Proceeds from short-term bank borrowings		81,202
Repayment of short-term bank borrowings	(17,695)	(65,581)
Purchase of treasury stock	(526)	(461)
Other financing activities	(80)	19
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	(22,198)	37,343
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash	(1,095)	1,117
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents	(91,376)	8,877
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period	303,771	106,236
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period	212,395	115,113
Supplemental disclosure of noncash investing activities:
Capital expenditures accrued, but not yet paid	9,150	10,282
Reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash:
Total cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash shown in the consolidated statements of cash flows	$ 212,395	$ 115,113