CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2021	Nov. 30, 2020
Operating Activities:
Net income	$ 30,530	$ 27,817
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	15,603	15,485
Allowance for doubtful accounts	2	10
Loss on sale of property and equipment	411	70
Deferred income taxes	654	798
Equity in losses of unconsolidated affiliates	10	9
Stock-based compensation	4,567	4,075
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	(27,108)	(8,907)
Merchandise inventories	(111,062)	(63,669)
Accounts payable	73,054	6,539
Net cash used in operating activities	(13,339)	(17,773)
Investing Activities:
Proceeds from the disposal of Aeropost, net of divested cash	4,959
Additions to property and equipment	(29,729)	(21,171)
Purchases of short-term investments	(4,310)	(32,121)
Proceeds from settlements of short-term investments	15,488	4,433
Purchases of long-term investments		(1,478)
Proceeds from settlements of long-term investments	1,486
Proceeds from disposal of property and equipment	56	27
Net cash used in investing activities	(12,050)	(50,310)
Financing Activities:
Proceeds from long-term bank borrowings	4,204
Repayment of long-term bank borrowings	(6,126)	(3,897)
Proceeds from short-term bank borrowings	10,041
Repayment of short-term bank borrowings	(4,488)	(17,695)
Purchase of treasury stock	(2,433)	(526)
Other financing activities		(80)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	1,198	(22,198)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash	1,312	(1,095)
Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents	(22,879)	(91,376)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period	215,479	303,771
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period	192,600	212,395
Supplemental disclosure of noncash investing activities:
Capital expenditures accrued, but not yet paid	5,772	9,150
Reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash:
Cash and cash equivalents	176,072	207,955
Short-term restricted cash	4,165	185
Long-term restricted cash	12,363	4,255
Total cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash shown in the consolidated statements of cash flows	$ 192,600	$ 212,395