CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Nov. 30, 2022	Aug. 31, 2022
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 267,944	$ 237,710
Short-term restricted cash	2,873	3,013
Short-term investments	8,920	11,160
Receivables, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $119 as of November 30, 2022 and $103 as of August 31, 2022, respectively	18,757	13,391
Merchandise inventories	510,060	464,411
Prepaid expenses and other current assets (includes $194 and $2,761 as of November 30, 2022 and August 31, 2022, respectively, for the fair value of derivative instruments)	44,731	43,894
Total current assets	853,285	773,579
Long-term restricted cash	10,871	10,650
Property and equipment, net	756,663	757,241
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net	108,762	111,810
Goodwill	43,173	43,303
Deferred tax assets	27,427	28,355
Other non-current assets (includes $15,986 and $11,884 as of November 30, 2022 and August 31, 2022, respectively, for the fair value of derivative instruments)	77,242	72,928
Investment in unconsolidated affiliates	10,497	10,534
Total Assets	1,887,920	1,808,400
Current Liabilities:
Short-term borrowings	11,050	10,608
Accounts payable	446,572	408,407
Accrued salaries and benefits	33,693	44,097
Deferred income	29,609	29,228
Income taxes payable	9,617	7,243
Other accrued expenses and other current liabilities	40,388	38,667
Operating lease liabilities, current portion	7,349	7,491
Long-term debt, current portion	33,280	33,715
Total current liabilities	611,558	579,456
Deferred tax liability	1,877	2,165
Long-term income taxes payable, net of current portion	5,036	5,215
Long-term operating lease liabilities	115,808	118,496
Long-term debt, net of current portion	118,505	103,556
Other long-term liabilities (includes $8,772 and $8,440 for post-employment plans as of November 30, 2022 and August 31, 2022, respectively)	8,773	8,439
Total Liabilities	861,557	817,327
Stockholders' Equity:
Common stock $0.0001 par value, 45,000,000 shares authorized; 31,857,969 and 31,697,590 shares issued and 31,050,917 and 30,904,826 shares outstanding (net of treasury shares) as of November 30, 2022 and August 31, 2022, respectively	3	3
Additional paid-in capital	485,096	481,406
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(196,137)	(195,586)
Retained earnings	769,799	736,894
Less: treasury stock at cost, 807,052 shares as of November 30, 2022 and 792,764 shares as of August 31, 2022	(32,398)	(31,644)
Total Stockholders' Equity	1,026,363	991,073
Total Liabilities and Equity	$ 1,887,920	$ 1,808,400