CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Feb. 28, 2023	Aug. 31, 2022
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 260,927	$ 237,710
Short-term restricted cash	9,110	3,013
Short-term investments	54,322	11,160
Receivables, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $54 as of February 28, 2023 and $103 as of August 31, 2022, respectively	16,401	13,391
Merchandise inventories	449,101	464,411
Prepaid expenses and other current assets (includes $41 and $2,761 as of February 28, 2023 and August 31, 2022, respectively, for the fair value of derivative instruments)	46,910	43,894
Total current assets	836,771	773,579
Long-term restricted cash	10,515	10,650
Property and equipment, net	774,826	757,241
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net	106,043	111,810
Goodwill	43,185	43,303
Deferred tax assets	27,898	28,355
Other non-current assets (includes $15,994 and $11,884 as of February 28, 2023 and August 31, 2022, respectively, for the fair value of derivative instruments)	76,474	72,928
Investment in unconsolidated affiliates	10,460	10,534
Total Assets	1,886,172	1,808,400
Current Liabilities:
Short-term borrowings	10,133	10,608
Accounts payable	406,581	408,407
Accrued salaries and benefits	35,340	44,097
Deferred income	32,665	29,228
Income taxes payable	9,587	7,243
Other accrued expenses and other current liabilities (includes $171 and $82 as of February 28, 2023 and August 31, 2022, respectively, for the fair value of derivative instruments)	43,256	38,667
Operating lease liabilities, current portion	7,144	7,491
Dividends payable	14,456	0
Long-term debt, current portion	27,421	33,715
Total current liabilities	586,583	579,456
Deferred tax liability	2,105	2,165
Long-term income taxes payable, net of current portion	4,729	5,215
Long-term operating lease liabilities	113,335	118,496
Long-term debt, net of current portion	126,383	103,556
Other long-term liabilities (includes $9,125 and $8,440 for post-employment plans as of February 28, 2023 and August 31, 2022, respectively)	9,125	8,439
Total Liabilities	842,260	817,327
Stockholders' Equity:
Common stock $0.0001 par value, 45,000,000 shares authorized; 31,869,393 and 31,697,590 shares issued and 31,001,117 and 30,904,826 shares outstanding (net of treasury shares) as of February 28, 2023 and August 31, 2022, respectively	3	3
Additional paid-in capital	492,099	481,406
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(183,703)	(195,586)
Retained earnings	772,430	736,894
Less: treasury stock at cost, 868,276 shares as of February 28, 2023 and 792,764 shares as of August 31, 2022	(36,917)	(31,644)
Total Stockholders' Equity	1,043,912	991,073
Total Liabilities and Equity	$ 1,886,172	$ 1,808,400