CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Feb. 28, 2023	Feb. 28, 2022
Operating Activities:
Net income	$ 64,252	$ 61,991
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	35,443	32,701
Allowance for doubtful accounts	(49)	12
Loss on sale of property and equipment	297	724
Deferred income taxes	(737)	(2,124)
Equity in losses of unconsolidated affiliates	73	24
Stock-based compensation	11,239	8,674
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	(6,513)	(19,503)
Merchandise inventories	15,310	(80,608)
Accounts payable	(2,634)	(9,811)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	116,681	(7,920)
Investing Activities:
Proceeds from the disposal of Aeropost, net of divested cash	0	4,959
Additions to property and equipment	(53,016)	(60,468)
Purchases of short-term investments	(47,500)	(17,658)
Proceeds from settlements of short-term investments	4,301	41,075
Proceeds from settlements of long-term investments	0	1,484
Proceeds from disposal of property and equipment	137	77
Net cash used in investing activities	(96,078)	(30,531)
Financing Activities:
Proceeds from long-term bank borrowings	33,712	30,180
Repayment of long-term bank borrowings	(16,994)	(10,969)
Proceeds from short-term bank borrowings	301	20,179
Repayment of short-term bank borrowings	0	(4,488)
Cash dividend payments	(14,260)	(13,275)
Purchase of treasury stock	(5,819)	(3,784)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	(3,060)	17,843
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash	11,636	42
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents	29,179	(20,566)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period	251,373	215,479
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period	280,552	194,913
Supplemental disclosure of noncash investing activities:
Capital expenditures accrued, but not yet paid	3,937	8,369
Dividends declared but not yet paid	14,456	13,430
Reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash:
Cash and cash equivalents	260,927	178,705
Short-term restricted cash	9,110	4,172
Long-term restricted cash	10,515	12,036
Total cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash shown in the consolidated statements of cash flows	$ 280,552	$ 194,913