CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Aug. 31, 2023	Aug. 31, 2022
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 239,984	$ 237,710
Short-term restricted cash	2,865	3,013
Short-term investments	91,081	11,160
Receivables, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $67 as of August 31, 2023 and $103 as of August 31, 2022, respectively	17,904	13,391
Merchandise inventories	471,407	464,411
Prepaid expenses and other current assets (includes $0 and $2,761 as of August 31, 2023 and August 31, 2022, respectively, for the fair value of derivative instruments)	53,866	43,894
Total current assets	877,107	773,579
Long-term restricted cash	9,353	10,650
Property and equipment, net	850,328	757,241
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net	114,201	111,810
Goodwill	43,110	43,303
Deferred tax assets	32,039	28,355
Other non-current assets (includes $7,817 and $11,884 as of August 31, 2023 and August 31, 2022, respectively, for the fair value of derivative instruments)	68,991	72,928
Investment in unconsolidated affiliates	10,479	10,534
Total Assets	2,005,608	1,808,400
Current Liabilities:
Short-term borrowings	8,679	10,608
Accounts payable	453,229	408,407
Accrued salaries and benefits	45,441	44,097
Deferred income	32,613	29,228
Income taxes payable	9,428	7,243
Other accrued expenses and other current liabilities (includes $1,913 and $82 as of August 31, 2023 and August 31, 2022, respectively, for the fair value of derivative instruments)	57,273	38,667
Operating lease liabilities, current portion	7,621	7,491
Long-term debt, current portion	20,193	33,715
Total current liabilities	634,477	579,456
Deferred tax liability	1,936	2,165
Long-term income taxes payable, net of current portion	5,045	5,215
Long-term operating lease liabilities	122,195	118,496
Long-term debt, net of current portion	119,487	103,556
Other long-term liabilities (includes $3,321 and $0 for the fair value of derivative instruments and $12,105 and $8,440 for post-employment plans as of August 31, 2023 and August 31, 2022, respectively)	15,425	8,439
Total Liabilities	898,565	817,327
Stockholders' Equity:
Common stock $0.0001 par value, 45,000,000 shares authorized; 31,934,900 and 31,697,590 shares issued and 30,976,941 and 30,904,826 shares outstanding (net of treasury shares) as of August 31, 2023 and August 31, 2022, respectively	3	3
Additional paid-in capital	497,434	481,406
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(163,992)	(195,586)
Retained earnings	817,559	736,894
Less: treasury stock at cost, 957,959 shares as of August 31, 2023 and 792,764 shares as of August 31, 2022	(43,961)	(31,644)
Total Stockholders' Equity	1,107,043	991,073
Total Liabilities and Equity	$ 2,005,608	$ 1,808,400