CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Feb. 29, 2024	Aug. 31, 2023
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 170,563	$ 239,984
Short-term restricted cash	2,834	2,865
Short-term investments	93,630	91,081
Receivables, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $64 as of February 29, 2024 and $67 as of August 31, 2023	19,819	17,904
Merchandise inventories	502,292	471,407
Prepaid expenses and other current assets (includes $3,293 and $0 as of February 29, 2024 and August 31, 2023, respectively, for the fair value of derivative instruments)	58,514	53,866
Total current assets	847,652	877,107
Long-term restricted cash	9,178	9,353
Property and equipment, net	925,035	850,328
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net	100,175	114,201
Goodwill	43,131	43,110
Deferred tax assets	32,147	32,039
Other non-current assets (includes $1,918 and $7,817 as of February 29, 2024 and August 31, 2023, respectively, for the fair value of derivative instruments)	68,900	68,991
Investment in unconsolidated affiliates	10,558	10,479
Total Assets	2,036,776	2,005,608
Current Liabilities:
Short-term borrowings	6,101	8,679
Accounts payable	507,077	453,229
Accrued salaries and benefits	36,016	45,441
Deferred income	38,277	32,613
Income taxes payable	8,302	9,428
Other accrued expenses and other current liabilities (includes $2,870 and $1,913 as of February 29, 2024 and August 31, 2023, respectively, for the fair value of derivative instruments)	50,390	57,273
Operating lease liabilities, current portion	7,181	7,621
Dividends payable	17,771	0
Long-term debt, current portion	37,615	20,193
Total current liabilities	708,730	634,477
Deferred tax liability	1,744	1,936
Long-term income taxes payable, net of current portion	5,010	5,045
Long-term operating lease liabilities	107,835	122,195
Long-term debt, net of current portion	102,350	119,487
Other long-term liabilities (includes $4,259 and $3,321 for the fair value of derivative instruments and $12,974 and $12,105 for post-employment plans as of February 29, 2024 and August 31, 2023, respectively)	17,233	15,425
Total Liabilities	942,902	898,565
Stockholders' Equity:
Common stock $0.0001 par value, 45,000,000 shares authorized; 32,578,542 and 31,934,900 shares issued and 30,656,141 and 30,976,941 shares outstanding (net of treasury shares) as of February 29, 2024 and August 31, 2023, respectively	3	3
Additional paid-in capital	505,349	497,434
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(155,289)	(163,992)
Retained earnings	859,325	817,559
Less: treasury stock at cost, 1,922,401 shares as of February 29, 2024 and 957,959 shares as of August 31, 2023	(115,514)	(43,961)
Total Stockholders' Equity	1,093,874	1,107,043
Total Liabilities and Equity	$ 2,036,776	$ 2,005,608