CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	May 31, 2024	Aug. 31, 2023
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 128,271	$ 239,984
Short-term restricted cash	2,832	2,865
Short-term investments	99,904	91,081
Receivables, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $62 as of May 31, 2024 and $67 as of August 31, 2023	17,842	17,904
Merchandise inventories	516,464	471,407
Prepaid expenses and other current assets (includes $2,606 and $0 as of May 31, 2024 and August 31, 2023, respectively, for the fair value of derivative instruments)	57,515	53,866
Total current assets	822,828	877,107
Long-term restricted cash	9,239	9,353
Property and equipment, net	938,336	850,328
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net	100,391	114,201
Goodwill	43,182	43,110
Deferred tax assets	31,241	32,039
Other non-current assets (includes $1,979 and $7,817 as of May 31, 2024 and August 31, 2023, respectively, for the fair value of derivative instruments)	64,920	68,991
Investment in unconsolidated affiliates	10,561	10,479
Total Assets	2,020,698	2,005,608
Current Liabilities:
Short-term borrowings	10,078	8,679
Accounts payable	491,203	453,229
Accrued salaries and benefits	46,763	45,441
Deferred income	37,777	32,613
Income taxes payable	4,785	9,428
Other accrued expenses and other current liabilities (includes $2,734 and $1,913 as of May 31, 2024 and August 31, 2023, respectively, for the fair value of derivative instruments)	42,163	57,273
Operating lease liabilities, current portion	7,179	7,621
Dividends payable	17,771	0
Long-term debt, current portion	36,672	20,193
Total current liabilities	694,391	634,477
Deferred tax liability	1,942	1,936
Long-term income taxes payable, net of current portion	5,039	5,045
Long-term operating lease liabilities	108,258	122,195
Long-term debt, net of current portion	98,426	119,487
Other long-term liabilities (includes $4,137 and $3,321 for the fair value of derivative instruments and $13,151 and $12,105 for post-employment plans as of May 31, 2024 and August 31, 2023, respectively)	17,288	15,425
Total Liabilities	925,344	898,565
Stockholders' Equity:
Common stock $0.0001 par value, 45,000,000 shares authorized; 32,562,808 and 31,934,900 shares issued and 30,639,028 and 30,976,941 shares outstanding (net of treasury shares) as of May 31, 2024 and August 31, 2023, respectively	3	3
Additional paid-in capital	509,901	497,434
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(160,080)	(163,992)
Retained earnings	861,158	817,559
Less: treasury stock at cost, 1,923,780 shares as of May 31, 2024 and 957,959 shares as of August 31, 2023	(115,628)	(43,961)
Total Stockholders' Equity	1,095,354	1,107,043
Total Liabilities and Equity	$ 2,020,698	$ 2,005,608