Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Aug. 31, 2013

Income Taxes [Abstract]

Components Of Provision For Income Taxes

	2013		2012		2011
Current:
Federal	$	16,741	$	17,851	$	5,060
State		2,688		3,892		2,223
		19,429		21,743		7,283
Deferred
Federal		439		180		1,876
State		(270)		(46)		(5)
		169		134		1,871
Provision for income taxes	$	19,598	$	21,877	$	9,154

Provision For Income Taxes Computed By Applying The Statutory Federal Income Tax Rate

	2013		2012		2011
Amount computed by applying a tax rate of 35%	$	19,705	$	20,287	$	9,933
State income taxes (net of federal income tax benefit)		229		928		602
Employment related and other tax credits, net		(1,572)		(1,291)		(1,730)
Adjustment of prior year deferred tax items		-		1,559		-
Valuation allowance for state net operating losses		1,343		972		839
Other		(107)		(578)		(490)
Provision for income taxes	$	19,598	$	21,877	$	9,154

Schedule Of Deferred Tax Assets And Liabilities

	2013		2012
Deferred tax assets:
Allowance for doubtful accounts and notes receivable	$	898	$	1,145
Leasing transactions		3,599		3,346
Deferred income		4,124		6,004
Accrued liabilities		1,995		1,200
Stock compensation		8,024		11,899
Other		676		745
State net operating losses		8,703		7,361
Total deferred tax assets		28,019		31,700
Valuation allowance		(8,703)		(7,361)
Total deferred tax assets after valuation allowance	$	19,316	$	24,339
Deferred tax liabilities:
Prepaid expenses	$	(1,369)	$	(1,265)
Investment in partnerships, including differences in capitalization,
depreciation and direct financing leases		(2,061)		(2,408)
Property, equipment and capital leases		(25,433)		(24,466)
Intangibles and other assets		(18,337)		(16,965)
Debt extinguishment		(4,191)		(4,191)
Total deferred tax liabilities		(51,391)		(49,295)
Net deferred tax liabilities	$	(32,075)	$	(24,956)
Net deferred tax assets and liabilities are classified as follows:
Current	$	2,840	$	4,821
Noncurrent		(34,915)		(29,777)
Total	$	(32,075)	$	(24,956)

Reconciliation Of Unrecognized Tax Benefits

	2013		2012
Balance at beginning of year	$	5,451	$	4,775
Additions based on tax positions related to the current year		628		834
Additions for tax positions of prior years		960		1,670
Reductions for tax positions of prior years		(3,816)		(469)
Reductions for settlements		-		(68)
Reductions due to statute expiration		(640)		(1,291)
Balance at end of year	$	2,583	$	5,451