Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Aug. 31, 2015

Income Taxes [Abstract]

Components Of Provision For Income Taxes

	2015		2014		2013
Current:
Federal	$	14,597	$	16,580	$	16,741
State		3,576		3,490		2,688
		18,173		20,070		19,429
Deferred:
Federal		10,592		5,328		439
State		(1,528)		450		(270)
		9,064		5,778		169
Provision for income taxes	$	27,237	$	25,848	$	19,598

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

	2015		2014		2013
Amount computed by applying a tax rate of 35%	$	32,103	$	25,818	$	19,705
State income taxes (net of federal income tax benefit)		1,330		2,562		1,572
Employment related and other tax credits, net		(2,096)		(1,537)		(1,572)
Federal tax benefit of statutory tax deduction		(4,093)		-		-
Other		(7)		(995)		(107)
Provision for income taxes	$	27,237	$	25,848	$	19,598

Schedule Of Deferred Tax Assets And Liabilities

	2015		2014
Deferred tax assets:
Allowance for doubtful accounts and notes receivable	$	411	$	677
Leasing transactions		3,260		3,252
Deferred income		2,810		1,773
Accrued liabilities		5,630		3,399
Stock compensation		2,831		4,921
Other		541		688
State net operating losses		14,222		11,305
Total deferred tax assets		29,705		26,015
Valuation allowance		(12,041)		(11,305)
Total deferred tax assets after valuation allowance	$	17,664	$	14,710
Deferred tax liabilities:
Prepaid expenses	$	(1,315)	$	(1,498)
Investment in partnerships, including differences in capitalization,
depreciation and direct financing leases		(3,711)		(2,954)
Property, equipment and capital leases		(31,167)		(24,655)
Intangibles and other assets		(20,341)		(19,514)
Debt extinguishment		(2,515)		(3,353)
Total deferred tax liabilities		(59,049)		(51,974)
Net deferred tax liabilities	$	(41,385)	$	(37,264)
Net deferred tax assets and liabilities are classified as follows:
Current	$	2,164	$	347
Noncurrent		(43,549)		(37,611)
Total	$	(41,385)	$	(37,264)

Reconciliation Of Unrecognized Tax Benefits

	2015		2014
Balance at beginning of year	$	2,461	$	2,583
Additions based on tax positions related to the current year		254		255
Additions for tax positions of prior years		937		115
Reductions for tax positions of prior years		-		(492)
Balance at end of year	$	3,652	$	2,461