Earnings Per Share (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Nov. 30, 2016

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Computation Of Basic And Diluted Earnings Per Share

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share:

	Three months ended November 30,
	2016		2015
Numerator:
Net income	$	13,118	$	12,458
Denominator:
Weighted average common shares outstanding– basic	45,720		50,221
Effect of dilutive employee stock options and unvested restricted stock units	823		1,104
Weighted average common shares outstanding – diluted	46,543		51,325
Net income per common share – basic	$	0.29	$	0.25
Net income per common share – diluted	$	0.28	$	0.24
Anti-dilutive securities excluded (1)	821		412

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(1) Anti-dilutive securities consist of stock options and unvested restricted stock units that were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share because either the exercise price of the options was greater than the average market price of the common stock or the total assumed proceeds under the treasury stock method resulted in negative incremental shares and thus the inclusion would have been anti-dilutive.