Stockholders' Equity (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Aug. 31, 2011

Schedule Of Grant Date Weighted-Average And Range Assumptions


	Fiscal Year Ended August 31,
	2011	2010			2009
Expected dividend yield	*		1.9	%		3.6	%
Risk-free interest rate	*		0.1% to 3.4	%		0% to 3.6	%
Expected volatility	*		60.2	%		67.3	%
Expected life	*		5.6 years			5.8 years

*	The Company did not grant Options during fiscal year 2011.

Schedule Of Stock Options Activity


	Shares Available for Grant			Options Outstanding			Aggregate Intrinsic Value (in thousands)		Weighted- Average Exercise Price		Weighted- Average Remaining Contractual Life (years)
Balance at September 1, 2010		10,480,001			13,154,272		$	95	$	24.10		4.09

Shares no longer available for grant due to terminated 2002 Stock Plan		(5,896,748	)
Options authorized		8,850,000			—
Options expired		(829,611	)		—				$	31.62
Options cancelled		1,243,764			(1,243,764	)			$	25.56
Restricted stock awards⁽ ¹ ⁾		(4,682,981	)		—
Options exercised		—			(1,437,475	)			$	14.45

Balance at August 31, 2011		9,164,425			10,473,033		$	4,029	$	24.76		3.70

Exercisable at August 31, 2011					10,345,387		$	3,832	$	24.85		3.70

⁽ ¹ ⁾

Represents the maximum number of shares that can be issued based on the achievement of certain performance criteria.

Summary Of Restricted Stock Activity


	Shares			Weighted - Average Grant-Date Fair Value
Non-vested balance at August 31, 2010		12,189,271		$	13.13

Changes during the period
Shares granted⁽¹⁾		6,176,068		$	14.29
Shares vested		(2,774,974	)	$	16.89
Shares forfeited		(1,493,087	)	$	13.05

Non-vested balance at August 31, 2011		14,097,278		$	12.91

⁽¹⁾	For those shares granted that are based on the achievement of certain performance criteria, represents the maximum number of shares that can vest.

Schedule Of Employee Stock Purchase Plan Weighted-Average Assumptions


	Fiscal Year Ended August 31,
	2011			2010			2009
Expected dividend yield		0.9	%		1.5	%		1.5	%
Risk-free interest rate		0.2	%		0.3	%		1.1	%
Expected volatility		47.3	%		79.7	%		74.6	%
Expected life		0.5 years			0.5 years			0.5 years

Schedule Of Dividends Declared


	Dividend Declaration Date		Dividend per Share		Total Cash Dividends Declared			Date of Record for Dividend Payment	Dividend Cash Payment Date
			(in thousands, except for per share data)
Fiscal year 2011:		October 21, 2010	$	0.07	$	15,563		November 15, 2010	December 1, 2010
		January 19, 2011	$	0.07	$	15,634		February 15, 2011	March 1, 2011
		April 13, 2011	$	0.07	$	15,647		May 16, 2011	June 1, 2011
		July 21, 2011	$	0.07	$	15,233		August 15, 2011	September 1, 2011

Fiscal year 2010:		October 22, 2009	$	0.07	$	15,186	⁽¹⁾	November 16, 2009	December 1, 2009
		January 22, 2010	$	0.07	$	15,238		February 16, 2010	March 1, 2010
		April 14, 2010	$	0.07	$	15,221		May 17, 2010	June 1, 2010
		July 22, 2010	$	0.07	$	15,247		August 16, 2010	September 1, 2010

⁽¹⁾

Of the $15.2 million in total dividends declared during the first quarter of fiscal year 2010, $14.4 million was paid out of additional paid-in capital (which represents the amount of dividends declared in excess of the Company's retained earnings balance as of the date that the dividend was declared).