Stockholders' Equity (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Aug. 31, 2012

Grant Date Weighted-Average and Range Assumptions

Following are the grant date weighted-average and range assumptions, where applicable, used for each respective period:

Fiscal Year Ended August 31,

2012

2011

2010

Expected dividend yield

1.9

Risk-free interest rate

0.1% to 3.4

Expected volatility

60.2

Expected life

5.6 years

*	The Company did not grant Options during fiscal years 2012 and 2011.

Option Activity

The following table summarizes option activity from September 1, 2011 through August 31, 2012:


	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, 2011		9,164,425			10,473,033		$	4,029	$	24.76		3.70
Options canceled		542,135			(542,135	)			$	26.59
Options expired		(53,754	)		—				$	15.27
Restricted stock awards granted⁽¹⁾		(4,768,887	)		—
Options exercised		—			(1,252,957	)			$	16.68

Balance at August 31, 2012		4,883,919			8,677,941		$	4,719	$	25.88		2.90

Exercisable at August 31, 2012					8,664,592		$	4,602	$	25.90		2.90

⁽¹⁾	Represents the maximum number of shares that can be issued based on the achievement of certain performance criteria.

Restricted Stock Activity

The following table summarizes restricted stock activity from August 31, 2011 through August 31, 2012:


	Shares			Weighted - Average Grant-Date Fair Value
Non-vested balance at August 31, 2011		14,097,278		$	12.91
Changes during the period
Shares granted⁽¹⁾		5,233,078		$	19.43
Shares vested		(5,920,301	)	$	10.39
Shares forfeited		(464,191	)	$	15.77

Non-vested balance at August 31, 2012		12,945,864		$	16.33

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

Weighted Average Assumptions used in Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model

The following weighted-average assumptions were used in the model for each respective period:


	Fiscal Year Ended August 31,
	2012			2011			2010
Expected dividend yield		0.7	%		0.9	%		1.5	%
Risk-free interest rate		0.1	%		0.2	%		0.3	%
Expected volatility		48.4	%		47.3	%		79.7	%
Expected life		0.5 years			0.5 years			0.5 years

Cash Dividends Declared to Common Stockholders

The following table sets forth certain information relating to the Company’s cash dividends declared to common stockholders of the Company during fiscal years 2012 and 2011:


	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 2012:	October 20, 2011	$	0.08	$	17,379	November 15, 2011	December 1, 2011
	January 25, 2012	$	0.08	$	17,323	February 16, 2012	March 1, 2012
	April 19, 2012	$	0.08	$	17,281	May 15, 2012	June 1, 2012
	July 19, 2012	$	0.08	$	17,230	August 15, 2012	September 4, 2012

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