Stockholders' Equity

12 Months Ended

Aug. 31, 2014

Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]

Stockholders' Equity

Note 6—Stockholders’ Equity

Dividends

The Company’s current quarterly dividend rate is $0.355 per share. In December 2012, the Company paid a special cash dividend of $7.00 per share, totaling approximately $3,049.

Stock Repurchase Programs

The Company’s stock repurchase program is conducted under a $4,000 authorization by the Board of Directors approved in April 2011, which expires in April 2015. As of the end of 2014, the total amount repurchased under this plan was $1,279. The following table summarizes the Company’s stock repurchase activity:

	Shares Repurchased (000’s)	Average Price per Share		Total Cost
2014	2,915	$	114.45	$	334
2013	357	96.41		34
2012	7,272	84.75		617

These amounts may differ from the stock repurchase balances in the accompanying consolidated statements of cash flows due to changes in unsettled stock repurchases at the end of each fiscal year.