Earnings Per Share (Table)

3 Months Ended

Nov. 30, 2011

Earnings Per Share (Table) [Abstract]

Earnings per share

The components of basic and diluted earnings per share are as follows:

	Three Months Ended November 30,
(In thousands, except per share data)	2011		2010
Net income attributable to Apollo (basic and diluted)	$	149,314	$	235,413
Basic weighted average shares outstanding	130,318		146,352
Dilutive effect of stock options	32		131
Dilutive effect of restricted stock units and performance share awards	524		180
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding	130,874		146,663
Earnings per share:
Basic income per share attributable to Apollo	$	1.15	$	1.61
Diluted income per share attributable to Apollo	$	1.14	$	1.61