Stockholders' Equity (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Aug. 31, 2020

Equity [Abstract]

Shares of Common Stock Outstanding

Shares of common stock outstanding were as follows:

(in thousands)	Years ended August 31,
	2020	2019	2018
Balance, beginning of year at September 1, 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively	38,118	38,193	39,023
Common stock issued for employee stock plans	663	839	712
Repurchase of common stock from employees(1)	(12)	(32)	(8)
Repurchase of common stock under the share repurchase program	(739)	(882)	(1,534)
Balance, end of year at August 31, 2020, 2019, and 2018 respectively	38,030	38,118	38,193

(1)For fiscal years 2020, 2019 and 2018, the Company repurchased 11,945, 31,644 and 8,070 shares, or $3.5 million, $7.2 million and $1.5 million, of common stock, respectively, in settlement of employee tax withholding obligations to cover their cost of taxes due upon the vesting and exercise of stock-based awards.

Dividends Declared

The Company’s Board of Directors declared the following dividends on our common stock during the periods presented:

Year Ended	Dividends per Share of Common Stock		Record Date	Total amount (in thousands)		Payment Date
Fiscal 2020
First Quarter	$	0.72	November 29, 2019	$	27,291	December 19, 2019
Second Quarter	$	0.72	February 28, 2020	$	27,251	March 19, 2020
Third Quarter	$	0.77	May 29, 2020	$	29,189	June 18, 2020
Fourth Quarter	$	0.77	August 31, 2020	$	29,283	September 17, 2020
Fiscal 2019
First Quarter	$	0.64	November 30, 2018	$	24,372	December 18, 2018
Second Quarter	$	0.64	February 28, 2019	$	24,385	March 19, 2019
Third Quarter	$	0.72	May 31, 2019	$	27,506	June 18, 2019
Fourth Quarter	$	0.72	August 31, 2019	$	27,445	September 19, 2019

Components of Other Comprehensive Loss

The components of AOCL are as follows:

(in thousands)	August 31, 2020		August 31, 2019
Accumulated unrealized losses on cash flow hedges, net of tax	$	(1,591)	$	(2,266)
Accumulated foreign currency translation adjustments	(37,702)		(72,278)
Total AOCL	$	(39,293)	$	(74,544)