Earnings Per Share (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Nov. 30, 2021

A reconciliation of the weighted average shares outstanding used in the basic and diluted earnings per share ("EPS") computations is as follows:


	Three Months Ended
	November 30,
(in thousands, except per share data)	2021		2020
Numerator
Net income used for calculating basic and diluted income per share	$	107,647	$	101,206
Denominator
Weighted average common shares used in the calculation of basic income per share	37,678		38,007
Common stock equivalents associated with stock-based compensation plan	963		690
Shares used in the calculation of diluted income per share	38,641		38,697
Basic income per share	$	2.86	$	2.66
Diluted income per share	$	2.79	$	2.62