Stockholders' Equity (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Feb. 28, 2022

Equity [Abstract]

Shares of common stock outstanding

Shares of common stock outstanding were as follows:

	Six Months Ended
	February 28,
(in thousands)	2022	2021
Balance, beginning of period	37,615	38,030
Common stock issued for employee stock plans	322	176
Repurchase of common stock from employees(1)	(7)	(7)
Repurchase of common stock under the share repurchase program(2)	(46)	(354)
Balance, end of period	37,884	37,845

(1)For the six months ended February 28, 2022 and February 28, 2021, we repurchased 7,422 and 7,447 shares from employees, or $3.3 million and $2.4 million of common stock, respectively, primarily to satisfy withholding tax obligations due upon the vesting of stock-based awards.

(2)Refer to Share Repurchase Program below for more information on the year over year change.

Schedule of dividends declared

Our Board of Directors declared dividends in the six months ended February 28, 2022 and February 28, 2021 as follows:

Year Ended	Dividends per Share of Common Stock		Record Date	Total $ Amount (in thousands)		Payment Date
Fiscal 2022
First Quarter	$	0.82	November 30, 2021	$	30,973	December 16, 2021
Second Quarter	$	0.82	February 28, 2022	$	31,065	March 17, 2022
Fiscal 2021
First Quarter	$	0.77	November 30, 2020	$	29,266	December 17, 2020
Second Quarter	$	0.77	February 26, 2021	$	29,141	March 18, 2021

Components of AOCL

The components of AOCL are as follows:

(in thousands)	February 28, 2022		August 31, 2021
Accumulated unrealized gains (losses) on cash flow hedges	$	2,715	$	(2,095)
Accumulated foreign currency translation adjustment losses	(58,563)		(36,867)
Total AOCL	$	(55,848)	$	(38,962)