Earnings Per Share (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Nov. 30, 2022

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Schedule of earnings per share

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

	Three Months Ended
	November 30,
(in thousands, except per share data)	2022		2021
Numerator
Net income used for calculating basic and diluted income per share	$	136,798	$	107,647
Denominator
Weighted average common shares used in the calculation of basic income per share	38,122		37,678
Common stock equivalents associated with stock-based compensation plan(1)	792		963
Shares used in the calculation of diluted income per share	38,914		38,641
Basic income per share	$	3.59	$	2.86
Diluted income per share	$	3.52	$	2.79