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Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Aug. 31, 2011

Provision For Income Taxes By Geographic Operations


Years Ended August 31,	2011			2010			2009
U.S. operations	$	58,125		$	62,554		$	63,650
Non-U.S. operations		9,787			9,416			3,522

Total provision for income taxes	$	67,912	*	$	71,970	**	$	67,172	***

*	Includes income tax benefits of $6 million from the reenactment of the U.S. Federal R&D credit in December 2010 and the finalization of the fiscal 2010 tax return.

**	Includes income tax benefits of $1.3 million from the finalization of the fiscal 2009 tax return, adjustments to certain reserves to reflect the lapse of statute of limitations and higher levels of non-U.S. taxable income.

***	Includes income tax benefits of $4.0 million from the reenactment of the U.S. Federal R&D credit in October 2008, finalizing prior year tax returns, adjusting certain reserves to reflect the lapse of statute of limitations and a benefit from repatriating foreign earnings to the U.S.

Components Of The Provision For Income Taxes


Years Ended August 31,	2011		2010		2009
Current:
U.S. federal	$	53,925	$	63,712	$	60,547
U.S. state and local		4,833		4,839		6,383
Non-U.S.		10,728		10,151		4,570

Total current taxes	$	69,486	$	78,702	$	71,500

Deferred:
U.S. federal	$	606	$	5,718	$	3,050
U.S. state and local		27		279		230
Non-U.S.		941		735		1,048

Total deferred taxes	$	1,574	$	6,732	$	4,328

Total tax provision	$	67,912	$	71,970	$	67,172

Details Of Income Taxes


Years Ended August 31,	2011			2010			2009
Income before income taxes	$	238,958		$	222,181		$	212,122
Provision for income taxes	$	67,912		$	71,970		$	67,172

Effective tax rate		28.4	%		32.4	%		31.7	%

Percentage Of Income Before Income Taxes


Years Ended August 31,	2011			2010			2009
Tax at federal U.S. statutory tax rate		35.0	%		35.0	%		35.0	%
Increase (decrease) in taxes resulting from:
State and local taxes, net of U.S. federal income tax benefit		2.2			2.1			2.7
Foreign income at other than U.S. rates		(1.7	)		(1.8	)		(1.0	)
Domestic production activities (Section 199) deduction		(2.1	)		(1.9	)		(1.6	)
Income tax benefit from R&D tax credits		(4.9	)		(0.6	)		(2.2	)
Income tax benefits from foreign tax credits		(0.7	)		(0.5	)		(1.3	)
Other, net		0.6			0.1			0.1

Effective tax rate		28.4	%		32.4	%		31.7	%

Significant Components Of Deferred Tax Assets


At August 31,	2011			2010
Deferred tax assets
Current
Receivable reserve	$	736		$	(700	)
Deferred rent		3,272			3,397
Other		0			115

Net current deferred taxes	$	4,008		$	2,812

Non-current
Depreciation on property, equipment and leasehold improvements	$	2,437		$	5,078
Deferred rent		2,793			2,788
Stock-based compensation		18,096			13,087
Purchased intangible assets, including acquired technology		(4,549	)		(3,293	)
Other		1,389			1,941

Net non-current deferred taxes	$	20,166		$	19,601

Total deferred tax assets	$	24,174		$	22,413

Significant Components Of Deferred Tax Liabilities


At August 31,	2011		2010
Deferred tax liabilities (non-current)
Purchased intangible assets, including acquired technology	$	3,712	$	3,731

Total deferred tax liabilities (non-current)	$	3,712	$	3,731

Reconciliation Of Unrecognized Tax Benefits


Unrecognized income tax benefits at August 31, 2009	$	6,437
Additions based on tax positions related to the current year		1,301
Additions for tax positions of prior years (includes $0.5 million for the payment of interest)		469
Lapse of statue of limitations		(861	)
Reductions from settlements with taxing authorities		0

Unrecognized income tax benefits at August 31, 2010	$	7,346
Additions based on tax positions related to the current year		1,258
Additions for tax positions of prior years (includes $0.4 million for the payment of interest)		1,493
Lapse of statue of limitations		(964	)
Reductions from settlements with taxing authorities		(1,929	)

Unrecognized income tax benefits at August 31, 2011	$	7,204

Major Tax Jurisdictions In Which The Company And Affiliates Operate And The Earliest Tax Year Subject To Examination


Major Tax Jurisdictions		Open Tax Years
U.S.
Federal		2009 through 2011
State (various)		2003 through 2011
Europe
France		2010 through 2011
United Kingdom		2008 through 2011

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Tabular disclosure of tax positions taken in the tax returns filed or to be filed for which it is more likely than not that the tax position will not be sustained upon examination by taxing authorities (i.e., uncertain tax positions) and other types of income tax contingencies, including: (1) the policy on classification of interest and penalties; (2) a tabular reconciliation of the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits at the beginning and end of the period; the total amount(s) of: (3) unrecognized tax benefits that, if recognized, would affect the effective tax rate, and (4) interest and penalties recognized in each of the income statement and balance sheet; (5) for positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts unrecognized will significantly change within 12 months of the reporting date the: (i) nature of the uncertainty, (ii) nature of the event that could occur that would cause the change, and (iii) an estimate of the range of the reasonably possible change or a statement that an estimate of the range cannot be made; and (6) a description of tax years that remain subject to examination by major tax jurisdictions.

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Tabular disclosure of income tax examinations that an enterprise is currently subject to or that have been completed in the current period typically including a description of the examination, the jurisdiction conducting the examination, the tax year(s) under examination, the likelihood of an unfavorable settlement, the range of possible losses, the liability recorded, the increase or decrease in the liability from the prior period, and any penalties and interest that have been recorded.

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