CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Aug. 31, 2016	Aug. 31, 2015
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 199,522	$ 157,072
Short-term restricted cash	518	61
Receivables, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $7 as of August 31, 2016 and $0 as of August 31, 2015, respectively	7,464	9,662
Merchandise inventories	282,907	267,175
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	22,143	22,535
Total current assets	512,554	456,505
Long-term restricted cash	2,676	1,464
Property and equipment, net	473,045	433,040
Goodwill	35,637	35,871
Deferred tax assets	12,258	14,845
Other non-current assets (includes $3,224 and $4,129 as of August 31, 2016 and August 31, 2015, respectively, for the fair value of derivative instruments)	49,798	39,182
Investment in unconsolidated affiliates	10,767	10,317
Total Assets	1,096,735	991,224
Current Liabilities:
Short-term borrowings	16,534	6,606
Accounts payable	267,173	241,978
Accrued salaries and benefits	19,606	17,977
Deferred membership income	20,920	20,184
Income taxes payable	4,226	9,595
Other accrued expenses (includes $110 and $66 as of August 31, 2016 and August 31, 2015, respectively, for the fair value of foreign currency forward contracts)	24,880	23,558
Long-term debt, current portion	14,565	17,169
Total current liabilities	367,904	337,067
Deferred tax liability	1,760	1,755
Long-term portion of deferred rent	8,961	6,595
Long-term income taxes payable, net of current portion	970	1,402
Long-term debt, net of current portion	73,542	73,365
Other long-term liabilities (includes $1,514 and $1,699 for the fair value of derivative instruments and $4,013 and $2,757 for post employment plans as of August 31, 2016 and August 31, 2015, respectively)	5,527	4,456
Total Liabilities	458,664	424,640
Equity:
Common stock, $0.0001 par value, 45,000,000 shares authorized; 31,237,658 and 30,977,764 shares issued and 30,401,307 and 30,184,584 shares outstanding (net of treasury shares) as of August 31, 2016 and August 31, 2015, respectively	3	3
Additional paid-in capital	412,369	403,168
Tax benefit from stock-based compensation	11,321	10,711
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(103,951)	(101,512)
Retained earnings	351,060	283,611
Less: treasury stock at cost; 836,351 and 793,180 shares as of August 31, 2016 and August 31, 2015, respectively	(32,731)	(29,397)
Total Equity	638,071	566,584
Total Liabilities and Equity	$ 1,096,735	$ 991,224