CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Nov. 30, 2016	Aug. 31, 2016
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 175,402	$ 199,522
Short-term restricted cash	517	518
Receivables, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $7 as of November 30, 2016 and August 31, 2016, respectively	7,761	7,464
Merchandise inventories	326,989	282,907
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	24,194	22,143
Total current assets	534,863	512,554
Long-term restricted cash	2,735	2,676
Property and equipment, net	469,423	473,045
Goodwill	35,603	35,637
Deferred tax assets	11,783	12,258
Other non-current assets (includes $4,163 and $3,224 as of November 30, 2016 and August 31, 2016, respectively, for the fair value of derivative instruments)	52,690	49,798
Investment in unconsolidated affiliates	10,773	10,767
Total Assets	1,117,870	1,096,735
Current Liabilities:
Short-term borrowings	12,211	16,534
Accounts payable	280,601	267,173
Accrued salaries and benefits	17,645	19,606
Deferred membership income	20,905	20,920
Income taxes payable	4,892	4,226
Other accrued expenses (includes $153 and $110 as of November 30, 2016 and August 31, 2016, respectively, for the fair value of foreign currency forward contracts)	25,450	24,880
Long-term debt, current portion	14,664	14,565
Total current liabilities	376,368	367,904
Deferred tax liability	1,647	1,760
Long-term portion of deferred rent	8,759	8,961
Long-term income taxes payable, net of current portion	883	970
Long-term debt, net of current portion	69,788	73,542
Other long-term liabilities (includes $1,030 and $1,514 for the fair value of derivative instruments and $4,394 and $4,013 for post employment plans as of November 30, 2016 and August 31, 2016, respectively)	5,424	5,527
Total Liabilities	462,869	458,664
Equity:
Common stock, $0.0001 par value, 45,000,000 shares authorized; 31,242,784 and 31,237,658 shares issued and 30,406,433 and 30,401,307 shares outstanding (net of treasury shares) as of November 30, 2016 and August 31, 2016, respectively	3	3
Additional paid-in capital	414,811	412,369
Tax benefit from stock-based compensation	11,321	11,321
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(114,332)	(103,951)
Retained earnings	375,929	351,060
Less: treasury stock at cost, 836,351 shares as of November 30, 2016 and August 31, 2016, respectively	(32,731)	(32,731)
Total Equity	655,001	638,071
Total Liabilities and Equity	$ 1,117,870	$ 1,096,735