DEBT (Tables)

9 Months Ended

May 31, 2017



			Facilities Used
	Total Amount		Short-term		Letters of		Facilities		Weighted average
	of Facilities		Borrowings		Credit		Available		interest rate
May 31, 2017	$	69,000	$	—	$	220	$	68,780	—	%
August 31, 2016	$	65,000	$	16,534	$	9,224	$	39,242	10.1	%

Summary of Changes in Long-Term Debt



(Amounts in thousands)	Current portion of long-term debt		Long-term debt (net of current portion)		Total
Balances as of August 31, 2016	$	14,565	$	73,542	$	88,107	(1)
Proceeds from long-term debt incurred during the period:
MUFG Union Bank		—		35,700		35,700
Trinidad subsidiary		6,000		6,000		12,000
Repayments of long-term debt:
Regularly scheduled loan payments		(225)		(10,784)		(11,009)
Translation adjustments on foreign-currency debt of subsidiaries whose functional currency is not the U.S. dollar (2)		36		(120)		(84)
Balances as of May 31, 2017	$	20,376	$	104,338	$	124,714	(3)

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The carrying amount of non-cash assets assigned as collateral for these loans was $102.4 million. No cash assets were assigned as collateral for these loans.

⁽²⁾

These foreign currency translation adjustments are recorded within Other comprehensive income.

⁽³⁾

The carrying amount of non-cash assets assigned as collateral for these loans was $124.1 million. No cash assets were assigned as collateral for these loans.

Schedule of Annual Maturities of Long-Term Debt



Twelve Months Ended May 31,	Amount
2018	$	20,376
2019		19,972
2020		29,396
2021		18,816
2022		3,182
Thereafter		32,972
Total	$	124,714