CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Aug. 31, 2018	Aug. 31, 2017	Aug. 31, 2016
Operating Activities:
Net income	$ 74,403	$ 90,724	$ 88,723
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	52,640	46,292	39,794
Allowance for doubtful accounts	(369)		7
Asset impairment and closure costs	1,929
(Gain)/loss on sale of property and equipment	1,339	1,961	1,162
Deferred income taxes	6,962	(2,845)	2,875
Equity in (gains)/losses of unconsolidated affiliates	8	1	(332)
Stock-based compensation	10,218	9,689	9,121
Change in operating assets and liabilities:
Receivables, prepaid expenses and other current assets, accrued salaries and benefits, deferred membership income and other accruals	(1,108)	1,894	(6,679)
Merchandise inventories	(10,079)	(28,039)	(15,732)
Accounts payable	(16,489)	3,344	23,202
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	119,454	123,021	142,141
Investing Activities:
Business acquisition, net of cash acquired	(23,895)
Additions to property and equipment	(98,109)	(135,294)	(77,700)
Short-term investments	(77,997)
Proceeds from settlement of short-term investments	45,693
Deposits for land purchase option agreements	(100)	(300)	(442)
Proceeds from disposal of property and equipment	629	377	86
Capital contributions in joint ventures			(119)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	(153,779)	(135,217)	(78,175)
Financing Activities:
Proceeds from long-term bank borrowings	28,500	47,700	14,370
Repayment of long-term bank borrowings	(32,088)	(29,395)	(16,525)
Proceeds from short-term bank borrowings	81,851	678	28,927
Repayment of short-term bank borrowings	(81,851)	(17,179)	(19,314)
Cash dividend payments	(21,240)	(21,285)	(21,274)
Purchase of treasury stock for tax withholding on stock compensation	(3,183)	(3,193)	(3,334)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options	269	704	80
Apportionment attributable to noncontrolling interest	(75)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	(27,817)	(21,970)	(17,070)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	(6,656)	(2,838)	(2,777)
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents	(68,798)	(37,004)	44,119
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at beginning of period	165,712	202,716	158,597
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at end of period	96,914	165,712	202,716
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
Interest, net of amounts capitalized	4,955	5,915	4,903
Income taxes	52,151	48,530	51,238
Reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash:
Total cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash shown in the Consolidated statements of cash flows	$ 165,712	$ 202,716	$ 158,597