CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Nov. 30, 2023	Aug. 31, 2023
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 174,452	$ 239,984
Short-term restricted cash	2,869	2,865
Short-term investments	88,002	91,081
Receivables, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $62 as of November 30, 2023 and $67 as of August 31, 2023, respectively	17,645	17,904
Merchandise inventories	529,898	471,407
Prepaid expenses and other current assets (includes $3,532 and $0 as of November 30, 2023 and August 31, 2023, respectively, for the fair value of derivative instruments)	67,969	53,866
Total current assets	880,835	877,107
Long-term restricted cash	9,567	9,353
Property and equipment, net	873,440	850,328
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net	112,383	114,201
Goodwill	43,135	43,110
Deferred tax assets	31,253	32,039
Other non-current assets (includes $2,864 and $7,817 as of November 30, 2023 and August 31, 2023, respectively, for the fair value of derivative instruments)	68,123	68,991
Investment in unconsolidated affiliates	10,543	10,479
Total Assets	2,029,279	2,005,608
Current Liabilities:
Short-term borrowings	9,199	8,679
Accounts payable	522,568	453,229
Accrued salaries and benefits	34,702	45,441
Deferred income	33,932	32,613
Income taxes payable	9,837	9,428
Other accrued expenses and other current liabilities (includes $2,930 and $1,913 as of November 30, 2023 and August 31, 2023, respectively, for the fair value of derivative instruments)	52,175	57,273
Operating lease liabilities, current portion	7,508	7,621
Long-term debt, current portion	35,276	20,193
Total current liabilities	705,197	634,477
Deferred tax liability	1,789	1,936
Long-term income taxes payable, net of current portion	5,115	5,045
Long-term operating lease liabilities	120,711	122,195
Long-term debt, net of current portion	99,704	119,487
Other long-term liabilities (includes $2,016 and $3,321 for the fair value of derivative instruments and $12,504 and $12,105 for post-employment plans as of November 30, 2023 and August 31, 2023, respectively)	14,519	15,425
Total Liabilities	947,035	898,565
Stockholders' Equity:
Common stock $0.0001 par value, 45,000,000 shares authorized; 32,416,171 and 31,934,900 shares issued and 30,516,876 and 30,976,941 shares outstanding (net of treasury shares) as of November 30, 2023 and August 31, 2023, respectively	3	3
Additional paid-in capital	500,795	497,434
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(160,412)	(163,992)
Retained earnings	855,606	817,559
Less: treasury stock at cost, 1,899,295 shares as of November 30, 2023 and 957,959 shares as of August 31, 2023	(113,748)	(43,961)
Total Stockholders' Equity	1,082,244	1,107,043
Total Liabilities and Equity	$ 2,029,279	$ 2,005,608