STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION PLANS STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION PLANS (Tables)

9 Months Ended

May 31, 2017

Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]

Schedule of Stock Based Awards Granted

During the nine months ended May 31, 2017 and 2016, the Company granted the following awards under its stock-based compensation plans:

	2017			2016
(in thousands, except per share data)	Shares Granted	Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value		Shares Granted	Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Equity Method	916	$	16.04	1,613	$	15.83
Liability Method	915	N/A		465	N/A

Schedule of Stock-based Compensation Expense

The following table summarizes total stock-based compensation expense, including fair value remeasurements, included in selling, general and administrative expenses on the Company's unaudited condensed consolidated statements of earnings:

	Three Months Ended May 31,				Nine Months Ended May 31,
(in thousands)	2017		2016		2017		2016
Stock-based compensation expense	$	3,560	$	6,783	$	19,716	$	19,889