STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION PLANS (Tables)

9 Months Ended

May 31, 2019

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

Schedule of Stock Based Awards Granted

During the nine months ended May 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company granted the following awards under its stock-based compensation plans:

	May 31, 2019			May 31, 2018
(in thousands, except per share data)	Shares Granted	Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value		Shares Granted	Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Equity method	1,505	$	17.75	1,216	$	20.69
Liability method	374	N/A		323	N/A

Schedule of Stock-based Compensation Expense

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

	Three Months Ended May 31,				Nine Months Ended May 31,
(in thousands)	2019		2018		2019		2018
Stock-based compensation expense	$	7,342	$	4,910	$	17,350	$	18,247