Earnings Per Share (Tables)

9 Months Ended

May 31, 2012

Reconciliations between Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share

The reconciliations between basic and diluted earnings per share are as follows (in thousands, except per share amounts):

	Three Months Ended May 31,					Nine Months Ended May 31,
	2012			2011		2012		2011
Numerator:
Net earnings from continuing operations	$	34,401		$	38,360	$	103,750	$	87,163
Plus: 2% Convertible Notes financings costs, net of taxes		(468	)		383		425		1,222
Net earnings for diluted earnings per share	$	33,933		$	38,743	$	104,175	$	88,385
Denominator:
Weighted average common shares outstanding for basic earnings per share		71,083			68,354		69,184		68,208
Net effect of dilutive securities—equity based compensation plans		1,310			1,250		1,053		1,145
Net effect of 2% Convertible Notes based on the if-converted method		2,978			5,967		4,964		5,961
Weighted average common and equivalent shares outstanding for diluted earnings per share		75,371			75,571		75,201		75,314
Basic Earnings Per Share:	$	0.48		$	0.56	$	1.50	$	1.28
Diluted Earnings Per Share:	$	0.45		$	0.51	$	1.39	$	1.17
Anti-dilutive securities—equity based compensation plans (excluded from earnings per share calculation)		2,173			1,863		2,735		2,295