Notes Payable (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Aug. 31, 2012

Notes Payable

	Years ended August 31,
(In thousands)	2012			2011
Convertible senior notes, due 2018	$	230,000		$	230,000
Convertible senior notes, due 2026		67,724			67,724
Term loans		132,553			137,040
Other notes payable		257			90
		430,534			434,854
Debt discount on convertible senior notes due 2026, net of accretion		(2,455	)		(5,714	)
	$	428,079		$	429,140

Principal Payments on the Notes Payable

Principal payments on the notes payable are expected as follows:

(In thousands)
Year ending August 31,
2013(1)	$	73,469
2014		84,710
2015		42,183
2016		172
2017		–
Thereafter		230,000
	$	430,534

⁽¹⁾  The repayment of the $67.7 million of Convertible senior notes due 2026 is assumed to occur in 2013, which is the first date holders can require the Company to repurchase all or a portion of the notes.