Earnings Per Share (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Nov. 30, 2012

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Earnings per share

The components of basic and diluted earnings per share are as follows:

	Three months ended November 30,
($ in thousands)	2012		2011
Net income attributable to Apollo (basic and diluted)	$	133,495	$	149,314
Basic weighted average shares outstanding	112,420		130,318
Dilutive effect of stock options	—		32
Dilutive effect of restricted stock units and performance share awards	429		524
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding	112,849		130,874
Earnings per share:
Basic income per share attributable to Apollo	$	1.19	$	1.15
Diluted income per share attributable to Apollo	$	1.18	$	1.14