Earnings Per Share (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Aug. 31, 2014

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Earnings per share

The components of basic and diluted earnings per share are as follows for the respective periods:

	Year Ended August 31,
(In thousands, except per share data)	2014		2013		2012
Numerator:
Net income attributable to Apollo (basic and diluted)	$	209,304	$	248,526	$	422,678
Denominator:
Basic weighted average shares outstanding	111,354		112,712		121,607
Dilutive effect of restricted stock units and performance share awards	1,116		573		746
Dilutive effect of stock options	140		—		4
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding	112,610		113,285		122,357
Basic income per share attributable to Apollo	$	1.88	$	2.20	$	3.48
Diluted income per share attributable to Apollo	$	1.86	$	2.19	$	3.45
Anti-dilutive securities excluded from diluted earnings per share calculation:
Anti-dilutive restricted stock units and performance share awards outstanding	39		1,449		15
Anti-dilutive stock options outstanding	2,532		7,040		8,785