Earnings Per Share (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Nov. 30, 2014

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, except per share data)	2014		2013
Numerator:
Net income attributable to Apollo (basic and diluted)	$	33,785	$	98,891
Denominator:
Basic weighted average shares outstanding	108,581		113,326
Dilutive effect of restricted stock units and performance share awards	618		44
Dilutive effect of stock options	179		590
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding	109,378		113,960
Basic income per share attributable to Apollo	$	0.31	$	0.87
Diluted income per share attributable to Apollo	$	0.31	$	0.87
Anti-dilutive securities excluded from diluted earnings per share:
Anti-dilutive restricted stock units and performance share awards outstanding	316		1,012
Anti-dilutive stock options outstanding	2,476		3,240