Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Earnings per Share and Shareholders' Equity Shareholders Equity (Tables)

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Earnings per Share and Shareholders' Equity Shareholders Equity (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Nov. 30, 2019
Statement of Stockholders' Equity [Abstract]  
Stockholders' Equity Note Disclosure [Text Block]

The following table illustrates the changes in the balances of each component of shareholders' equity for the three months ended November 30, 2019 (in thousands):
 
Common Stock
 
Additional
Paid-in
Capital
 
Treasury
Stock
 
Retained
Earnings
 
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Loss
 
Stock
Held in
Trust
 
Deferred
Compensation
Liability
 
Total
Shareholders’
Equity
 
Issued
Shares
 
Amount
 
Balance at August 31, 2019
81,919

 
$
16,384

 
$
181,213

 
$
(640,212
)
 
$
915,466

 
$
(171,672
)
 
$
(3,070
)
 
$
3,070

 
$
301,179

Net earnings

 

 

 

 
2,121

 

 

 

 
2,121

Other comprehensive income, net of tax

 

 

 

 

 
60,927

 

 

 
60,927

Stock contribution to employee benefit plans and other
6

 
1

 
130

 

 

 

 

 

 
131

Restricted stock awards
190

 
38

 
(38
)
 

 

 

 

 

 

Treasury stock repurchases

 

 

 
(17,805
)
 

 

 

 

 
(17,805
)
Stock based compensation expense

 

 
6,537

 

 

 

 

 

 
6,537

Stock option exercises
128

 
26

 
2,483

 

 

 

 

 

 
2,509

Tax effect related to net share settlement of equity awards

 

 
(2,638
)
 

 

 

 

 

 
(2,638
)
Stock issued to, acquired for and distributed from rabbi trust
5

 
1

 
85

 

 

 

 
(87
)
 
87

 
86

Adoption of accounting standards (Note 1)

 

 

 

 
3,873

 
(3,667
)
 

 

 
206

Balance at November 30, 2019
82,248

 
$
16,450

 
$
187,772

 
$
(658,017
)
 
$
921,460

 
$
(114,412
)
 
$
(3,157
)
 
$
3,157

 
$
353,253


The following table illustrates the changes in the balances of each component of shareholders' equity for the three months ended November 30, 2018 (in thousands):
 
Common Stock
 
Additional
Paid-in
Capital
 
Treasury
Stock
 
Retained
Earnings
 
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Loss
 
Stock
Held in
Trust
 
Deferred
Compensation
Liability
 
Total
Shareholders’
Equity
 
Issued
Shares
 
Amount
 
Balance at August 31, 2018
81,424

 
$
16,285

 
$
167,448

 
$
(617,731
)
 
$
1,166,955

 
$
(174,245
)
 
$
(2,450
)
 
$
2,450

 
$
558,712

Net loss

 

 

 

 
(17,452
)
 

 

 

 
(17,452
)
Other comprehensive income, net of tax

 

 

 

 

 
(7,944
)
 

 

 
(7,944
)
Stock contribution to employee benefit plans and other
5

 
1

 
117

 

 

 

 

 

 
118

Restricted stock awards
46

 
9

 
(9
)
 

 

 

 

 

 

Stock based compensation expense

 

 
3,594

 

 

 

 

 

 
3,594

Stock option exercises
20

 
4

 
430

 

 

 

 

 

 
434

Tax effect related to net share settlement of equity awards

 

 
(201
)
 

 

 

 

 

 
(201
)
Stock issued to, acquired for and distributed from rabbi trust
8

 
2

 
227

 

 

 

 
(123
)
 
123

 
229

Adoption of accounting standards*

 

 

 

 
75

 

 

 

 
75

Balance at November 30, 2018
81,503

 
$
16,301

 
$
171,606

 
$
(617,731
)
 
$
1,149,578

 
$
(182,189
)
 
$
(2,573
)
 
$
2,573

 
$
537,565

* Impact of the adoption of ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers.