Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Capital Stock and Share Repurchase

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Capital Stock and Share Repurchase
3 Months Ended
Nov. 30, 2016
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]  
Capital Stock and Share Repurchase
The Company's Board of Directors has authorized the repurchase of shares of the Company's common stock under publicy announced share repurchase programs. Since the inception of the initial share repurchase program in fiscal 2012, the Company has repurchased 20,439,434 shares of common stock for $618 million. As of November 30, 2016, the maximum number of shares that may yet be purchased under the programs is 7,560,566 shares. There were no share repurchases in the three months ended November 30, 2016.
The reconciliation between basic and diluted earnings per share is as follows (in thousands, except per share amounts):
 
Three Months Ended November 30,
 
2016
 
2015
Numerator:
 
 
 
Net earnings
$
4,965

 
$
15,448

Denominator:
 
 
 
Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic
58,972

 
59,187

Net effect of dilutive securities - stock based compensation plans
644

 
526

Weighted average common shares outstanding - diluted
59,616

 
59,713

 
 
 
 
Basic earnings per share
$
0.08

 
$
0.26

Diluted earnings per share
0.08

 
0.26

 
 
 
 
Anti-dilutive securities from stock based compensation plans (excluded from earnings per share calculation)
1,963

 
3,031