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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
6 Months Ended
Feb. 29, 2016
Feb. 28, 2015
Cash flows from (used by) operating activities:    
Net earnings $ 35,565 $ 38,381
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to cash flows from (used by) operating activities:    
Depreciation and amortization 63,541 66,988
Provision for losses on receivables, net 2,740 1,271
Stock-based compensation 13,106 11,822
Amortization of interest rate swaps termination gain (3,798) (3,799)
Loss on debt extinguishment 11,365 0
Deferred income taxes (4,614) (8,946)
Tax benefit from stock plans (55) (46)
Net gain on sale of assets and other (2,767) (2,014)
Write-down of inventories 7,949 4,119
Asset impairment 0 149
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:    
Accounts receivable 190,622 138,132
Advance payments on sale of accounts receivable programs, net 11,504 (50,329)
Inventories 111,544 (174,990)
Other assets 2,681 5,019
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other payables (115,002) (159,978)
Other long-term liabilities 8,429 (5,063)
Net cash flows from (used by) operating activities 332,810 (139,284)
Cash flows from (used by) investing activities:    
Capital expenditures (62,437) (49,498)
Increase in restricted cash (49,145) 0
Proceeds from the sale of subsidiaries 0 2,354
Increase in restricted cash 3,060 8,273
Net cash flows used by investing activities (108,522) (38,871)
Cash flows from (used by) financing activities:    
Cash dividends (205,816) (5,348)
Debt extinguishment costs (30,595) (39,580)
Stock issued under incentive and purchase plans, net of forfeitures (27,839) (28,184)
Increase (decrease) in documentary letters of credit, net (25,815) 137,548
Treasury stock acquired (20,090) (7,146)
Debt extinguishment costs (11,013) 0
Stock issued under incentive and purchase plans, net of forfeitures (5,671) (1,377)
Decrease in restricted cash 1 3,868
Tax benefit from stock plans 29 38
Decrease in restricted cash 55 46
Net cash flows from (used by) financing activities (326,754) 59,865
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash (1,179) (3,634)
Decrease in cash and cash equivalents (103,645) (121,924)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year 485,323 434,925
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period 381,678 313,001
Noncash activities:    
Change in liabilities related to purchases of property, plant, and equipment $ 2,706 $ 7,519