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EARNINGS PER SHARE (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Aug. 31, 2019

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Calculations of basic and diluted earnings per share from continuing operations

The calculations of basic and diluted earnings per share from continuing operations were as follows: 

		Year Ended August 31,
		2019				2018				2017
Earnings from continuing operations		$	198,779			$	135,237			$	50,175
Basic earnings per share:
Shares outstanding for basic earnings per share		117,834,558				116,822,583				115,654,466
Basic earnings per share from continuing operations		$	1.69			$	1.16			$	0.43
Diluted earnings per share:
Shares outstanding for basic earnings per share		117,834,558				116,822,583				115,654,466
Effect of dilutive securities:
Stock-based incentive/purchase plans		1,290,070				1,323,265				1,709,942
Shares outstanding for diluted earnings per share		119,124,628				118,145,848				117,364,408
Diluted earnings per share from continuing operations		$	1.67			$	1.14			$	0.43
Anti-dilutive shares not included above		—				—				—

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Tabular disclosure of an entity's basic and diluted earnings per share calculations, including a reconciliation of numerators and denominators of the basic and diluted per-share computations for income from continuing operations.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 260
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
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