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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
 12 Months Ended
Aug. 31, 2022
Aug. 31, 2021
Aug. 31, 2020
Operating Activities:      
Net income $ 104,553 $ 98,159 $ 78,181
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:      
Depreciation and amortization 67,868 64,983 61,225
Allowance for doubtful accounts 63 (53) 3
Loss on sale of property and equipment 1,265 1,027 443
Deferred income taxes (3,300) (3,853) (3,405)
Equity in losses of unconsolidated affiliates 10 58 95
Stock-based compensation 16,803 18,424 13,817
Change in operating assets and liabilities:      
Receivables, prepaid expenses and other current assets, non-current assets, accrued salaries and benefits, deferred membership income and other accruals (13,785) 13,097 (3,040)
Merchandise inventories (74,706) (80,202) 21,764
Accounts payable 23,058 15,526 90,185
Net cash provided by operating activities 121,829 127,166 259,268
Investing Activities:      
Additions to property and equipment (120,660) (113,174) (100,320)
Purchases of short-term investments (22,469) (69,460) (49,629)
Proceeds from settlements of short-term investments 61,733 65,528 20,182
Purchases of long-term investments   (1,478) (1,485)
Proceeds from settlements of long-term investments 1,488 1,478  
Proceeds from disposal of property and equipment 193 385 40
Proceeds from the disposal of Aeropost, net of divested cash 4,959    
Net cash used in investing activities (74,756) (116,721) (131,212)
Financing Activities:      
Proceeds from long-term bank borrowings 30,633 [1] 17,565 57,882
Repayment of long-term bank borrowings (22,697) [1] (19,993) [1] (15,164)
Proceeds from short-term bank borrowings 23,829   271,014
Repayment of short-term bank borrowings (11,156) (64,983) (212,919)
Cash dividend payments (26,559) (21,988) (21,527)
Purchase of treasury stock (6,259) (5,542) (3,651)
Other financing activities   (196) (72)
Net cash used in financing activities (12,209) (95,137) 75,563
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash 1,030 (3,600) (6,084)
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents 35,894 (88,292) 197,535
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period 215,479 303,771 106,236
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period 251,373 215,479 303,771
Supplemental disclosure of noncash investing activities:      
Capital expenditures accrued, but not yet paid 3,129 3,497 10,563
Cash paid during the period for:      
Interest 9,392 7,774 6,877
Income taxes 67,143 58,571 50,814
Reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash:      
Cash and cash equivalents 237,710 202,060 299,481
Short-term restricted cash 3,013 3,647 185
Long-term restricted cash 10,650 9,772 4,105
Total cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash shown in the consolidated statements of cash flows $ 251,373 $ 215,479 $ 303,771
[1] The carrying amount on non-cash assets assigned as collateral for these loans was $158.6 million. No cash assets were assigned as collateral for these loans.