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Earnings Per Share | 3 Months Ended
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Nov. 30, 2012
Earnings Per Share | Note 8. Earnings Per Share The reconciliations between basic and diluted earnings per share are as follows (in thousands, except per share amounts):
|  | Three Months Ended November 30, |
|  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |
Numerator: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net earnings from continuing operations |  | $ | 36,343 |  |  | $ | 37,174 |
Plus: 2% Convertible Notes financing costs, net of taxes |  |  | — |  |  |  | 511 |
Net earnings for diluted earnings per share |  | $ | 36,343 |  |  | $ | 37,685 |
Denominator: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted average common shares outstanding for basic earnings per share |  |  | 72,791 |  |  |  | 68,421 |
Net effect of dilutive securities—equity based compensation plans |  |  | 1,480 |  |  |  | 764 |
Net effect of 2% Convertible Notes based on the if-converted method |  |  | — |  |  |  | 5,957 |
Weighted average common and equivalent shares outstanding for diluted earnings per share |  |  | 74,271 |  |  |  | 75,142 |
Basic Earnings Per Share: |  | $ | 0.50 |  |  | $ | 0.54 |
Diluted Earnings Per Share: |  | $ | 0.49 |  |  | $ | 0.50 |
At November 30, 2012 and 2011, outstanding share based awards to acquire 789,000 and 3,856,000 shares of common stock were not included in the Company’s computation of earnings per share because the effect would have been anti-dilutive. As discussed in Note 6, “Debt” the Company issued 5,951,440 shares of common stock in the third quarter of fiscal 2012, in conjunction with the conversion of its 2% Convertible Notes, resulting in an increase in the weighted average common shares outstanding for basic earnings per share. However, the impact of the additional share issuance was already included in the diluted earnings per share calculation, on an if-converted method. The Company has also repurchased common shares on the open market in the last year, as well as issued new shares pursuant to equity compensation plans.

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