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Earnings Per Share (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Nov. 30, 2012
Reconciliations between Basic and Diluted 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 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of the reconciliation of basic net earnings per share (or unit) to diluted earnings per share (or unit). + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 260 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6371337&loc=d3e3550-109257 + Details
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