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Shared-Based Compensation (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Aug. 31, 2016

Share-Based Compensation [Abstract]

Schedule Of Share-Based Compensation Expense


			For the years ended August 31,
($ in thousands)		2016			2015			2014
Share-based compensation expense included in cost of
    operating revenues		$	207		$	161		$	205

Research and development			140			121			135
Sales and marketing			455			523			570
General and administrative			2,258			2,527			3,297
Share-based compensation expense included in
    operating expenses			2,853			3,171			4,002
Total share-based compensation expense			3,060			3,332			4,207
Tax benefit			(1,138)			(1,240)			(1,594)
Share-based compensation expense, net of tax		$	1,922		$	2,092		$	2,613




Schedule Of Assumptions Used


		Grant year
		Fiscal 2016			Fiscal 2015
Risk-free interest rate			1.8%			2.0%
Dividend yield			1.7%			1.3%
Expected life (years)			7			7
Volatility			46.3%			53.6%
Weighted average grant-date fair value of options granted		$	27.88		$	40.66




Summary Of Stock Option Activity




		Number of stock options		Average exercise price			Average remaining contractual term (years)		Aggregate intrinsic value (thousands)
Stock options outstanding at August 31, 2014		86,623		$	63.80		7.3		$	1,211
     Granted		25,332		$	83.53
     Exercised		(9,859)		$	39.99				$	425
     Forfeited / cancelled		(5,720)		$	76.91
Stock options outstanding at August 31, 2015		96,376		$	70.65		7.3		$	710
     Granted		39,999		$	67.68
     Exercised		(4,456)		$	25.47				$	181
     Forfeited / cancelled		(4,633)		$	72.14
Stock options outstanding at August 31, 2016		127,286		$	71.24		7.4		$	521

Exercisable at August 31, 2014		30,130		$	49.55		5.3		$	851
Exercisable at August 31, 2015		39,449		$	61.47		6.1		$	583
Exercisable at August 31, 2016		57,250		$	68.57		6.1		$	362



Summary Of Share Based Compensation Additional Information


			For the years ended August 31,
($ in thousands)		2016			2015			2014
Intrinsic value of stock options exercised		$	181		$	425		$	853
Cash received from stock option exercises		$	113		$	394		$	455
Tax benefit realized from stock option exercises		$	67		$	158		$	317
Aggregate grant-date fair value of stock options vested		$	37.70		$	36.71		$	34.89




Summary Of Restricted Stock Units


		Number of restricted stock units			Weighted average grant-date fair value
Restricted stock units outstanding at August 31, 2014			59,153		$	73.04
     Granted			34,291			80.94
     Vested			(32,349)			72.28
     Forfeited / Cancelled			(4,123)			77.55
Restricted stock units outstanding at August 31, 2015			56,972		$	78.54
     Granted			48,022			64.36
     Vested			(30,634)			78.68
     Forfeited / Cancelled			(7,306)			70.41
Restricted stock units outstanding at August 31, 2016			67,054		$	69.11



Schedule Of Performance Stock Status


		Number of performance stock units			Weighted average grant-date fair value
Performance stock units outstanding at August 31, 2014			40,752		$	67.81
     Granted			12,328			80.33
     Vested			(15,786)			57.09
     Forfeited / cancelled			(3,438)			76.44
Performance stock units outstanding at August 31, 2015			33,856		$	76.50
     Granted			16,466			64.37
     Vested			(7,665)			74.31
     Forfeited / cancelled			(4,509)			72.28
Performance stock units outstanding at August 31, 2016			38,148		$	72.20




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