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INVESTMENTS | 9 Months Ended
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May 31, 2021
Investments, All Other Investments [Abstract] |
INVESTMENTS | NOTE 5: INVESTMENTS We invest a portion of our excess cash balances in short-term debt securities within the parameters of our Investment Policy and Guidelines. Investments as of May 31, 2021 consisted of corporate bonds with maturities remaining of less than 12 months. We may also invest excess cash balances in certificates of deposit, money market accounts, government-sponsored enterprise securities, corporate bonds and/or commercial paper. We account for investments in accordance with FASB ASC 320, Investments – Debt and Equity Securities. As of May 31, 2021, all investments were classified as held-to-maturity securities. The following tables summarize our short-term investments as of May 31, 2021 and August 31, 2020:
May 31, 2021 |
Schedule of short term investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
(in thousands) |  | Amortized Cost |  |  | Gross Unrealized Gains |  |  | Gross Unrealized Losses |  |  | Fair Value |
Commercial notes (due within one year) |  | $ | 60,948 |  |  | $ | – |  |  | $ | (23 | ) |  | $ | 60,925 |
Total |  | $ | 60,948 |  |  | $ | – |  |  | $ | (23 | ) |  | $ | 60,925 |
August 31, 2020
(in thousands) |  | Amortized Cost |  |  | Gross Unrealized Gains |  |  | Gross Unrealized Losses |  |  | Fair Value |
Commercial notes (due within one year) |  | $ | 66,804 |  |  | $ | – |  |  | $ | (61 | ) |  | $ | 66,743 |
Total |  | $ | 66,804 |  |  | $ | – |  |  | $ | (61 | ) |  | $ | 66,743 |

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