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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Face amount or stated value per share of common stock.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02(29))
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The maximum number of common shares permitted to be issued by an entity's charter and bylaws.

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- Definition

Description of voting rights of common stock. Includes eligibility to vote and votes per share owned. Include also, if any, unusual voting rights.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 505
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 3
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=84159872&loc=d3e21475-112644

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SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY - Additional Information (Detail)	12 Months Ended
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY - Additional Information (Detail)	Aug. 31, 2017 $ / shares shares	Aug. 31, 2017 € / shares shares	Aug. 31, 2016 $ / shares shares	Aug. 31, 2016 € / shares shares
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Number of shares used to redeem one share (in shares)	1
Ordinary Shares
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Ordinary shares, shares authorized (in shares)	40,000	40,000	40,000	40,000
Ordinary shares, par value (in euros per share) \| € / shares		€ 1		€ 1.00
Class A Ordinary Shares
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Ordinary shares, shares authorized (in shares)	20,000,000,000	20,000,000,000	20,000,000,000	20,000,000,000
Ordinary shares, par value (in euros per share) \| $ / shares	$ 0.0000225		$ 0.0000225
Common Stock, Voting Rights	1
Class X Ordinary Shares
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Ordinary shares, shares authorized (in shares)	1,000,000,000	1,000,000,000	1,000,000,000	1,000,000,000
Ordinary shares, par value (in euros per share) \| $ / shares	$ 0.0000225		$ 0.0000225
Common Stock, Voting Rights	1
SCA Class I Common Shares
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Common Stock, Voting Rights	1