SALES OF ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE (Narrative) (Details)	12 Months Ended			3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Aug. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2013 USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2012 USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2014 U.S. USD ($) entities	Aug. 31, 2013 U.S. USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2014 European program	Aug. 31, 2014 Australian program AUD	Aug. 31, 2014 European and Australian programs USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2013 European and Australian programs USD ($)
Securitization or Asset-backed Financing Arrangement, Financial Asset for which Transfer is Accounted as Sale [Line Items]
Current advance limit for accounts receivable sold				$ 200,000,000
Number of financial institutions				3
Maximum advance limit for accounts receivable sold				300,000,000			75,000,000
Trade accounts receivable sold				389,600,000	358,800,000			147,300,000	121,200,000
Advance payment received on sale of account receivable				55,000,000	0			90,500,000	24,500,000
Advances, maximum percentage of eligible receivables						90.00%
Percentage of eligible receivables sold							100.00%
Proceed from sales of receivables	688,200,000	1,000,000,000	1,900,000,000
Cash payment to owners of receivables	567,200,000	1,100,000,000	1,900,000,000
Discount on domestic and international sales of trade accounts receivables	$ 3,900,000	$ 3,900,000	$ 6,400,000