SALES OF ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE (Narrative) (Details)		3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jul. 29, 2016 USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2015 PLN	Aug. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2017 USD ($) entities	Aug. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Securitization or Asset-backed Financing Arrangement, Financial Asset for which Transfer is Accounted as Sale [Line Items]
Proceed from sales of receivables				$ 375,400,000	$ 400,800,000	$ 596,400,000
Cash payment to owners of receivables				293,600,000	420,300,000	714,200,000
Discount on domestic and international sales of trade accounts receivables				$ 900,000	1,700,000	$ 2,400,000
U.S.
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 | entities				2
Maximum advance limit for accounts receivable sold				$ 300,000,000
Trade accounts receivable sold				226,900,000	215,900,000
Advance payment received on sale of account receivable				$ 90,000,000	0
European program
Securitization or Asset-backed Financing Arrangement, Financial Asset for which Transfer is Accounted as Sale [Line Items]
Current advance limit for accounts receivable sold		PLN 220,000,000	$ 61,700,000.0
Advances, maximum percentage of eligible receivables				90.00%
European and Australian programs
Securitization or Asset-backed Financing Arrangement, Financial Asset for which Transfer is Accounted as Sale [Line Items]
Trade accounts receivable sold				$ 79,500,000	85,700,000
Advance payment received on sale of account receivable				$ 0	$ 8,300,000