STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION PLANS (Stock-Based Awards Granted) (Details) - shares	12 Months Ended
Aug. 31, 2017	Aug. 31, 2016	Aug. 31, 2015
Restricted Stock Awards/Units
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Granted, number	1,303,976	1,137,000	987,574
Performance Awards
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Granted, number	576,286	540,295	462,496

The number of grants made during the period on other than stock (or unit) option plans (for example, phantom stock or unit plan, stock or unit appreciation rights plan, performance target plan).

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 718
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (c)(2)(iii)(1)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6415400&loc=d3e5070-113901

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