ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE PROGRAMS (Activity of Deferred Purchase Price Receivables) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2018	Nov. 30, 2017
Securitization or Asset-backed Financing Arrangement, Financial Asset for Which Transfer is Accounted as Sale [Roll Forward]
Repayments of advances	$ 0	$ 90,000
Deferred purchase price receivables
Securitization or Asset-backed Financing Arrangement, Financial Asset for Which Transfer is Accounted as Sale [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance		215,123
Transfers of trade receivables		656,642
Less: CPP		(492,432)
Non-cash increase to DPP		164,210
Cash collections of DPP		(175,957)
Repayments of advances		90,000
Net collections of DPP		(85,957)
Ending balance		293,376
UNITED STATES | Deferred purchase price receivables
Securitization or Asset-backed Financing Arrangement, Financial Asset for Which Transfer is Accounted as Sale [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance		135,623
Transfers of trade receivables		535,893
Less: CPP		(404,337)
Non-cash increase to DPP		131,556
Cash collections of DPP		(136,145)
Repayments of advances		90,000
Net collections of DPP		(46,145)
Ending balance		221,034
Poland | Deferred purchase price receivables
Securitization or Asset-backed Financing Arrangement, Financial Asset for Which Transfer is Accounted as Sale [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance		79,500
Transfers of trade receivables		120,749
Less: CPP		(88,095)
Non-cash increase to DPP		32,654
Cash collections of DPP		(39,812)
Repayments of advances		0
Net collections of DPP		(39,812)
Ending balance		$ 72,342