ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE PROGRAMS (Narrative) (Details) - Deferred purchase price receivables $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
Feb. 28, 2018 USD ($)
Securitization or Asset-backed Financing Arrangement, Financial Asset for which Transfer is Accounted as Sale [Line Items]
Transfers of trade receivables	$ 1,345,646
Financial Institutions
Securitization or Asset-backed Financing Arrangement, Financial Asset for which Transfer is Accounted as Sale [Line Items]
Transfers of trade receivables	$ 338,000

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