ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE PROGRAMS (Activity of Deferred Purchase Price Receivables) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Feb. 28, 2019	Feb. 28, 2018
Securitization or Asset-backed Financing Arrangement, Financial Asset for Which Transfer is Accounted as Sale [Roll Forward]
Net repayments (advances)	$ 0	$ 115,247
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		1,345,646
Less: CPP		(992,154)
Non-cash increase to DPP		353,492
Cash collections of DPP		(322,403)
Net repayments (advances)		90,000
Net collections of DPP		(232,403)
Ending balance		336,212
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		1,087,650
Less: CPP		(812,120)
Non-cash increase to DPP		275,530
Cash collections of DPP		(256,269)
Net repayments (advances)		90,000
Net collections of DPP		(166,269)
Ending balance		244,884
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		257,996
Less: CPP		(180,034)
Non-cash increase to DPP		77,962
Cash collections of DPP		(66,134)
Net repayments (advances)		0
Net collections of DPP		(66,134)
Ending balance		$ 91,328