ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE PROGRAMS (Activity of Deferred Purchase Price Receivables) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	May 31, 2019	May 31, 2018
Securitization or Asset-backed Financing Arrangement, Financial Asset for Which Transfer is Accounted as Sale [Roll Forward]
Net repayments (advances)	$ 0	$ 202,423
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		2,116,243
Less: CPP		(1,576,579)
Non-cash increase to DPP		539,664
Cash collections of DPP		(491,577)
Net repayments (advances)		69,444
Net collections of DPP		(422,133)
Ending balance		332,654
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		1,741,451
Less: CPP		(1,311,705)
Non-cash increase to DPP		429,746
Cash collections of DPP		(383,955)
Net repayments (advances)		90,000
Net collections of DPP		(293,955)
Ending balance		271,414
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		374,792
Less: CPP		(264,874)
Non-cash increase to DPP		109,918
Cash collections of DPP		(107,622)
Net repayments (advances)		(20,556)
Net collections of DPP		(128,178)
Ending balance		$ 61,240