ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE PROGRAMS (Narrative) (Details) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Aug. 31, 2018 USD ($)
Deferred purchase price receivables
Securitization or Asset-backed Financing Arrangement, Financial Asset for which Transfer is Accounted as Sale [Line Items]
Transfers of trade accounts receivable	$ 2,932,379
United States
Securitization or Asset-backed Financing Arrangement, Financial Asset for which Transfer is Accounted as Sale [Line Items]
Advance payments outstanding	0
United States | Deferred purchase price receivables
Securitization or Asset-backed Financing Arrangement, Financial Asset for which Transfer is Accounted as Sale [Line Items]
Transfers of trade accounts receivable	2,396,780
Poland
Securitization or Asset-backed Financing Arrangement, Financial Asset for which Transfer is Accounted as Sale [Line Items]
Advance payments outstanding	12,100
Poland | Deferred purchase price receivables
Securitization or Asset-backed Financing Arrangement, Financial Asset for which Transfer is Accounted as Sale [Line Items]
Transfers of trade accounts receivable	535,599
Financial Institutions | Deferred purchase price receivables
Securitization or Asset-backed Financing Arrangement, Financial Asset for which Transfer is Accounted as Sale [Line Items]
Transfers of trade accounts receivable	$ 381,100