ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE PROGRAMS (Activity of the Deferred Purchase Price Receivables) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Aug. 31, 2020	Aug. 31, 2019	Aug. 31, 2018
Securitization or Asset-backed Financing Arrangement, Financial Asset for Which Transfer is Accounted as Sale [Roll Forward]
Net repayments (advances)	$ 0	$ 0	$ 304,178
Deferred purchase price receivables
Securitization or Asset-backed Financing Arrangement, Financial Asset for Which Transfer is Accounted as Sale [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance		367,521	215,123
Transfers of trade accounts receivable			2,932,379
Less: CPP			(2,187,377)
Non-cash increase to DPP			745,002
Cash collections of DPP			(670,457)
Net repayments (advances)			77,853
Net collections of DPP			(592,604)
Ending balance			367,521
Deferred purchase price receivables | United States
Securitization or Asset-backed Financing Arrangement, Financial Asset for Which Transfer is Accounted as Sale [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance		272,081	135,623
Transfers of trade accounts receivable			2,396,780
Less: CPP			(1,818,781)
Non-cash increase to DPP			577,999
Cash collections of DPP			(531,541)
Net repayments (advances)			90,000
Net collections of DPP			(441,541)
Ending balance			272,081
Deferred purchase price receivables | Poland
Securitization or Asset-backed Financing Arrangement, Financial Asset for Which Transfer is Accounted as Sale [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance		$ 95,440	79,500
Transfers of trade accounts receivable			535,599
Less: CPP			(368,596)
Non-cash increase to DPP			167,003
Cash collections of DPP			(138,916)
Net repayments (advances)			(12,147)
Net collections of DPP			(151,063)
Ending balance			$ 95,440