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Amount, after accumulated amortization, of debt issuance costs. Includes, but is not limited to, legal, accounting, underwriting, printing, and registration costs.

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The total amount of the contingent obligation under letters of credit outstanding as of the reporting date.

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Amount of current borrowing capacity under the credit facility considering any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed (for example, borrowings may be limited by the amount of current assets), but without considering any amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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CREDIT ARRANGEMENTS (Narrative) (Details)	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
CREDIT ARRANGEMENTS (Narrative) (Details)	Feb. 28, 2021 USD ($)	Feb. 28, 2021 USD ($)	Feb. 29, 2020 USD ($)	Feb. 28, 2021 USD ($)	Feb. 29, 2020 USD ($)	Feb. 28, 2021 PLN (zł)	Aug. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2020 PLN (zł)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Financial liabilities	$ 1,042,617,000	$ 1,042,617,000		$ 1,042,617,000			$ 1,092,266,000
Less debt issuance costs	8,805,000	8,805,000		8,805,000			8,581,000
Loss on debt extinguishment		(16,841,000)	$ 0	(16,841,000)	$ 0
2026 Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Early Repayment of Senior Debt	77,800,000
Financial liabilities	$ 0	$ 0		$ 0			$ 350,000,000
Long-term Debt, Weighted Average Interest Rate, at Point in Time	5.75%	5.75%		5.75%		5.75%	5.75%	5.75%
Loss on debt extinguishment		$ 16,800,000		$ 16,800,000
2031 Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Financial liabilities	$ 300,000,000.0	$ 300,000,000.0		$ 300,000,000.0			$ 0
Long-term Debt, Weighted Average Interest Rate, at Point in Time	3.875%	3.875%		3.875%		3.875%
Less debt issuance costs	$ 4,900,000	$ 4,900,000		$ 4,900,000
CMCP
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolving credit facility current borrowing capacity	73,500,000	73,500,000		73,500,000		zł 275,000,000.0
CMCP \| Poland Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stand by letters of credit outstanding amount	900,000	900,000		900,000			800,000
Term loan, maximum principal amount	66,800,000	66,800,000		66,800,000		250,000,000.0
Financial liabilities	40,100,000	40,100,000		40,100,000		zł 150,000,000.0	40,700,000	zł 150,000,000.0
Revolving credit facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolving credit facility, amount drawn	0	0		0			0
Revolving credit facility current borrowing capacity	350,000,000.0	350,000,000.0		350,000,000.0
Revolving credit facility \| Poland Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Financial liabilities	$ 40,068,000	$ 40,068,000		$ 40,068,000			$ 40,713,000
Long-term Debt, Weighted Average Interest Rate, at Point in Time	1.71%	1.71%		1.71%		1.71%
Stand-by letters of credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stand by letters of credit outstanding amount	$ 3,000,000.0	$ 3,000,000.0		$ 3,000,000.0
Poland Program
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Transfer of accounts receivable program limit	$ 58,800,000	$ 58,800,000		$ 58,800,000		zł 220,000,000.0