STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION PLANS (Stock-Based Awards Granted) (Details) - shares	12 Months Ended
Aug. 31, 2021	Aug. 31, 2020	Aug. 31, 2019
Restricted Stock Awards/Units
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Granted, number	847,872	997,454	889,238
Performance Awards
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Granted, number	406,098	536,022	483,984

The number of grants made during the period on other than stock (or unit) option plans (for example, phantom stock or unit plan, stock or unit appreciation rights plan, performance target plan).

Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 718
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (c)(2)(iii)(1)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=120381028&loc=d3e5070-113901

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