GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Intangible Assets) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
	Apr. 25, 2022	Aug. 31, 2022	Aug. 31, 2021
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Amount		$ 217,305	$ 21,666
Accumulated Amortization		15,939	11,565
Net		201,366	10,101
Patents
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Amount		7,203	7,203
Accumulated Amortization		4,596	3,621
Net		$ 2,607	3,582
Patents | Minimum
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Life in Years		5 years
Patents | Maximum
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Life in Years		7 years 6 months
Customer relationships
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Amount		$ 660	6,079
Accumulated Amortization		660	5,629
Net		$ 0	450
Life in Years		8 years
Customer relationships | Tensar
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Amount		$ 52,455	0
Accumulated Amortization		1,456	0
Net		50,999	0
Customer relationships | Tensar | Minimum
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Life in Years	12 years
Customer relationships | Tensar | Maximum
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Life in Years	17 years
Perpetual lease rights
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Amount		3,584	4,395
Accumulated Amortization		744	860
Net		$ 2,840	3,535
Life in Years		80 years
Non-compete agreements
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Amount		$ 3,050	3,050
Accumulated Amortization		1,135	778
Net		$ 1,915	2,272
Non-compete agreements | Minimum
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Life in Years		5 years
Non-compete agreements | Maximum
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Life in Years		7 years
Other
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Amount		$ 939	939
Accumulated Amortization		767	677
Net		$ 172	262
Other | Minimum
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Life in Years		5 years
Other | Maximum
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Life in Years		15 years
Developed technologies | Tensar
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Amount		$ 147,040	0
Accumulated Amortization		6,485	0
Net		140,555	0
Developed technologies | Tensar | Minimum
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Life in Years	1 year
Developed technologies | Tensar | Maximum
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Life in Years	11 years
Trade names | Tensar
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross Carrying Amount		2,374	0
Accumulated Amortization		96	0
Net		$ 2,278	$ 0
Trade names | Tensar | Minimum
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Life in Years	8 years
Trade names | Tensar | Maximum
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Life in Years	9 years