EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT PLANS (Weighted-average Asset Allocations (Details)	Aug. 31, 2022	Aug. 31, 2021
U.K. Pension Plan
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Pension assets, actual allocation (percent)	100.00%
U.S. Pension Plan
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Pension assets, actual allocation (percent)	100.00%	100.00%
Fixed income securities | U.K. Pension Plan
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Pension assets, actual allocation (percent)	71.40%
Fixed income securities | U.S. Pension Plan
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Pension assets, actual allocation (percent)	98.00%	64.10%
Fixed income securities | Minimum | U.K. Pension Plan
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Pension assets, target allocation (percent)	70.00%
Fixed income securities | Minimum | U.S. Pension Plan
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Pension assets, target allocation (percent)	95.00%
Fixed income securities | Maximum | U.K. Pension Plan
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Pension assets, target allocation (percent)	75.00%
Fixed income securities | Maximum | U.S. Pension Plan
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Pension assets, target allocation (percent)	100.00%
Equity securities: | U.K. Pension Plan
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Pension assets, actual allocation (percent)	12.40%
Equity securities: | U.S. Pension Plan
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Pension assets, actual allocation (percent)	0.00%	34.10%
Equity securities: | Minimum | U.K. Pension Plan
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Pension assets, target allocation (percent)	10.00%
Equity securities: | Minimum | U.S. Pension Plan
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Pension assets, target allocation (percent)	0.00%
Cash and other | U.K. Pension Plan
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Pension assets, actual allocation (percent)	16.20%
Cash and other | U.S. Pension Plan
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Pension assets, actual allocation (percent)	2.00%	1.80%
Cash and other | Minimum | U.K. Pension Plan
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Pension assets, target allocation (percent)	15.00%
Cash and other | Minimum | U.S. Pension Plan
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Pension assets, target allocation (percent)	0.00%
Cash and other | Maximum | U.K. Pension Plan
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Pension assets, target allocation (percent)	20.00%
Cash and other | Maximum | U.S. Pension Plan
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Pension assets, target allocation (percent)	5.00%
Equity Securities | Maximum | U.K. Pension Plan
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Pension assets, target allocation (percent)	15.00%
Equity Securities | Maximum | U.S. Pension Plan
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Pension assets, target allocation (percent)	0.00%