EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT PLANS (Weighted-average Asset Allocations (Details) - U.K. Pension Plan	Aug. 31, 2023	Aug. 31, 2022
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Pension assets, actual allocation (percent)	100.00%	100.00%
Fixed income securities
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Pension assets, actual allocation (percent)	88.20%	71.40%
Fixed income securities | Minimum
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Pension assets, target allocation (percent)	85.00%
Fixed income securities | Maximum
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Pension assets, target allocation (percent)	90.00%
Equity securities:
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Pension assets, actual allocation (percent)	0.00%	12.40%
Equity securities: | Minimum
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Pension assets, target allocation (percent)	0.00%
Equity securities: | Maximum
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Pension assets, target allocation (percent)	5.00%
Cash and other
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Pension assets, actual allocation (percent)	11.80%	16.20%
Cash and other | Minimum
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Pension assets, target allocation (percent)	10.00%
Cash and other | Maximum
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Pension assets, target allocation (percent)	15.00%