NATURE OF OPERATIONS AND ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Narrative (Details)	9 Months Ended
May 31, 2024 segments mill
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Number of reporting segments \| segments	3
Number of electric arc furnace mini mills	6
Number of electric arc furnace micro mills	3
Number of rerolling mills	1

Number of segments reported by the entity. A reportable segment is a component of an entity for which there is an accounting requirement to report separate financial information on that component in the entity's financial statements.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Topic 280
-SubTopic 10
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 18
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org//1943274/2147482810/280-10-50-18

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