OTHER FINANCIAL INFORMATION (Schedule of Interest Expense) (Parenthetical) (Details)	Aug. 31, 2019	Aug. 31, 2018
2020 Convertible Notes [Member]
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)	1.625%	1.625%
2025 Convertible Notes [Member]
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)	2.00%	2.00%

Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.22(a)(1))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

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