BASIS OF PRESENTATION - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
3 Months Ended | ||
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Nov. 30, 2020 |
Nov. 30, 2019 |
Aug. 31, 2020 |
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| Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Current | $ 38,315 | $ 40,277 | |
| Depreciation | 133,918 | $ 97,090 | |
| Accumulated depreciation | 2,414,951 | 2,313,731 | |
| DeferredTransitionAmortizationExpense | 81,356 | $ 67,914 | |
| Retained earnings | 13,276,702 | 12,375,533 | |
| Contract assets, (current) | $ 747,941 | $ 654,782 | |
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- Definition Deferred Transition Amortization Expense No definition available.
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- Definition Amount of accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization for physical assets used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition Amount of allowance for credit loss on accounts receivable, classified as current. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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- Definition Amount, after allowance for credit loss, of right to consideration in exchange for good or service transferred to customer when right is conditioned on something other than passage of time, classified as current. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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- Definition The amount of expense recognized in the current period that reflects the allocation of the cost of tangible assets over the assets' useful lives. Includes production and non-production related depreciation. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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- Definition The cumulative amount of the reporting entity's undistributed earnings or deficit. Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
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