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GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Feb. 28, 2021
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Goodwill [Table Text Block] | The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill by reportable operating segment are as follows:
| August 31, 2020 |  | Additions/ Adjustments |  | Foreign Currency Translation |  | February 28, 2021
North America | $ | 4,604,441 |  |  | $ | 302,958 |  |  | $ | 3,274 |  |  | $ | 4,910,673 |
Europe | 2,138,088 |  |  | 521,312 |  |  | 70,042 |  |  | 2,729,442 |
Growth Markets | 967,291 |  |  | 114,456 |  |  | 30,257 |  |  | 1,112,004 |
Total | $ | 7,709,820 |  |  | $ | 938,726 |  |  | $ | 103,573 |  |  | $ | 8,752,119 |
Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Table Text Block] | Our definite-lived intangible assets by major asset class are as follows:
|  | August 31, 2020 |  | February 28, 2021
Intangible Asset Class |  | Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net Carrying Amount |  | Gross Carrying Amount |  | Accumulated Amortization |  | Net Carrying Amount
Customer-related |  | $ | 1,319,332 |  |  | $ | (495,367) |  |  | $ | 823,965 |  |  | $ | 1,558,933 |  |  | $ | (569,634) |  |  | $ | 989,299 |
Technology |  | 150,765 |  |  | (55,543) |  |  | 95,222 |  |  | 178,902 |  |  | (61,564) |  |  | 117,338 |
Patents |  | 129,295 |  |  | (66,954) |  |  | 62,341 |  |  | 128,464 |  |  | (69,173) |  |  | 59,291 |
Other |  | 82,676 |  |  | (34,986) |  |  | 47,690 |  |  | 78,177 |  |  | (35,559) |  |  | 42,618 |
Total |  | $ | 1,682,068 |  |  | $ | (652,850) |  |  | $ | 1,029,218 |  |  | $ | 1,944,476 |  |  | $ | (735,930) |  |  | $ | 1,208,546 |
Schedule of Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Future Amortization Expense [Table Text Block] | Estimated future amortization related to intangible assets held as of February 28, 2021 is as follows:
Fiscal Year |  | Estimated Amortization
Remainder of 2021 |  | $ | 128,893 |
2022 |  | 225,974 |
2023 |  | 205,077 |
2024 |  | 183,308 |
2025 |  | 162,815 |
Thereafter |  | 302,479 |
Total |  | $ | 1,208,546 |

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