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INCOME TAXES - Reconciliation of U.S. Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate to Effective Income Tax Rate (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Aug. 31, 2022	Aug. 31, 2021	Aug. 31, 2020
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
U.S. federal statutory income tax rate	21.00%	21.00%	21.00%
U.S. state and local taxes, net	1.10%	1.20%	1.20%
Non-U.S. operations taxed at other rates	0.80%	1.10%	1.20%
Final determinations	(0.90%)	(1.70%)	(1.90%)
Other net activity in unrecognized tax benefits	3.00%	2.80%	2.40%
Excess tax benefits from share based payments	(3.00%)	(2.10%)	(1.90%)
Other, net	2.00%	0.50%	1.50%
Effective income tax rate	24.00%	22.80%	23.50%

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The U.S federal statutory tax rate applicable under enacted tax laws to the Company's pretax income from continuing operations for the period. The "statutory" tax rate shall be the regular tax rate if there are alternative tax systems.

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The portion of the difference between the effective income tax rate and U.S. federal statutory income tax rate attributable to excess tax benefits from share based payments

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The portion of the difference between the effective income tax rate and U.S. federal statutory income tax rate that can be explained by the difference between statutory income tax rates in Non-U.S. jurisdictions and the U.S. federal statutory income tax rate recorded during the period.

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The portion of the difference between the effective income tax rate and U.S. federal statutory income tax rate that can be explained by the reorganization benefit recorded during the period.

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The portion of the difference between the effective income tax rate and U.S. federal statutory income tax rate attributable to all other items not otherwise listed in the existing taxonomy.

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The portion of the difference between the effective income tax rate and U.S. federal statutory income tax rate that can be explained by the U.S. state and local income tax expense (benefit), net of the federal tax benefit (expense) thereon, recorded during the period.

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The increase or decrease in the effective income tax rate attributable to final agreements with tax authorities and expirations of statutes of limitations.

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Percentage of current income tax expense (benefit) and deferred income tax expense (benefit) pertaining to continuing operations.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 740
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 12
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=121826272&loc=d3e32687-109319

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