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RETIREMENT AND PROFIT SHARING PLANS - Schedule of Weighted-Average Plan Assets Allocation (Details)	Aug. 31, 2022	Aug. 31, 2021
U.S. Plans
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
2023 Target Allocation	100.00%
Actual Plan Asset Allocation	100.00%	100.00%
U.S. Plans | Equity securities
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
2023 Target Allocation	0.00%
Actual Plan Asset Allocation	0.00%	0.00%
U.S. Plans | Debt securities
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
2023 Target Allocation	100.00%
Actual Plan Asset Allocation	97.00%	98.00%
U.S. Plans | Cash and short-term investments
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
2023 Target Allocation	0.00%
Actual Plan Asset Allocation	3.00%	2.00%
U.S. Plans | Insurance contracts
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
2023 Target Allocation	0.00%
Actual Plan Asset Allocation	0.00%	0.00%
U.S. Plans | Other
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
2023 Target Allocation	0.00%
Actual Plan Asset Allocation	0.00%	0.00%
Non-U.S. Plans
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
2023 Target Allocation	100.00%
Actual Plan Asset Allocation	100.00%	100.00%
Non-U.S. Plans | Equity securities
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
2023 Target Allocation	27.00%
Actual Plan Asset Allocation	21.00%	21.00%
Non-U.S. Plans | Debt securities
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
2023 Target Allocation	48.00%
Actual Plan Asset Allocation	50.00%	51.00%
Non-U.S. Plans | Cash and short-term investments
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
2023 Target Allocation	4.00%
Actual Plan Asset Allocation	4.00%	4.00%
Non-U.S. Plans | Insurance contracts
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
2023 Target Allocation	11.00%
Actual Plan Asset Allocation	15.00%	16.00%
Non-U.S. Plans | Other
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
2023 Target Allocation	10.00%
Actual Plan Asset Allocation	10.00%	8.00%

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Percentage of target investment allocation to total plan assets. Includes, but is not limited to, percentage on weighted-average basis if more than one plan.

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