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SALES OF ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE (Activity of the Deferred Purchase Price Receivables) (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Aug. 31, 2015
Transfers and Servicing [Abstract] |
Activity of the deferred purchase price receivables | The following tables summarize the activity of the deferred purchase price receivables for the U.S. and international sale of accounts receivable programs:
(in thousands) |  | Total |  | U.S. |  | Australia* |  | Europe
Balance at September 1, 2012 |  | $ | 515,481 |  |  | $ | 396,919 |  |  | $ | 70,073 |  |  | $ | 48,489 |
Transfers of accounts receivable |  | 4,423,952 |  |  | 3,570,922 |  |  | 408,530 |  |  | 444,500 |
Collections |  | (4,486,181 | ) |  | (3,609,019 | ) |  | (413,607 | ) |  | (463,555 | )
Balance at August 31, 2013 |  | $ | 453,252 |  |  | $ | 358,822 |  |  | $ | 64,996 |  |  | $ | 29,434 |
Transfers of accounts receivable |  | 4,243,471 |  |  | 3,347,103 |  |  | 487,583 |  |  | 408,785 |
Collections |  | (4,239,242 | ) |  | (3,376,128 | ) |  | (446,196 | ) |  | (416,918 | )
Program termination |  | (72,312 | ) |  | — |  |  | (72,312 | ) |  | — |
Balance at August 31, 2014 |  | $ | 385,169 |  |  | $ | 329,797 |  |  | $ | 34,071 |  |  | $ | 21,301 |
Transfers of accounts receivable |  | 3,574,283 |  |  | 2,944,627 |  |  | 298,179 |  |  | 331,477 |
Collections |  | (3,619,905 | ) |  | (3,004,646 | ) |  | (314,212 | ) |  | (301,047 | )
Balance at August 31, 2015 |  | $ | 339,547 |  |  | $ | 269,778 |  |  | $ | 18,038 |  |  | $ | 51,731 |
_________________________ * Includes the sale of accounts receivable activities related to businesses sold or held for sale (transfer of accounts receivable of $180.0 million and collections of $209.2 million) for the year ended August 31, 2015.

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