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CREDIT ARRANGEMENTS (Long-term Debt, Including the Deferred Gain from the Termination of the Interest Rate Swaps) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | May 31, 2016 | Aug. 31, 2015
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Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Total long-term debt including current maturities | $ 1,078,622 | $ 1,287,992
Current maturities of long-term debt | 10,929 | 10,110
Long-term debt | $ 1,067,693 | 1,277,882
$330 million notes at 4.875% due May 2023 |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Weighted average interest rate | 4.875% |
Total long-term debt including current maturities | $ 330,000 | 330,000
$500 million notes at 6.40% due August 2018 |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Weighted average interest rate | 6.40% |
Total long-term debt including current maturities | $ 410,030 | 513,680
$400 million notes at 5.74% due July 2017 |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Weighted average interest rate | 5.74% |
Total long-term debt including current maturities | $ 303,344 | 405,573
Other, including equipment notes |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Total long-term debt including current maturities | $ 35,248 | $ 38,739

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