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FAIR VALUE (Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on Recurring Basis) (Details) - Fair value, measurements, recurring - USD ($) $ in Thousands | May 31, 2016 | Aug. 31, 2015
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Money market investments |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Money market investments | [1] | $ 393,777 | $ 271,840
Commodity |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Derivative assets | [2] | 455 | 865
Derivative liabilities | [2] | 154 | 666
Foreign exchange |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Derivative assets | [2] | 2,964 | 4,588
Derivative liabilities | [2] | 1,329 | 2,137
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Money market investments |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Money market investments | [1] | 393,777 | 271,840
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Commodity |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Derivative assets | [2] | 447 | 846
Derivative liabilities | [2] | 66 | 537
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Foreign exchange |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Derivative assets | [2] | 0 | 0
Derivative liabilities | [2] | 0 | 0
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Money market investments |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Money market investments | [1] | 0 | 0
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Commodity |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Derivative assets | [2] | 8 | 19
Derivative liabilities | [2] | 88 | 129
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Foreign exchange |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Derivative assets | [2] | 2,964 | 4,588
Derivative liabilities | [2] | 1,329 | 2,137
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Money market investments |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Money market investments | [1] | 0 | 0
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Commodity |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Derivative assets | [2] | 0 | 0
Derivative liabilities | [2] | 0 | 0
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Foreign exchange |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Derivative assets | [2] | 0 | 0
Derivative liabilities | [2] | $ 0 | $ 0
[1] | Money market investments are short-term in nature, and the value is determined by broker quoted prices in active markets. The investment portfolio mix can change each period based on the Company's assessment of investment options.
[2] | Derivative assets and liabilities classified as Level 1 are commodity futures contracts valued based on quoted market prices in the London Metal Exchange or Commodity Exchange, Inc. Amounts in Level 2 are based on broker quotes in the over-the-counter market. Further discussion regarding the Company's use of derivative instruments and the classification of the assets and liabilities is included in Note 9, Derivatives and Risk Management.

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