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SALES OF ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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May 31, 2016
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:
|  | Three Months Ended May 31, 2016
(in thousands) |  | Total |  | U.S. |  | Australia* |  | Europe
Beginning balance |  | $ | 231,874 |  |  | $ | 193,035 |  |  | $ | 13,383 |  |  | $ | 25,456 |
Transfers of accounts receivable |  | 636,929 |  |  | 513,169 |  |  | 47,110 |  |  | 76,650 |
Collections |  | (608,292 | ) |  | (498,529 | ) |  | (41,522 | ) |  | (68,241 | )
Ending balance |  | $ | 260,511 |  |  | $ | 207,675 |  |  | $ | 18,971 |  |  | $ | 33,865 |
* Includes the sales of accounts receivable activities related to businesses held for sale (transfers of accounts receivable of $13.6 million and collections of $12.3 million for the three months ended May 31, 2016).
|  | Nine Months Ended May 31, 2016
(in thousands) |  | Total |  | U.S. |  | Australia* |  | Europe
Beginning balance |  | $ | 339,547 |  |  | $ | 269,778 |  |  | $ | 18,038 |  |  | $ | 51,731 |
Transfers of accounts receivable |  | 1,763,122 |  |  | 1,432,592 |  |  | 130,440 |  |  | 200,090 |
Collections |  | (1,842,158 | ) |  | (1,494,695 | ) |  | (129,507 | ) |  | (217,956 | )
Ending balance |  | $ | 260,511 |  |  | $ | 207,675 |  |  | $ | 18,971 |  |  | $ | 33,865 |
* Includes the sales of accounts receivable activities related to discontinued operations and businesses held for sale (transfers of accounts receivable of $37.0 million and collections of $49.1 million for the nine months ended May 31, 2016).
|  | Three Months Ended May 31, 2015
(in thousands) |  | Total |  | U.S. |  | Australia** |  | Europe
Beginning balance |  | $ | 386,447 |  |  | $ | 327,009 |  |  | $ | 21,680 |  |  | $ | 37,758 |
Transfers of accounts receivable |  | 892,387 |  |  | 724,309 |  |  | 79,173 |  |  | 88,905 |
Collections |  | (871,953 | ) |  | (727,077 | ) |  | (75,210 | ) |  | (69,666 | )
Ending balance |  | $ | 406,881 |  |  | $ | 324,241 |  |  | $ | 25,643 |  |  | $ | 56,997 |
|  | Nine Months Ended May 31, 2015
(in thousands) |  | Total |  | U.S. |  | Australia** |  | Europe
Beginning balance |  | $ | 385,169 |  |  | $ | 329,797 |  |  | $ | 34,071 |  |  | $ | 21,301 |
Transfers of accounts receivable |  | 2,908,695 |  |  | 2,426,691 |  |  | 233,237 |  |  | 248,767 |
Collections |  | (2,886,983 | ) |  | (2,432,247 | ) |  | (241,665 | ) |  | (213,071 | )
Ending balance |  | $ | 406,881 |  |  | $ | 324,241 |  |  | $ | 25,643 |  |  | $ | 56,997 |

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