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SALES OF ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE (Activity of Deferred Purchase Price Receivables) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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May 31, 2016 | May 31, 2015 | May 31, 2016 | May 31, 2015
Securitization or Asset-backed Financing Arrangement, Financial Asset for Which Transfer is Accounted as Sale [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |
Beginning balance |  |  |  | $ 900,619 |  |
Transfers of accounts receivable | $ 13,600 |  | $ 46,200 | 37,000 |  | $ 148,300
Collections | (12,300) |  | (47,500) | (49,100) |  | (164,000)
Ending balance | 740,283 |  |  | 740,283 |  |
Deferred purchase price receivables |  |  |  |  |  |
Securitization or Asset-backed Financing Arrangement, Financial Asset for Which Transfer is Accounted as Sale [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |
Beginning balance | 231,874 |  | 386,447 | 339,547 |  | 385,169
Transfers of accounts receivable | 636,929 |  | 892,387 | 1,763,122 |  | 2,908,695
Collections | (608,292) |  | (871,953) | (1,842,158) |  | (2,886,983)
Ending balance | 260,511 |  | 406,881 | 260,511 |  | 406,881
Deferred purchase price receivables | U.S. |  |  |  |  |  |
Securitization or Asset-backed Financing Arrangement, Financial Asset for Which Transfer is Accounted as Sale [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |
Beginning balance | 193,035 |  | 327,009 | 269,778 |  | 329,797
Transfers of accounts receivable | 513,169 |  | 724,309 | 1,432,592 |  | 2,426,691
Collections | (498,529) |  | (727,077) | (1,494,695) |  | (2,432,247)
Ending balance | 207,675 |  | 324,241 | 207,675 |  | 324,241
Deferred purchase price receivables | Australia |  |  |  |  |  |
Securitization or Asset-backed Financing Arrangement, Financial Asset for Which Transfer is Accounted as Sale [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |
Beginning balance | 13,383 | [1] | 21,680 | 18,038 | [1] | 34,071
Transfers of accounts receivable | 47,110 | [1] | 79,173 | 130,440 | [1] | 233,237
Collections | (41,522) | [1] | (75,210) | (129,507) | [1] | (241,665)
Ending balance | 18,971 | [1] | 25,643 | 18,971 | [1] | 25,643
Deferred purchase price receivables | Europe |  |  |  |  |  |
Securitization or Asset-backed Financing Arrangement, Financial Asset for Which Transfer is Accounted as Sale [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |
Beginning balance | 25,456 |  | 37,758 | 51,731 |  | 21,301
Transfers of accounts receivable | 76,650 |  | 88,905 | 200,090 |  | 248,767
Collections | (68,241) |  | (69,666) | (217,956) |  | (213,071)
Ending balance | $ 33,865 |  | $ 56,997 | $ 33,865 |  | $ 56,997
[1] | 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* EuropeBeginning balance $339,547 $269,778 $18,038 $51,731Transfers of accounts receivable 1,763,122 1,432,592 130,440 200,090Collections (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).

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