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SALES OF ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Nov. 30, 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 trade accounts receivable programs.
|  | Three Months Ended November 30, 2016
(in thousands) |  | Total |  | U.S. |  | Australia* |  | Poland
Beginning balance |  | $ | 289,748 |  |  | $ | 212,762 |  |  | $ | 26,662 |  |  | $ | 50,324 |
Transfers of accounts receivable |  | 556,964 |  |  | 470,145 |  |  | 16,914 |  |  | 69,905 |
Collections |  | (551,274 | ) |  | (467,190 | ) |  | (9,659 | ) |  | (74,425 | )
Program termination |  | (33,917 | ) |  | — |  |  | (33,917 | ) |  | — |
Ending balance |  | $ | 261,521 |  |  | $ | 215,717 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 45,804 |
_________________ * Includes the sales of trade accounts receivable activities related to discontinued operations and businesses sold. For the three months ended November 30, 2016, there were no transfers of trade accounts receivable, collections of $3.7 million and program termination of $1.6 million.
|  | Three Months Ended November 30, 2015
(in thousands) |  | Total |  | U.S. |  | Australia** |  | Poland
Beginning balance |  | $ | 339,547 |  |  | $ | 269,778 |  |  | $ | 18,038 |  |  | $ | 51,731 |
Transfers of accounts receivable |  | 588,419 |  |  | 486,523 |  |  | 46,074 |  |  | 55,822 |
Collections |  | (699,104 | ) |  | (560,171 | ) |  | (48,826 | ) |  | (90,107 | )
Ending balance |  | $ | 228,862 |  |  | $ | 196,130 |  |  | $ | 15,286 |  |  | $ | 17,446 |
_________________ ** Includes the sales of trade accounts receivable activities related to discontinued operations and businesses held for sale. For the three months ended November 30, 2015, transfers of trade accounts receivable were $12.3 million and collections were $24.9 million.

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