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SALES OF ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE (Activity of Deferred Purchase Price Receivables) (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
 3 Months Ended
Nov. 30, 2016
Nov. 30, 2015
Securitization or Asset-backed Financing Arrangement, Financial Asset for Which Transfer is Accounted as Sale [Roll Forward]    
Beginning balance $ 765,784  
Transfers of accounts receivable 0 $ 12,300
Collections   (24,900)
Ending balance 716,640  
Deferred purchase price receivables    
Securitization or Asset-backed Financing Arrangement, Financial Asset for Which Transfer is Accounted as Sale [Roll Forward]    
Beginning balance 289,748 339,547
Transfers of accounts receivable 556,964 588,419
Collections (551,274) (699,104)
Program termination (33,917)  
Ending balance 261,521 228,862
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 212,762 269,778
Transfers of accounts receivable 470,145 486,523
Collections (467,190) (560,171)
Program termination 0  
Ending balance 215,717 196,130
Deferred purchase price receivables | Australia    
Securitization or Asset-backed Financing Arrangement, Financial Asset for Which Transfer is Accounted as Sale [Roll Forward]    
Beginning balance 26,662 [1] 18,038 [2]
Transfers of accounts receivable 16,914 [1] 46,074 [2]
Collections (9,659) [1] (48,826) [2]
Program termination [1] (33,917)  
Ending balance 0 [1] 15,286 [2]
Deferred purchase price receivables | Poland    
Securitization or Asset-backed Financing Arrangement, Financial Asset for Which Transfer is Accounted as Sale [Roll Forward]    
Beginning balance 50,324 51,731
Transfers of accounts receivable 69,905 55,822
Collections (74,425) (90,107)
Program termination 0  
Ending balance $ 45,804 $ 17,446
[1] 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.
[2] 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.