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SALES OF ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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May 31, 2017
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 May 31, 2017
(in thousands) |  | Total |  | U.S. |  | Poland
Beginning balance |  | $ | 312,446 |  |  | $ | 258,719 |  |  | $ | 53,727 |
Transfers of accounts receivable |  | 777,104 |  |  | 671,429 |  |  | 105,675 |
Collections |  | (725,336 | ) |  | (626,182 | ) |  | (99,154 | )
Ending balance |  | $ | 364,214 |  |  | $ | 303,966 |  |  | $ | 60,248 |
|  | Nine Months Ended May 31, 2017
(in thousands) |  | Total |  | U.S. |  | Australia* |  | Poland
Beginning balance |  | $ | 289,748 |  |  | $ | 212,762 |  |  | $ | 26,662 |  |  | $ | 50,324 |
Transfers of accounts receivable |  | 1,977,546 |  |  | 1,702,584 |  |  | 16,914 |  |  | 258,048 |
Collections |  | (1,869,163 | ) |  | (1,611,380 | ) |  | (9,659 | ) |  | (248,124 | )
Program termination |  | (33,917 | ) |  | — |  |  | (33,917 | ) |  | — |
Ending balance |  | $ | 364,214 |  |  | $ | 303,966 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 60,248 |
_________________ * Includes collections of $3.7 million and program termination of $1.6 million related to discontinued operations and businesses sold.
|  | Three Months Ended May 31, 2016
(in thousands) |  | Total |  | U.S. |  | Australia** |  | Poland
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 transfers of accounts receivable of $13.6 million and collections of $12.3 million related to discontinued operations and businesses held for sale.
|  | Nine Months Ended May 31, 2016
(in thousands) |  | Total |  | U.S. |  | Australia*** |  | Poland
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 transfers of accounts receivable of $37.0 million and collections of $49.1 million

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