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EXIT COSTS
12 Months Ended
Aug. 31, 2018
Restructuring and Related Activities [Abstract]  
EXIT COSTS
NOTE 9. EXIT COSTS

The Company recorded severance expense of $6.7 million and $17.5 million related to discontinued operations for the years ended August 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively. These costs related to the Company's closure of marketing and distribution offices that resulted in involuntary employee termination benefits. At August 31, 2017, the remaining liability to be paid in the future related to termination benefits was $16.9 million, and was primarily included in accrued expenses and other payables on the Company's consolidated balance sheets. The remaining severance liability at August 31, 2018 was not material. Other expenses associated with exiting the International Marketing and Distribution segment were not material for the years ended August 31, 2018, 2017, and 2016.