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SALES OF ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Feb. 28, 2018
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 February 28, 2018
(in thousands) |  | Total |  | U.S.* |  | Poland
Beginning balance |  | $ | 293,376 |  |  | $ | 221,034 |  |  | $ | 72,342 |
Transfers of accounts receivable |  | 689,004 |  |  | 551,757 |  |  | 137,247 |
Collections |  | (646,168 | ) |  | (527,907 | ) |  | (118,261 | )
Ending balance |  | $ | 336,212 |  |  | $ | 244,884 |  |  | $ | 91,328 |
*Includes the sale of trade accounts receivable activities related to the U.S.-based operations of International Marketing and Distribution that are in discontinued operations, including transfers of trade accounts receivable of $40.6 million and collections of $105.8 million for the three months ended February 28, 2018.
|  | Six Months Ended February 28, 2018
(in thousands) |  | Total |  | U.S.* |  | Poland
Beginning balance |  | $ | 215,123 |  |  | $ | 135,623 |  |  | $ | 79,500 |
Transfers of accounts receivable |  | 1,345,646 |  |  | 1,087,650 |  |  | 257,996 |
Collections |  | (1,224,557 | ) |  | (978,389 | ) |  | (246,168 | )
Ending balance |  | $ | 336,212 |  |  | $ | 244,884 |  |  | $ | 91,328 |
*Includes the sale of trade accounts receivable activities related to the U.S.-based operations of International Marketing and Distribution that are in discontinued operations, including transfers of trade accounts receivable of $136.7 million and collections of $196.0 million for the six months ended February 28, 2018.
|  | Three Months Ended February 28, 2017
(in thousands) |  | Total |  | U.S.* |  |  | Poland
Beginning balance |  | $ | 261,521 |  |  | $ | 215,717 |  |  |  | $ | 45,804 |
Transfers of accounts receivable |  | 643,478 |  |  | 561,010 |  |  |  | 82,468 |
Collections |  | (592,553 | ) |  | (518,008 | ) |  |  | (74,545 | )
Ending balance |  | $ | 312,446 |  |  | $ | 258,719 |  |  |  | $ | 53,727 |
*Includes the sale of trade accounts receivable activities related to the U.S.-based operations of International Marketing and Distribution that are in discontinued operations, including transfers of trade accounts receivable of $128.8 million and collections of $104.5 million for the three months ended February 28, 2017.
|  | Six Months Ended February 28, 2017
(in thousands) |  | Total |  | U.S.* |  | Australia** |  | Poland
Beginning balance |  | $ | 289,748 |  |  | $ | 212,762 |  |  | $ | 26,662 |  |  | $ | 50,324 |
Transfers of accounts receivable |  | 1,200,442 |  |  | 1,031,155 |  |  | 16,914 |  |  | 152,373 |
Collections |  | (1,143,827 | ) |  | (985,198 | ) |  | (9,659 | ) |  | (148,970 | )
Program termination |  | (33,917 | ) |  | — |  |  | (33,917 | ) |  | — |
Ending balance |  | $ | 312,446 |  |  | $ | 258,719 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 53,727 |
_________________ * Includes the sale of trade accounts receivable activities related to the U.S.-based operations of International Marketing and Distribution that are in discontinued operations, including transfers of trade accounts receivable of $221.3 million and collections of $201.9 million for the six months ended February 28, 2017.
** | All Australia trade accounts receivable activities are related to discontinued operations as of February 28, 2017.

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