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SALES OF ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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May 31, 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 May 31, 2018
(in thousands) |  | Total |  | U.S. |  | Poland
Beginning balance |  | $ | 336,212 |  |  | $ | 244,884 |  |  | $ | 91,328 |
Transfers of accounts receivable |  | 770,596 |  |  | 653,801 |  |  | 116,795 |
Collections |  | (774,154 | ) |  | (627,271 | ) |  | (146,883 | )
Ending balance |  | $ | 332,654 |  |  | $ | 271,414 |  |  | $ | 61,240 |
|  | Nine Months Ended May 31, 2018
(in thousands) |  | Total |  | U.S. |  | Poland
Beginning balance |  | $ | 215,123 |  |  | $ | 135,623 |  |  | $ | 79,500 |
Transfers of accounts receivable |  | 2,116,243 |  |  | 1,741,451 |  |  | 374,792 |
Collections |  | (1,998,712 | ) |  | (1,605,660 | ) |  | (393,052 | )
Ending balance |  | $ | 332,654 |  |  | $ | 271,414 |  |  | $ | 61,240 |
|  | 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 |
_________________ * Includes the sale of trade accounts receivable activities related to discontinued operations, including transfers of trade accounts receivable of $144.1 million and collections of $134.0 million, for the three months ended May 31, 2017.
|  | 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 the sale of trade accounts receivable activities related to discontinued operations, including transfers of trade accounts receivable of $354.5 million and collections of $325.7 million, for the nine months ended May 31, 2017.
** | Includes collections of $3.7 million and program termination of $1.6 million related to discontinued operations and businesses sold, for the nine months ended May 31, 2017.

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