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BUSINESS SEGMENTS (Long-Lived Assets by Geographic Area) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Aug. 31, 2019	Aug. 31, 2018	Aug. 31, 2017
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Long-Lived Assets	$ 1,599,218	$ 1,172,607	$ 1,159,876
United States
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Long-Lived Assets	1,426,131	1,001,102	971,881
Europe and Other
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]
Long-Lived Assets	$ 173,087	$ 171,505	$ 187,995

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- Definition

Long-lived assets other than financial instruments, long-term customer relationships of a financial institution, mortgage and other servicing rights, deferred policy acquisition costs, and deferred tax assets.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 280
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 41
-Subparagraph (b)
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