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ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE PROGRAMS (Activity of the Deferred Purchase Price Receivables) (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
 12 Months Ended
Aug. 31, 2019
Aug. 31, 2018
Aug. 31, 2017
Securitization or Asset-backed Financing Arrangement, Financial Asset for Which Transfer is Accounted as Sale [Roll Forward]      
Net repayments (advances) $ 0 $ 304,178 $ 111,701
Deferred purchase price receivables      
Securitization or Asset-backed Financing Arrangement, Financial Asset for Which Transfer is Accounted as Sale [Roll Forward]      
Beginning balance 367,521 215,123 289,748
Transfers of trade accounts receivable   2,932,379 2,646,513
Less: CPP   (2,187,377) (1,899,088)
Non-cash increase to DPP   745,002 747,425
Cash collections of DPP   (670,457) (616,017)
Net repayments (advances)   77,853 (81,731)
Exit from programs     (124,302)
Net collections of DPP   (592,604) (822,050)
Ending balance   367,521 215,123
Deferred purchase price receivables | United States      
Securitization or Asset-backed Financing Arrangement, Financial Asset for Which Transfer is Accounted as Sale [Roll Forward]      
Beginning balance 272,081 135,623 212,762
Transfers of trade accounts receivable   2,396,780 2,251,118
Less: CPP   (1,818,781) (1,635,701)
Non-cash increase to DPP   577,999 615,417
Cash collections of DPP   (531,541) (512,171)
Net repayments (advances)   90,000 (90,000)
Exit from programs     (90,385)
Net collections of DPP   (441,541) (692,556)
Ending balance   272,081 135,623
Deferred purchase price receivables | Poland      
Securitization or Asset-backed Financing Arrangement, Financial Asset for Which Transfer is Accounted as Sale [Roll Forward]      
Beginning balance 95,440 79,500 50,324
Transfers of trade accounts receivable   535,599 378,481
Less: CPP   (368,596) (249,850)
Non-cash increase to DPP   167,003 128,631
Cash collections of DPP   (138,916) (99,455)
Net repayments (advances)   (12,147) 0
Exit from programs     0
Net collections of DPP   (151,063) (99,455)
Ending balance   95,440 79,500
Deferred purchase price receivables | Australia      
Securitization or Asset-backed Financing Arrangement, Financial Asset for Which Transfer is Accounted as Sale [Roll Forward]      
Beginning balance $ 0 0 26,662
Transfers of trade accounts receivable   0 16,914
Less: CPP   0 (13,537)
Non-cash increase to DPP   0 3,377
Cash collections of DPP   0 (4,391)
Net repayments (advances)   0 8,269
Exit from programs     (33,917)
Net collections of DPP   0 (30,039)
Ending balance   $ 0 $ 0