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ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE PROGRAMS (Activity of Deferred Purchase Price Receivables) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 9 Months Ended
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May 31, 2019 | May 31, 2018
Securitization or Asset-backed Financing Arrangement, Financial Asset for Which Transfer is Accounted as Sale [Roll Forward] |  |
Net repayments (advances) | $ 0 | $ 202,423
Deferred purchase price receivables |  |
Securitization or Asset-backed Financing Arrangement, Financial Asset for Which Transfer is Accounted as Sale [Roll Forward] |  |
Beginning balance |  | 215,123
Transfers of trade receivables |  | 2,116,243
Less: CPP |  | (1,576,579)
Non-cash increase to DPP |  | 539,664
Cash collections of DPP |  | (491,577)
Net repayments (advances) |  | 69,444
Net collections of DPP |  | (422,133)
Ending balance |  | 332,654
UNITED STATES | Deferred purchase price receivables |  |
Securitization or Asset-backed Financing Arrangement, Financial Asset for Which Transfer is Accounted as Sale [Roll Forward] |  |
Beginning balance |  | 135,623
Transfers of trade receivables |  | 1,741,451
Less: CPP |  | (1,311,705)
Non-cash increase to DPP |  | 429,746
Cash collections of DPP |  | (383,955)
Net repayments (advances) |  | 90,000
Net collections of DPP |  | (293,955)
Ending balance |  | 271,414
Poland | Deferred purchase price receivables |  |
Securitization or Asset-backed Financing Arrangement, Financial Asset for Which Transfer is Accounted as Sale [Roll Forward] |  |
Beginning balance |  | 79,500
Transfers of trade receivables |  | 374,792
Less: CPP |  | (264,874)
Non-cash increase to DPP |  | 109,918
Cash collections of DPP |  | (107,622)
Net repayments (advances) |  | (20,556)
Net collections of DPP |  | (128,178)
Ending balance |  | $ 61,240

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