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ACCOUNTING POLICIES - Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	May 31, 2019	May 31, 2018
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Reductions in operating cash flows	$ 367,521	$ 491,577
Increases in investing cash flows	(416,372)	377,683
Reclassification of repayments of advances outstanding	0	202,423
Cumulative effect on retained earnings of adoption of ASC 606	2,700	(2,747)
Accounting Standards Update 2016-15
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Increases in investing cash flows	$ 367,500	491,600
Reclassification of repayments of advances outstanding		$ 90,000

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