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ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE PROGRAMS (Activity of the Deferred Purchase Price Receivables) (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Aug. 31, 2020
Transfers and Servicing [Abstract] |
Activity of the deferred purchase price receivables |
(in thousands) |  | Total |  | U.S. |  | Poland
Deferred purchase price |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at September 1, 2017 |  | $ | 215,123 |  |  | $ | 135,623 |  |  | $ | 79,500 |
Transfers of trade receivables |  | 2,932,379 |  |  | 2,396,780 |  |  | 535,599 |
Less: CPP |  | (2,187,377) |  |  | (1,818,781) |  |  | (368,596) |
Non-cash increase to DPP |  | 745,002 |  |  | 577,999 |  |  | 167,003 |
Cash collections of DPP |  | (670,457) |  |  | (531,541) |  |  | (138,916) |
Net repayments (advances) |  | 77,853 |  |  | 90,000 |  |  | (12,147) |
Net collections of DPP |  | (592,604) |  |  | (441,541) |  |  | (151,063) |
Balance at August 31, 2018 |  | $ | 367,521 |  |  | $ | 272,081 |  |  | $ | 95,440 |

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