CREDIT ARRANGEMENTS (Long-term Debt, Including the Deferred Gain from the Termination of the Interest Rate Swaps) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	May 31, 2021	Aug. 31, 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	$ 1,085,368	$ 1,092,266
Less debt issuance costs	8,504	8,581
Total amounts outstanding	1,076,864	1,083,685
Less current maturities of long-term debt	56,735	18,149
Long-term debt	$ 1,020,129	1,065,536
2031 Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted average interest rate	3.875%
Total debt	$ 300,000	0
Less debt issuance costs	4,900
2031 Notes \| Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) \| Fair Value
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	$ 298,455	0
2027 Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted average interest rate	5.375%
Total debt	$ 300,000	300,000
2027 Notes \| Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) \| Fair Value
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	$ 318,003	$ 319,377
2026 Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted average interest rate	5.75%	5.75%
Total debt	$ 0	$ 350,000
2026 Notes \| Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) \| Fair Value
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	$ 0	367,374
2023 Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted average interest rate	4.875%
Total debt	$ 330,000	330,000
2023 Notes \| Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) \| Fair Value
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	$ 347,912	345,335
Poland Term Loan \| Revolving credit facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted average interest rate	1.71%
Total debt	$ 54,606	40,713
Poland Term Loan \| Revolving credit facility \| Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) \| Fair Value
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	$ 54,606	40,713
Other
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted average interest rate	5.10%
Total debt	$ 19,492	21,329
Finance leases
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	$ 52,370	50,224
Short-term borrowings
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt		0
Weighted average interest rate, short term	1.00%
Short-term borrowings \| Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) \| Fair Value
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	$ 28,900	$ 0

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