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EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT PLANS (Weighted-average Asset Allocations (Details) | Aug. 31, 2022 | Aug. 31, 2021
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U.K. Pension Plan |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |
Pension assets, actual allocation (percent) | 100.00% |
U.S. Pension Plan |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |
Pension assets, actual allocation (percent) | 100.00% | 100.00%
Fixed income securities | U.K. Pension Plan |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |
Pension assets, actual allocation (percent) | 71.40% |
Fixed income securities | U.S. Pension Plan |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |
Pension assets, actual allocation (percent) | 98.00% | 64.10%
Fixed income securities | Minimum | U.K. Pension Plan |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |
Pension assets, target allocation (percent) | 70.00% |
Fixed income securities | Minimum | U.S. Pension Plan |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |
Pension assets, target allocation (percent) | 95.00% |
Fixed income securities | Maximum | U.K. Pension Plan |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |
Pension assets, target allocation (percent) | 75.00% |
Fixed income securities | Maximum | U.S. Pension Plan |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |
Pension assets, target allocation (percent) | 100.00% |
Equity securities: | U.K. Pension Plan |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |
Pension assets, actual allocation (percent) | 12.40% |
Equity securities: | U.S. Pension Plan |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |
Pension assets, actual allocation (percent) | 0.00% | 34.10%
Equity securities: | Minimum | U.K. Pension Plan |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |
Pension assets, target allocation (percent) | 10.00% |
Equity securities: | Minimum | U.S. Pension Plan |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |
Pension assets, target allocation (percent) | 0.00% |
Cash and other | U.K. Pension Plan |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |
Pension assets, actual allocation (percent) | 16.20% |
Cash and other | U.S. Pension Plan |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |
Pension assets, actual allocation (percent) | 2.00% | 1.80%
Cash and other | Minimum | U.K. Pension Plan |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |
Pension assets, target allocation (percent) | 15.00% |
Cash and other | Minimum | U.S. Pension Plan |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |
Pension assets, target allocation (percent) | 0.00% |
Cash and other | Maximum | U.K. Pension Plan |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |
Pension assets, target allocation (percent) | 20.00% |
Cash and other | Maximum | U.S. Pension Plan |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |
Pension assets, target allocation (percent) | 5.00% |
Equity Securities | Maximum | U.K. Pension Plan |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |
Pension assets, target allocation (percent) | 15.00% |
Equity Securities | Maximum | U.S. Pension Plan |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |
Pension assets, target allocation (percent) | 0.00% |

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