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EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT PLANS (Weighted-average Assumptions) (Details) - U.K. Pension Plan | 12 Months Ended
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Aug. 31, 2024 | Aug. 31, 2023 | Aug. 31, 2022
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |  |  |
Effective discount rate for benefit obligations | 5.00% | 5.30% |
Effective rate for interest on benefit obligations | 5.30% | 4.30% | 2.90%
Expected long-term rate of return | 0.050 | 0.046 | 0.040

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