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EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT PLANS (Weighted-average Assumptions) (Details) - U.K. Pension Plan	12 Months Ended
	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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Defined Benefit Plan, Assumptions Used Calculating Net Periodic Benefit Cost, Expected Long-term Rate of Return

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Weighted average rate for present value of future retirement benefits cash flows, used to determine benefit obligation of defined benefit plan.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 715
-SubTopic 20
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (k)(1)
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org//1943274/2147480506/715-20-50-1

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