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COMPANY OVERVIEW AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION (Narrative) (Details)	9 Months Ended
	May 31, 2017 country warehouse
Company Overview And Basis Of Presentation [Line Items]
Number of stores	39
Number of countries | country	13
Subsidiaries [Member]
Company Overview And Basis Of Presentation [Line Items]
Noncontrolling interest	100.00%
Costa Rica [Member]
Company Overview And Basis Of Presentation [Line Items]
Number of stores	6
Number of stores expected in the future	7
Colombia Operations [Member]
Company Overview And Basis Of Presentation [Line Items]
Number of stores	7
Panama [Member]
Company Overview And Basis Of Presentation [Line Items]
Number of stores	5
Trinidad [Member]
Company Overview And Basis Of Presentation [Line Items]
Number of stores	4
Guatemala [Member]
Company Overview And Basis Of Presentation [Line Items]
Number of stores	3
Honduras [Member]
Company Overview And Basis Of Presentation [Line Items]
Number of stores	3
Dominican Republic [Member]
Company Overview And Basis Of Presentation [Line Items]
Number of stores	3
El Salvador [Member]
Company Overview And Basis Of Presentation [Line Items]
Number of stores	2
Nicaragua [Member]
Company Overview And Basis Of Presentation [Line Items]
Number of stores	2
Aruba [Member]
Company Overview And Basis Of Presentation [Line Items]
Number of stores	1
Barbados [Member]
Company Overview And Basis Of Presentation [Line Items]
Number of stores	1
Jamaica [Member]
Company Overview And Basis Of Presentation [Line Items]
Number of stores	1
United States Virgin Islands [Member]
Company Overview And Basis Of Presentation [Line Items]
Number of stores	1
Foreign Countries [Member]
Company Overview And Basis Of Presentation [Line Items]
Number of countries | country	12
Domestic Territories [Member]
Company Overview And Basis Of Presentation [Line Items]
Number of countries | country	1

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