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RELATED-PARTY TRANSACTIONS (Narrative) (Details)	12 Months Ended
RELATED-PARTY TRANSACTIONS (Narrative) (Details)	Aug. 31, 2021 USD ($) item	Aug. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 12, 2013 ft²	Dec. 12, 2013 m²
Edgar Zurcher Law Firm [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Ownership percentage in unaffiliated entity	40.00%
Payless ShoeSource Holdings, Ltd. [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Revenues from transaction with related party	$ 1,400,000	$ 1,500,000	$ 1,600,000
Molinos de Costa Rica Pasta [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Expenses from transaction with related party	1,100,000	1,100,000	741,000
Price Charities [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Revenues from transaction with related party	1,600,000	525,000	527,000
Mitchell G. Lynn [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Amounts purchased from related party	179,000
Panama [Member] \| Joint Venture Golf Park Plaza S.A [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Area of property				17,976	1,670
Operating leases, rent expense, net	$ 105,700	$ 105,700	$ 105,700
Panama [Member] \| GolfPark Plaza, S.A [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Operating leases, Term	15 years
Number of options to renew lease \| item	3
Renewal term	5 years