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POST EMPLOYMENT PLANS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Aug. 31, 2021

Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]

Schedule of Net Periodic Benefit Cost

Prior service cost		$	55
Actuarial gain/loss			118
		$	173

Defined Benefit Plans [Member]

Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]

Schedule of Defined Benefit Plans

		Other Long-Term ‎Liability						Accumulated Other ‎Comprehensive Loss							Operating Expenses
		August 31,													Year Ended August 31,
		2021			2020			2021			2020				2021			2020			2019
Start of period		$	(1,805)		$	(1,579)		$	747		$	772			$	—		$	—		$	—
Service cost			(184)			(95)			—			—				229			177			187
Interest cost			(104)			(101)			—			—				104			101			80
Prior service cost (amortization)			—			—			(55)			(55)				55			55			55
Actuarial gains/(losses)			(205)			(30)			205			30				72			38			19
Totals		$	(2,298)		$	(1,805)		$	897		$	747	(1)		$	460		$	371		$	341

⁽¹⁾The Company has recorded a deferred tax asset of $282,000 and $236,000 as of August 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively, relating to the unrealized expense on defined benefit plans. The Company also recorded accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax, for $(615,000) and $(512,000) as of August 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

Post-Employment Benefit Plans [Member]

Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]

Schedule of Assumptions Used

		Year Ended August 31,
Valuation Assumptions:		2021		2020
Discount rate		3.5% to 7.5%		3.5% to 10.7%
Future salary escalation		3.0% to 4.0%		3.0% to 4.1%
Percentage of employees assumed to withdraw from Company without a benefit (“turnover”)		8.3% to 15.0%		11.1% to 15.0%
Percentage of employees assumed to withdraw from Company with a benefit (“disability”)		0.5% to 6.6%		0.5% to 4.9%

Other Post-Employment Plans [Member]

Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]

Summary of Other Post-Employment Plans

		Accrued Salaries ‎and Benefits						Other Long-Term ‎Liability						Restricted Cash Held (1)						Operating Expenses
		Years Ended August 31,
		2021			2020			2021			2020			2021			2020			2021			2020			2019
Other Post Employment Plans		$	544		$	438		$	4,352		$	3,813		$	3,909		$	3,688		$	1,447		$	1,250		$	1,259

⁽¹⁾With some locations, local statutes require the applicable Company subsidiary to deposit cash in its own name with designated fund managers. The funds earn interest, which the Company recognizes as interest income.

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