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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Schedule of Joint Ventures) (Details)	6 Months Ended
	Feb. 28, 2022	[1]
GolfPark Plaza, S.A. [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Percentage Ownership	50.00%
Price Plaza Alajuela PPA, S.A. [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Percentage Ownership	50.00%
[1] Joint venture interests are recorded as investment in unconsolidated affiliates on the consolidated balance sheets.

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Percentage of the Variable Interest Entity's (VIE) voting interest owned by (or beneficial interest in) the reporting entity (directly or indirectly).

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 810
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 5A
-Subparagraph (d)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=123419778&loc=SL6759159-111685

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