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DERIVATIVES AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (Details) |  |  |  |  |  | 3 Months Ended |  |  |
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Nov. 30, 2018 USD ($) derivative | Nov. 16, 2018 USD ($) derivative | Oct. 26, 2018 USD ($) derivative | Jun. 24, 2016 USD ($) derivative | Jan. 23, 2015 USD ($) derivative | Oct. 27, 2018 USD ($) | Oct. 28, 2017 USD ($) | Oct. 22, 2018 USD ($) | Jul. 28, 2018 USD ($) | Jun. 09, 2016 USD ($)
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest expense |  |  |  |  |  | $ 7,671,000 | $ 3,667,000 |  |  |
Gain or (loss) reclassified from comprehensive income into income |  |  |  |  |  | 551,000 | (30,000) |  |  |
Gain or (loss) recognized as interest expense |  |  |  |  |  | (88,000) | $ 0 |  |  |
Effect of One Percent Increase on Fair Value of Interest Rate Fair Value Hedging Instruments |  |  |  |  |  | 19,100,000 |  |  |  |
Effect of One Percent Decrease on Fair Value of Interest Rate Fair Value Hedging Instruments |  |  |  |  |  | 19,900,000 |  |  |  |
Interest Rate Swap March 21, 2019 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notional Value (in millions) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 300,000,000 |  |
Pay Fixed Rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2.0075% |  |
Interest Rate Swap June 9, 2019 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notional Value (in millions) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 50,000,000
Pay Fixed Rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.8725%
Interest Rate Swap June 28, 2019 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notional Value (in millions) |  |  |  | $ 50,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Pay Fixed Rate |  |  |  | 0.7265% |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest Rate Swap April 29, 2021 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notional Value (in millions) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 25,000,000
Pay Fixed Rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.065%
Interest Rate Swap April 29, 2021 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notional Value (in millions) |  |  |  | $ 25,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Pay Fixed Rate |  |  |  | 0.926% |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest Rate Swap August 15, 2022 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notional Value (in millions) |  |  |  |  | $ 66,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Pay Fixed Rate |  |  |  |  | 1.795% |  |  |  |  |
Interest Rate Swap August 15, 2022 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notional Value (in millions) |  |  |  |  | $ 44,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Pay Fixed Rate |  |  |  |  | 1.795% |  |  |  |  |
Interest Rate Swap October 20, 2020 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notional Value (in millions) |  |  | $ 100,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Pay Fixed Rate |  |  | 2.824% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest Rate Swap October 31, 2022 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notional Value (in millions) |  |  | $ 100,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Pay Fixed Rate |  |  | 2.8915% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest Rate Swap October 31, 2023 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notional Value (in millions) |  |  | $ 100,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Pay Fixed Rate |  |  | 2.921% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest Rate Swap October 22, 2025 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notional Value (in millions) |  |  | $ 50,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Pay Fixed Rate |  |  | 2.955% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate swap |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notional Value (in millions) |  |  | $ 350,000,000 | $ 150,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative, Number of Instruments Entered | derivative |  |  | 4 | 4 | 2 |  |  |  |  |
Level 1 | Prepaid expenses and other current assets | Interest rate swap |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate swap not designated as a hedging instrument |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |
Interest rate swaps designated as hedging instruments |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |  | $ 0 |
Level 1 | Other Assets | Interest rate swap |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate swaps designated as hedging instruments |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |  | 0 |
Level 1 | Mutual funds | Prepaid expenses and other current assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate swaps designated as hedging instruments |  |  |  |  |  | 1,541,000 |  |  |  |
Level 1 | Mutual funds | Other Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate swaps designated as hedging instruments |  |  |  |  |  | 1,856,000 |  |  |  |
Level 2 | Prepaid expenses and other current assets | Interest rate swap |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate swap not designated as a hedging instrument |  |  |  |  |  | 570,000 |  |  |  |
Interest rate swaps designated as hedging instruments |  |  |  |  |  | 1,148,000 |  |  | 1,459,000 |
Level 2 | Other Assets | Interest rate swap |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate swaps designated as hedging instruments |  |  |  |  |  | 5,886,000 |  |  | 5,860,000 |
Level 2 | Mutual funds | Prepaid expenses and other current assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate swaps designated as hedging instruments |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |
Level 2 | Mutual funds | Other Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate swaps designated as hedging instruments |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |
Level 3 | Prepaid expenses and other current assets | Interest rate swap |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate swap not designated as a hedging instrument |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |
Interest rate swaps designated as hedging instruments |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |  | 0 |
Level 3 | Other Assets | Interest rate swap |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate swaps designated as hedging instruments |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |  | 0 |
Level 3 | Mutual funds | Prepaid expenses and other current assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate swaps designated as hedging instruments |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |
Level 3 | Mutual funds | Other Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate swaps designated as hedging instruments |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |  |
Carrying Value |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notes receivable |  |  |  |  |  | 64,240,000 |  |  | 0 |
Long-term debt and capital lease obligations, including current portion |  |  |  |  |  | 2,654,622,000 |  |  | 150,150,000 |
Fair Value |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notes receivable |  |  |  |  |  | 64,240,000 |  |  | 0 |
Long-term debt and capital lease obligations, including current portion |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2,674,688,000 |  |  | $ 155,317,000 |
Subsequent Event | Interest Rate Swap March 2023 - October 2025 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notional Value (in millions) |  | $ 250,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event | Interest Rate Swap October 2021 - October 2024 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notional Value (in millions) | $ 250,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event | Interest rate swap |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative, Number of Instruments Entered | derivative | 3 | 3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Minimum | Subsequent Event | Interest Rate Swap March 2023 - October 2025 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Pay Fixed Rate |  | 2.895% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Minimum | Subsequent Event | Interest Rate Swap October 2021 - October 2024 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Pay Fixed Rate | 2.8084% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum | Subsequent Event | Interest Rate Swap March 2023 - October 2025 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Pay Fixed Rate |  | 2.959% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum | Subsequent Event | Interest Rate Swap October 2021 - October 2024 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Pay Fixed Rate | 2.848% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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