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RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (Details) | 3 Months Ended |  |
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Nov. 30, 2020 USD ($) Employee BoardMember acre ft | Nov. 30, 2019 USD ($) acre ft | Aug. 31, 2020 USD ($) | Jan. 01, 2020 USD ($)
FFAA [Member] |  |  |  |
Related Party Transactions [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Interest rate | 6.00% |  |  |
Rangeview District [Member] | Water and Wastewater Services [Member] |  |  |  |
Related Party Transactions [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Number of employee board of directors | Employee | 3 |  |  |
Number of independent board of directors | BoardMember | 1 |  |  |
Rangeview District [Member] | Water and Wastewater Services [Member] | Loans Receivable [Member] |  |  |  |
Related Party Transactions [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Maximum borrowing capacity | $ 250,000 |  |  |
Interest rate | 5.25% |  |  |
Maturity date | Dec. 31, 2020 |  |  |
Renewal term | 12 months |  |  |
Rangeview District [Member] | Water and Wastewater Services [Member] | Loans Receivable [Member] | Prime Rate [Member] |  |  |  |
Related Party Transactions [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Basis spread on variable rate | 2.00% |  |  |
Rangeview District [Member] | Water and Wastewater Services [Member] | Notes Receivable [Member] |  |  |  |
Related Party Transactions [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Interest rate | 8.00% |  |  |
Notes receivable | $ 1,100,000 |  | $ 1,100,000 |
Notes receivable, principal | 700,000 |  | 600,000 |
Notes receivable, accrued interest | $ 400,000 |  | $ 500,000 |
Rangeview District [Member] | WISE Partnership [Member] |  |  |  |
Related Party Transactions [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Volume of water purchased | acre ft | 166 | 0 |  |
Purchase of water | $ 300,000 | $ 0 |  |
Water rate |  |  |  | $ 5.77
Investments in the WISE assets | $ 6,100,000 |  |  |
Sky Ranch CAB [Member] |  |  |  |
Related Party Transactions [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Interest rate | 6.00% |  |  |
Remaining reimbursable advances for improvements | $ 21,100,000 |  |  |
Reimbursable advances expensed | 19,300,000 |  |  |
Advances for improvements | 31,600,000 |  |  |
Sky Ranch CAB [Member] | Accrued Liabilities [Member] |  |  |  |
Related Party Transactions [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Remaining reimbursable advances for improvements | 300,000 |  |  |
Sky Ranch CAB [Member] | Accrued Interest [Member] |  |  |  |
Related Party Transactions [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Remaining reimbursable advances for improvements | 1,456,000 |  |  |
Advances for improvements | $ 1,456,000 |  |  |

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