SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES Income Tax (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Feb. 28, 2014	Feb. 28, 2013	Feb. 28, 2014	Feb. 28, 2013
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Income tax issue/dispute	$ 2.7
Document Period End Date			Feb. 28, 2014
Federal tax provision at statutory rates	35.00%	35.00%	35.00%	35.00%
State Taxes, net of Federal benefit	0.20%	0.20%	0.30%	0.20%
Differences in foreign tax rates	(5.30%)	(4.70%)	(4.80%)	(4.60%)
Permanent items and other adjustments	(1.80%)	(2.10%)	(0.20%)	(1.30%)
Increase (decrease) in Foreign valuation allowance	0.10%	1.00%	(0.10%)	0.60%
Provision for income taxes	28.20%	29.40%	30.20%	29.90%
changes in foreign income tax rates [Member]
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Effective income tax rate change	0.50%
Deferred tax asset related to current year state taxes [Member]
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Effective income tax rate change	0.90%		0.50%
decrease in taxable losses [Member] [Member]
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Effective income tax rate change	0.80%		0.70%
reversals of tax liability [Member]
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Effective income tax rate change	0.60%