SEGMENTS (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2014 Country		Nov. 30, 2013		Aug. 31, 2014
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of countries and territories	13
Segment Reporting Information
Revenue from external customers	$ 656,021		$ 605,601
Intersegment revenues	0		0
Depreciation and amortization	7,797		6,654
Operating income	36,285		32,359
Net income	20,647		21,432
Property, Plant and Equipment, Additions	29,620		18,288
Long-lived assets (other than deferred tax assets)	541,909		448,226		529,064
Goodwill	36,162		36,289		36,108
Identifiable assets	1,037,132		880,635		938,070
United States Operations
Segment Reporting Information
Revenue from external customers	8,431		5,721
Intersegment revenues	338,328		305,592
Depreciation and amortization	542		572
Operating income	12,133		10,971
Net income	7,593		7,087
Property, Plant and Equipment, Additions	(2,773)	[1]	(426)	[1]
Long-lived assets (other than deferred tax assets)	13,261		10,096		16,584
Goodwill	0		0		0
Identifiable assets	69,240		50,711		91,175
Latin American Operations
Segment Reporting Information
Revenue from external customers	449,199		407,820
Intersegment revenues	0		0
Depreciation and amortization	4,967		3,863
Operating income	16,884		16,499
Net income	7,701		10,613
Property, Plant and Equipment, Additions	29,197		14,761
Long-lived assets (other than deferred tax assets)	414,026		320,827		399,346
Goodwill	31,445		31,461		31,383
Identifiable assets	718,672		588,312		623,644
Caribbean Operations
Segment Reporting Information
Revenue from external customers	198,391		192,060
Intersegment revenues	1,383		1,476
Depreciation and amortization	2,288		2,219
Operating income	7,268		4,889
Net income	5,353		3,732
Property, Plant and Equipment, Additions	3,196		3,953
Long-lived assets (other than deferred tax assets)	114,622		117,303		113,134
Goodwill	4,717		4,828		4,725
Identifiable assets	249,220		241,612		223,251
Reconciling Items
Segment Reporting Information
Revenue from external customers			0
Intersegment revenues	(339,711)	[2]	(307,068)	[2]
Long-lived assets (other than deferred tax assets)	0	[2]	0		0
Goodwill	0	[2]	0		0
Identifiable assets	0	[2]	0		0
Scenario, Previously Reported [Member]
Segment Reporting Information
Long-lived assets (other than deferred tax assets)			448,153		525,902
Identifiable assets			880,562		940,218
Scenario, Previously Reported [Member] | United States Operations
Segment Reporting Information
Long-lived assets (other than deferred tax assets)			10,096		16,488
Identifiable assets			50,711		91,190
Scenario, Previously Reported [Member] | Latin American Operations
Segment Reporting Information
Long-lived assets (other than deferred tax assets)			320,754		396,280
Identifiable assets			588,239		625,777
Scenario, Previously Reported [Member] | Caribbean Operations
Segment Reporting Information
Long-lived assets (other than deferred tax assets)			117,303		113,134
Identifiable assets			241,612		223,251
Scenario, Reclass [Member]
Segment Reporting Information
Long-lived assets (other than deferred tax assets)			73		3,162
Identifiable assets			73		(2,148)
Scenario, Reclass [Member] | United States Operations
Segment Reporting Information
Long-lived assets (other than deferred tax assets)			0		96
Identifiable assets			0		(15)
Scenario, Reclass [Member] | Latin American Operations
Segment Reporting Information
Long-lived assets (other than deferred tax assets)			73		3,066
Identifiable assets			73		(2,133)
Scenario, Reclass [Member] | Caribbean Operations
Segment Reporting Information
Long-lived assets (other than deferred tax assets)			0		0
Identifiable assets			0		0
Scenario, Actual [Member]
Segment Reporting Information
Long-lived assets (other than deferred tax assets)			448,226		529,064
Identifiable assets			880,635		938,070
Scenario, Actual [Member] | United States Operations
Segment Reporting Information
Long-lived assets (other than deferred tax assets)			10,096		16,584
Identifiable assets			50,711		91,175
Scenario, Actual [Member] | Latin American Operations
Segment Reporting Information
Long-lived assets (other than deferred tax assets)			320,827		399,346
Identifiable assets			588,312		623,644
Scenario, Actual [Member] | Caribbean Operations
Segment Reporting Information
Long-lived assets (other than deferred tax assets)			117,303		113,134
Identifiable assets			$ 241,612		$ 223,251

[1] (2) The decrease in capital expenditures is a result of the transfers of capital assets from this segment to other segments.

[2] (1) The reconciling items reflect the amount eliminated on consolidation of intersegment transactions.