SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES Income Taxes (Details) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
Aug. 31, 2015	Aug. 31, 2014
Income Taxes Receivable	$ 11,713,000	$ 9,134,000
Payments under appeal [Member]
Payments for Other Taxes		$ 4,200,000
Tax contingencies [Member]
Provisional assessments	5,200,000
Tax contingencies [Member] \| Withholding taxes [Member]
Provisional assessments	2,500,000
Country that does not allow a refund or offset excess income tax against other taxes [Member] \| UNKNOWN COUNTRY
Income Taxes Receivable	691,000
Deferred Tax Assets, Net	$ 1,500,000

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Amount after allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences and carryforwards, net of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable temporary differences.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 740

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

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Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of income taxes previously overpaid to tax authorities (such as U.S. Federal, state and local tax authorities) representing refunds of overpayments or recoveries based on agreed-upon resolutions of disputes. Also called income tax refund receivable.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 210

-SubTopic 10

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-Section 02

-Paragraph 8

-Article 5

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-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 03

-Paragraph 5

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The amount of cash paid during the current period for taxes other than income taxes.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 230

-SubTopic 10

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