DEBT (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Nov. 30, 2016

DEBT [Abstract]

Schedule of Short-Term Borrowings

			Facilities Used
	Total Amount		Short-term		Letters of		Facilities		Weighted average
	of Facilities		Borrowings		Credit		Available		interest rate
November 30, 2016	$	67,000	$	12,211	$	8,975	$	44,988	10.3	%
August 31, 2016	$	65,000	$	16,534	$	9,224	$	39,242	10.1	%

Summary of Changes in Long-Term Debt

(Amounts in thousands)	Current portion of long-term debt		Long-term debt (net of current portion)		Total
Balances as of August 31, 2016	$	14,565	$	73,542	$	88,107	(1)
Regularly scheduled loan payments				(3,688)		(3,688)
Translation adjustments on foreign-currency debt of subsidiaries whose functional currency is not the U.S. dollar (2)		99		(66)		33
Balances as of November 30, 2016	$	14,664	$	69,788	$	84,452	(3)

⁽¹⁾ The carrying amount on non-cash assets assigned as collateral for this total was $102.4 million.  No cash assets were assigned as collateral for this total.

⁽²⁾ These foreign currency translation adjustments are recorded within Other comprehensive income.

⁽³⁾ The carrying amount on non-cash assets assigned as collateral for this total was $97.9 million.No cash assets were assigned as collateral for this total.

Schedule of Annual Maturities of Long-Term Debt

Twelve Months Ended November 30,	Amount
2017	$	14,084
2018		13,657
2019		23,471
2020		22,902
2021		4,433
Thereafter		1,854
Total (1)	$	80,401

⁽¹⁾ In the case of loans subject to cross-currency interest rate swaps, the Company has used the effective rate to the Company under the applicable derivative obligation as of November 30, 2016 to disclose the future commitments of the related long-term debt.