PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT (Summary of Total Interest Capitalized) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Aug. 31, 2020	Aug. 31, 2019	Aug. 31, 2018
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT [Abstract]
Total interest capitalized	$ 12,493	$ 11,581
Interest capitalized	$ 2,190	$ 2,116	$ 1,134

Amount of interest capitalized during the period.

Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 835
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (b)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6450988&loc=d3e26243-108391

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