REVENUE RECOGNITION (Tables)	3 Months Ended
Nov. 30, 2021
REVENUE RECOGNITION [Abstract]
Contract Performance Liabilities	Contract Liabilities November 30,2021 August 31,2021Deferred membership income$ 26,952 $ 25,951Other contract performance liabilities$ 11,811 $ 7,871
Disaggregated Revenues	Three Months Ended November 30, 2021 November 30, 2020Foods & Sundries$ 470,950 $ 418,374Fresh Foods 269,677 235,289Hardlines 111,936 112,785Softlines 50,474 40,329Other Business 41,006 31,592Net Merchandise Sales$ 944,043 $ 838,369

Tabular disclosure of receivable, contract asset, and contract liability from contract with customer. Includes, but is not limited to, change in contract asset and contract liability.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 606
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 10
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=123351226&loc=SL49130551-203045

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