REVENUE RECOGNITION (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Feb. 28, 2023

Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]

Schedule of Contract Performance Liabilities

The following table provides these contract balances from transactions with customers as of the dates listed (in thousands):

	Contract Liabilities
	February 28, 2023		August 31, 2022
Deferred membership income	$	31,128	$	28,000
Other contract performance liabilities	$	20,140	$	10,473

Schedule of Disaggregated Revenues

In the following table, net merchandise sales are disaggregated by merchandise category (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	February 28, 2023		February 28, 2022		February 28, 2023		February 28, 2022
Foods & Sundries	$	552,153	$	492,776	$	1,064,046	$	963,726
Fresh Foods	325,479		289,122		620,766		558,797
Hardlines	119,689		120,335		235,285		232,274
Softlines	66,372		64,561		120,790		115,034
Other Business	52,306		45,102		100,575		86,108
Net Merchandise Sales	$	1,115,999	$	1,011,896	$	2,141,462	$	1,955,939