REVENUE RECOGNITION (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Aug. 31, 2023

Revenue from Contract with Customer [Abstract]

Contract Performance Liabilities

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

	Contract Liabilities
	August 31, 2023		August 31, 2022
Deferred membership income	$	31,079	$	28,000
Other contract performance liabilities	$	12,347	$	10,473

Disaggregated Revenues

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

	Years Ended
	August 31, 2023		August 31, 2022		August 31, 2021
Foods & Sundries	$	2,148,584	$	1,947,734	$	1,736,509
Fresh Foods	1,262,132		1,145,920		1,003,694
Hardlines	454,207		443,311		409,644
Softlines	230,950		227,371		175,505
Other Business	204,833		180,481		140,090
Net Merchandise Sales	$	4,300,706	$	3,944,817	$	3,465,442