SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Narrative) (Details) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2023 USD ($) country	Aug. 31, 2023 USD ($) country shares	Aug. 31, 2023 USD ($) country	Aug. 31, 2023 USD ($) award country	Aug. 31, 2023 USD ($) item country	Aug. 31, 2022 USD ($) shares	Aug. 31, 2021 USD ($) shares
Tax Receivables [Line Items]
Money market funds, at fair value		$ 100,200	$ 100,200	$ 100,200	$ 100,200	$ 100,200	$ 6,600
Goodwill and other intangibles, net		43,110	43,110	$ 43,110	43,110	43,110	43,300
Number of countries where method of computing minimum tax payments has changed | country				2
Income taxes receivable		$ 36,925	$ 36,925	$ 36,925	$ 36,925	$ 36,925	$ 32,062
Number of countries with significant VAT receivable balance | country		1	1	1	1	1
Value added tax receivable, receivables		$ 2,300
Number of types of equity awards issued					3	3
Reissued treasury shares (in shares) | shares			6,333				8,314	96,400
Asset impairment charge		4,800
One-time separation charge	$ 7,700
One-time charge, net of tax	7,200
One time separation charge, non-cash charges	4,200
One-time separation charge, other separation costs	$ 3,500
Asset impairment and closure costs		5,658					$ 0	$ 0
Foreign Tax Authority
Tax Receivables [Line Items]
Liability adjustment from settlement with taxing authority		7,200	$ 7,200	$ 7,200	$ 7,200	$ 7,200
Foreign Tax Authority | Year Of Dispute
Tax Receivables [Line Items]
Liability adjustment from settlement with taxing authority		1,000	1,000	1,000	1,000	1,000
Foreign Tax Authority | Year Following The Dispute Year
Tax Receivables [Line Items]
Liability adjustment from settlement with taxing authority		6,200	6,200	6,200	6,200	6,200
Two Countries
Tax Receivables [Line Items]
Income taxes receivable		10,700	10,700	10,700	10,700	10,700	11,000
Deferred tax assets, net		$ 3,700	$ 3,700	$ 3,700	$ 3,700	$ 3,700	$ 3,500