DEBT (Schedule of Short-Term Borrowings) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Aug. 31, 2023	Aug. 31, 2022
Committed
Short-Term Debt [Line Items]
Total Amount of Facilities	$ 75,000	$ 75,000
Facilities Available	$ 75,000	$ 74,927
Weighted average interest rate	0.00%	0.00%
Uncommitted
Short-Term Debt [Line Items]
Total Amount of Facilities	$ 91,000	$ 91,000
Facilities Available	$ 82,624	$ 80,392
Weighted average interest rate	13.20%	5.30%
Overdraft Used Uncommitted
Short-Term Debt [Line Items]
Total Amount of Facilities	$ 0
Facilities Available	$ 0
Weighted average interest rate	12.00%
Facilities
Short-Term Debt [Line Items]
Total Amount of Facilities	$ 166,000	$ 166,000
Facilities Available	$ 157,624	$ 155,319
Weighted average interest rate	12.70%	5.30%
Short-term Borrowings \| Committed
Short-Term Debt [Line Items]
Facilities Used	$ 0	$ 0
Short-term Borrowings \| Uncommitted
Short-Term Debt [Line Items]
Facilities Used	8,376	10,608
Short-term Borrowings \| Overdraft Used Uncommitted
Short-Term Debt [Line Items]
Facilities Used	303
Short-term Borrowings \| Facilities
Short-Term Debt [Line Items]
Facilities Used	8,679	10,608
Letters of Credit \| Committed
Short-Term Debt [Line Items]
Facilities Used	0	73
Letters of Credit \| Uncommitted
Short-Term Debt [Line Items]
Facilities Used	0	0
Letters of Credit \| Overdraft Used Uncommitted
Short-Term Debt [Line Items]
Facilities Used	0
Letters of Credit \| Facilities
Short-Term Debt [Line Items]
Facilities Used	$ 0	$ 73

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Amount of current borrowing capacity under the credit facility considering any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed (for example, borrowings may be limited by the amount of current assets), but without considering any amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current portion of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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