SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Narrative) (Details)	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2024 USD ($)	Feb. 29, 2024	Aug. 31, 2024 USD ($) property shares	Aug. 31, 2023 USD ($) shares	Aug. 31, 2022 USD ($) shares
Tax Receivables [Line Items]
Money market funds, at fair value			$ 7,000,000	$ 100,200,000
Goodwill			43,197,000	43,110,000	$ 43,303,000
Income taxes receivable			$ 43,767,000	36,925,000
Number of countries with significant VAT receivable balance | property			1
Value added tax receivable, receivables				2,300,000
Payments to acquire property, plant, and equipment	$ 33,000,000		$ 168,545,000	142,511,000	120,660,000
Decrease in operating lease, right-of-use asset	8,200,000
Decrease in operating lease, liability net of tax	9,100,000
Property, plant and equipment, gross			1,521,928,000	1,373,079,000
Property, plant, and equipment, potential annual savings	$ 1,100,000
Long-term debt			$ 130,360,000	$ 139,680,000	$ 137,271,000
Reissued treasury shares (in shares) | shares			3,000	6,333	8,314
Asset impairment charge			$ 0
One-time separation charge				$ 7,700,000
One-time charge, net of tax				7,200,000
One time separation charge, non-cash charges				4,200,000
One-time separation charge, other separation costs				3,500,000
Asset impairment and closure costs			0	5,658,000	$ 0
Via Brasil Club
Tax Receivables [Line Items]
Debt instrument, term	15 years	15 years
Interest payable, current			1,000,000
Land
Tax Receivables [Line Items]
Property, plant, nd equipment, percentage of allocated purchase price	88.70%
Property, plant and equipment, gross	$ 28,200,000		278,115,000	238,374,000
Building
Tax Receivables [Line Items]
Property, plant, nd equipment, percentage of allocated purchase price	11.30%
Property, plant and equipment, gross	$ 3,900,000
Leasehold Improvements
Tax Receivables [Line Items]
Property, plant and equipment, gross	$ 8,600,000
Foreign Tax Jurisdiction
Tax Receivables [Line Items]
Liability adjustment from settlement with taxing authority				7,200,000
Foreign Tax Jurisdiction | Year Of Dispute
Tax Receivables [Line Items]
Liability adjustment from settlement with taxing authority				1,000,000
Foreign Tax Jurisdiction | Year Following The Dispute Year
Tax Receivables [Line Items]
Liability adjustment from settlement with taxing authority				6,200,000
Two Countries
Tax Receivables [Line Items]
Income taxes receivable			10,900,000	10,700,000
Deferred tax assets, net			$ 3,400,000	$ 3,200,000