DEBT (Schedule of Changes in Long-Term Debt) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2024	Nov. 30, 2023	Aug. 31, 2024
Debt [Roll Forward]
Current ‎portion of ‎long-term debt	$ 35,917
Long-term debt (net of current portion)	94,443
Total	130,360
Proceeds from Issuance of Long-Term Debt [Abstract]
Current ‎portion of ‎long-term debt	1,760
Long-term debt (net of current portion)	3,681
Proceeds from long-term bank borrowings	5,441	$ 0
Repayments of long-term debt:
Current portion of long-term debt	(15,832)
Long-term debt (net of current portion)	(4,111)
Total	(19,943)	$ (4,849)
Reclassifications of long-term debt due in the next 12 months
Current portion of long-term debt	225
Long-term debt (net of current portion)	(225)
Total	0
Translation adjustments on foreign currency debt of subsidiaries whose functional currency is not the U.S. dollar
Current portion of long-term debt	(15)
Long-term debt (net of current portion)	(221)
Total	(236)
Current portion of long-term debt	22,055
Long-term debt (net of current portion)	93,567
Total	115,622
Trinidad subsidiary
Proceeds from Issuance of Long-Term Debt [Abstract]
Current ‎portion of ‎long-term debt	1,760
Long-term debt (net of current portion)	3,681
Proceeds from long-term bank borrowings	5,441
Non-cash Assets
Translation adjustments on foreign currency debt of subsidiaries whose functional currency is not the U.S. dollar
Collateral amount	135,000		$ 155,100
Cash Assets
Translation adjustments on foreign currency debt of subsidiaries whose functional currency is not the U.S. dollar
Collateral amount	$ 6,600		$ 1,700