DEBT (Schedule of Changes in Long-Term Debt) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Feb. 28, 2025	Feb. 29, 2024	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	$ 16,500
Repayments of long-term debt:
Current portion of long-term debt	(19,770)
Long-term debt (net of current portion)	(8,528)
Total	(28,298)	$ (16,383)
Reclassifications of long-term debt due in the next 12 months
Current portion of long-term debt	470
Long-term debt (net of current portion)	(470)
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	(116)
Long-term debt (net of current portion)	(276)
Total	(392)
Current portion of long-term debt	18,261
Long-term debt (net of current portion)	88,850
Total	107,111
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	126,700		$ 155,100
Cash Assets
Translation adjustments on foreign currency debt of subsidiaries whose functional currency is not the U.S. dollar
Collateral amount	$ 5,800		$ 1,700