DEBT (Schedule of Changes in Long-Term Debt) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	May 31, 2025	May 31, 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 long-term debt received during the period:
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	(21,562)
Long-term debt (net of current portion)	(11,180)
Total	(32,742)	$ (21,433)
Reclassifications of long-term debt due in the next 12 months
Current portion of long-term debt	772
Long-term debt (net of current portion)	(772)
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	68
Long-term debt (net of current portion)	(2)
Total	66
Current portion of long-term debt	16,955
Long-term debt (net of current portion)	86,170
Total	103,125
Trinidad subsidiary
Proceeds from long-term debt received during the period:
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	122,600		$ 155,100
Cash Assets
Translation adjustments on foreign currency debt of subsidiaries whose functional currency is not the U.S. dollar
Collateral amount	$ 5,500		$ 1,700