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SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Aug. 31, 2017
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]  
Summary of Share-Based Compensation
 
Fiscal
 
2017
 
2016
 
2015
Total share-based compensation expense included in Net income
$
795,235

 
$
758,176

 
$
680,329

Income tax benefit related to share-based compensation included in Net income (1)
349,114

 
236,423

 
212,019
Restricted Share Units
2017 was as follows:
 
Number of Restricted
Share Units
 
Weighted Average
Grant-Date Fair Value
Nonvested balance as of August 31, 2016
21,963,705

 
$
85.81

Granted (1)
9,414,391

 
117.72

Vested (2)
(9,005,407
)
 
121.14

Forfeited
(1,343,647
)
 
92.48

Nonvested balance as of August 31, 2017
21,029,042

 
$
101.88


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(1)
The weighted average grant-date fair value for restricted share units granted for fiscal 2017, 2016 and 2015 was $117.72, $105.16 and $89.63, respectively.
(2)
The total grant-date fair value of restricted share units vested for fiscal 2017, 2016 and 2015 was $1,090,943, $796,620 and $581,936, respectively.