INCOME TAXES - Reconciliation of U.S. Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate to Effective Income Tax Rate (Details)		12 Months Ended
		Aug. 31, 2017	Aug. 31, 2016	Aug. 31, 2015
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
U.S. federal statutory income tax rate		35.00%	35.00%	35.00%
U.S. state and local taxes, net		1.30%	1.10%	1.30%
Non-U.S. operations taxed at lower rates		(18.00%)	(12.00%)	(15.40%)
Final determinations (1)	[1]	(3.60%)	(2.10%)	(5.10%)
Other net activity in unrecognized tax benefits		8.40%	2.70%	3.20%
Change in indefinite reinvestment assertion		(0.60%)	(0.60%)	5.60%
Divestitures		0.00%	(3.40%)	0.00%
Excess tax benefits from share based payments		(2.70%)	0.00%	0.00%
Other, net		1.50%	1.70%	1.20%
Effective income tax rate		21.30%	22.40%	25.80%

[1] Final determinations include final agreements with tax authorities and expirations of statutes of limitations.