RETIREMENT AND PROFIT SHARING PLANS - Target Allocation for Fiscal 2018 and Weighted-Average Plan Assets Allocations by Asset Category, for Material Defined Benefit Pension Plans (Details)	Aug. 31, 2017	Aug. 31, 2016
UNITED STATES
2018 Target Allocation
2018 Target Allocation	100.00%
Actual Plan Asset Allocation	100.00%	100.00%
UNITED STATES | Equity securities
2018 Target Allocation
2018 Target Allocation	0.00%
Actual Plan Asset Allocation	0.00%	0.00%
UNITED STATES | Debt securities
2018 Target Allocation
2018 Target Allocation	99.00%
Actual Plan Asset Allocation	94.00%	75.00%
UNITED STATES | Cash and short-term investments
2018 Target Allocation
2018 Target Allocation	1.00%
Actual Plan Asset Allocation	6.00%	25.00%
UNITED STATES | Insurance contracts
2018 Target Allocation
2018 Target Allocation	0.00%
Actual Plan Asset Allocation	0.00%	0.00%
UNITED STATES | Other
2018 Target Allocation
2018 Target Allocation	0.00%
Actual Plan Asset Allocation	0.00%	0.00%
Non-U.S. Plans
2018 Target Allocation
2018 Target Allocation	100.00%
Actual Plan Asset Allocation	100.00%	100.00%
Non-U.S. Plans | Equity securities
2018 Target Allocation
2018 Target Allocation	38.00%
Actual Plan Asset Allocation	30.00%	29.00%
Non-U.S. Plans | Debt securities
2018 Target Allocation
2018 Target Allocation	49.00%
Actual Plan Asset Allocation	58.00%	58.00%
Non-U.S. Plans | Cash and short-term investments
2018 Target Allocation
2018 Target Allocation	3.00%
Actual Plan Asset Allocation	2.00%	2.00%
Non-U.S. Plans | Insurance contracts
2018 Target Allocation
2018 Target Allocation	6.00%
Actual Plan Asset Allocation	6.00%	7.00%
Non-U.S. Plans | Other
2018 Target Allocation
2018 Target Allocation	4.00%
Actual Plan Asset Allocation	4.00%	4.00%