SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES, Oil and Gas Lease Payments (Details) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Aug. 31, 2022 USD ($) item	Aug. 31, 2021 USD ($)
Oil and Gas Lease Payments [Abstract]
Number of wells that have been drilled	6
Number of wells placed into service	4
Oil and gas royalty income, net \| $	$ 498	$ 324

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Number of producing oil wells and oil wells capable of production placed into service.

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Number of producing oil wells and oil wells capable of production representing summation of fractional ownership working interest to whole.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Publisher SEC
-Name Regulation S-K (SK)
-Number 229
-Section 1208
-Paragraph (a)

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Ancillary revenue earned during the period from the consideration paid to the entity for the use of its rights and property by another party. Examples include licensing the use of copyrighted materials and leasing the extraction of natural resources.

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 220
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03.7)
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=126953954&loc=SL114868664-224227

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