DEBT (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
May 31, 2021
Aug. 31, 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Total long-term loans $ 121,848 [1] $ 132,047 [2]
Group of Subsidiaries [Member] | Debt With Covenants [Member]    
Debt Instrument [Line Items]    
Total long-term loans $ 96,000 $ 107,400
[1] The carrying amount of cash and non-cash assets assigned as collateral for these loans was $2.8 million and $143.7 million, respectively.
[2] The carrying amount of non-cash assets assigned as collateral for these loans was $158.6 million. No cash assets were assigned as collateral for these loans.