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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Aug. 31, 2018
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items] |
Schedule of Goodwill |
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﻿ |  | 2018
﻿Goodwill at August 31, 2017 |  | $ | 35,642
﻿Foreign currency exchange rate changes |  |  | (543)
﻿Aeropost acquisition - see Note 15 |  |  | 11,230
﻿Goodwill at August 31, 2018 |  | $ | 46,329
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Schedule of Goodwill and Intangibles |
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﻿Other intangibles at August 31, 2017 |  | $ | —
﻿Trade name |  |  | 5,100
﻿Developed technology |  |  | 11,000
﻿Other intangibles at August 31, 2018 |  | $ | 16,100
﻿Amortization |  |  | (1,120)
﻿Net other intangibles at August 31, 2018 |  | $ | 14,980
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﻿Total goodwill and other intangibles, net |  | $ | 61,309
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Schedule of Amortization of Intangible Assets |
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﻿Twelve Month Ended August 31 |  | Amount |
﻿2019 |  | $ | 2,404 |
﻿2020 |  |  | 2,411 |
﻿2021 |  |  | 2,404 |
﻿2022 |  |  | 2,404 |
﻿2023 |  |  | 1,373 |
﻿Thereafter |  |  | 3,984 |
﻿Total |  | $ | 14,980 |
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Summary of Value Added Tax Receivables |
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﻿Prepaid expenses and other current assets |  | $ | 5,921 |  | $ | 6,650
﻿Other non-current assets |  |  | 19,224 |  |  | 24,904
﻿Total amount of VAT receivable reported |  | $ | 25,145 |  | $ | 31,554
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Summary of Income Tax Receivables |
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﻿Prepaid expenses and other current assets |  | $ | 6,344 |  | $ | 6,403
﻿Other non-current assets |  |  | 18,165 |  |  | 10,492
﻿Total amount of income tax receivable reported |  | $ | 24,509 |  | $ | 16,895
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Summary of Carrying Value and Fair Value of Debt |
﻿ |  | August 31, 2018 |  | August 31, 2017
﻿ |  | Carrying Value |  | Fair Value(1) |  | Carrying Value |  | Fair Value
﻿Long-term debt, including current portion |  | $ | 102,575 |  | $ | 96,959 |  | $ | 106,297 |  | $ | 102,911
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| (1) |  | The Company has disclosed the fair value of long-term debt, including debt for which it has entered into cross-currency interest rate swaps, using the derivative obligation as of August 31, 2018 to estimate the fair value of long-term debt, which includes the effects that the cross-currency interest rate swaps have had on the fair value of long-term debt.
Summary of Foreign Currency Gains and Losses |
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﻿ |  | Years Ended August 31,
﻿ |  | 2018 |  | 2017 |  | 2016
﻿Currency gain (loss) |  | $ | 192 |  | $ | 1,241 |  | $ | (899)
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Net Effect of Foreign Currency Translation |
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﻿ |  | Years Ended August 31,
﻿ |  | 2018 |  | 2017 |  | 2016
﻿Effect on other comprehensive (loss) income due to foreign currency restatement |  | $ | (12,890) |  | $ | (6,297) |  | $ | (1,702)
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Aero Post [Member] |
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items] |
Schedule of Joint Ventures |
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﻿Aeropost Store-front Joint Ventures |  | Countries |  | Ownership |  | Basis of Presentation
﻿El Salvador |  | EL Salvador |  | 60.0 | % |  | Consolidated
﻿Guatemala |  | Guatemala |  | 60.0 | % |  | Consolidated
﻿Tortola |  | British Virgin Islands |  | 50.0 | % |  | Consolidated
﻿Trinidad |  | Trinidad |  | 50.0 | % |  | Consolidated
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Real Estate Development [Member] |
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items] |
Schedule of Joint Ventures | ﻿ ﻿
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﻿Real Estate Development Joint Ventures |  | Countries |  | Ownership |  | Basis of Presentation
﻿GolfPark Plaza, S.A. |  | Panama |  | 50.0 | % |  | Equity(1)
﻿Price Plaza Alajuela PPA, S.A. |  | Costa Rica |  | 50.0 | % |  | Equity(1)
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| (1) |  | Joint venture interests are recorded as investment in unconsolidated affiliates on the consolidated balance sheets.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for the aggregate amount of goodwill and a description of intangible assets, which may include (a) for amortizable intangible assets (also referred to as finite-lived intangible assets), the carrying amount, the amount of any significant residual value, and the weighted-average amortization period, (b) for intangible assets not subject to amortization (also referred to as indefinite-lived intangible assets), the carrying amount, and (c) the amount of research and development assets acquired and written off in the period, including the line item in the income statement in which the amounts written off are aggregated, if not readily apparent from the income statement. Also discloses (a) for amortizable intangibles assets in total and by major class, the gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization, the total amortization expense for the period, and the estimated aggregate amortization expense for each of the five succeeding fiscal years, (b) for intangible assets not subject to amortization the carrying amount in total and by major class, and (c) for goodwill, in total and for each reportable segment, the changes in the carrying amount of goodwill during the period (including the aggregate amount of goodwill acquired, the aggregate amount of impairment losses recognized, and the amount of goodwill included in the gain (loss) on disposal of a reporting unit). If any part of goodwill has not been allocated to a reportable segment, discloses the unallocated amount and the reasons for not allocating. For each impairment loss recognized related to an intangible asset (excluding goodwill), discloses: (a) a description of the impaired intangible asset and the facts and circumstances leading to the impairment, (b) the amount of the impairment loss and the method for determining fair value, (c) the caption in the income statement or the statement of activities in which the impairment loss is aggregated, and (d) the segment in which the impaired intangible asset is reported. For each goodwill impairment loss recognized, discloses: (a) a description of the facts and circumstances leading to the impairment, (b) the amount of the impairment loss and the method of determining the fair value of the associated reporting unit, and (c) if a recognized impairment loss is an estimate not finalized and the reasons why the estimate is not final. May also disclose the nature and amount of any significant adjustments made to a previous estimate of an impairment loss. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 350 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/topic&trid=2144416 + Details
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