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SEGMENTS (Summary of Segment Revenues, Operating Costs and Balance Sheet Items) (Details) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended |  |
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Aug. 31, 2018 USD ($) warehouse country | Aug. 31, 2017 USD ($) | Aug. 31, 2016 USD ($) | May 31, 2018 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($)
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of stores | warehouse |  | 41 |  |  |  |  |
Number of countries | country |  | 13 |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  | $ 3,166,702 |  | $ 2,996,628 | $ 2,905,176 |  |
Depreciation, Property and equipment |  | 51,520 |  | 46,292 | 39,794 |  |
Depreciation and amortization |  | 52,640 |  | 46,292 | 39,794 |  |
Amortization, Intangibles |  | 1,120 |  |  |  |  |
Operating income (loss) |  | 126,052 |  | 136,229 | 136,723 |  |
Interest income from intersegment sources |  | 1,415 |  | 1,809 | 1,307 |  |
Interest expense from intersegment sources |  | 5,072 |  | 6,777 | 5,891 |  |
Provision for income taxes |  | 48,177 |  | 42,018 | 42,849 |  |
Net income (loss) attributable to PriceSmart Inc. |  | 74,328 |  | 90,724 | 88,723 |  |
Long-lived assets (other than deferred tax assets) |  | 657,062 |  | 616,090 | 536,286 |  |
Goodwill and other intangibles, net |  | 61,309 |  | 35,600 |  |  | $ 27,300
Intangibles, net |  | 14,980 |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  | 46,329 |  | 35,642 | 35,637 |  |
Investment in unconsolidated affiliates |  | 10,758 |  | 10,765 | 10,767 |  |
Total assets |  | 1,216,392 |  | 1,177,514 | 1,096,735 |  |
Capital expenditures, net |  | 95,850 |  | 137,024 | 79,694 |  |
Net income attributable to non-controlling interest |  | 75 |  |  |  |  |
United States Operations Segment [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  | 57,445 |  | 34,244 | 33,885 |  |
Depreciation, Property and equipment |  | 7,373 |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  | 6,653 | 4,775 |  |
Amortization, Intangibles |  | 1,120 |  |  |  |  |
Operating income (loss) |  | 2,016 |  | 10,436 | 10,970 |  |
Interest income from intersegment sources |  | 25 |  | 13 | 25 |  |
Interest expense from intersegment sources |  | 1,465 |  | 762 |  |  |
Provision for income taxes |  | 19,977 |  | 9,560 | 10,047 |  |
Net income (loss) attributable to PriceSmart Inc. |  | (19,811) | [1] | 3,893 | 935 |  |
Long-lived assets (other than deferred tax assets) |  | 67,650 |  | 70,353 | 19,222 |  |
Intangibles, net |  | 14,980 |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  | 11,230 |  |  |  |  |
Total assets |  | 186,174 |  | 147,650 | 100,744 |  |
Capital expenditures, net |  | 2,252 |  | 56,229 | 8,617 |  |
Central American Operations Segment [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  | 1,839,810 |  | 1,789,889 | 1,758,853 |  |
Depreciation, Property and equipment |  | 23,391 |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  | 20,252 | 18,673 |  |
Operating income (loss) |  | 130,849 |  | 134,826 | 135,232 |  |
Interest income from intersegment sources |  | 487 |  | 914 | 802 |  |
Interest expense from intersegment sources |  | 3,210 |  | 4,127 | 4,823 |  |
Provision for income taxes |  | 20,767 |  | 23,368 | 23,227 |  |
Net income (loss) attributable to PriceSmart Inc. |  | 107,401 |  | 107,797 | 107,396 |  |
Long-lived assets (other than deferred tax assets) |  | 320,612 |  | 296,915 | 271,039 |  |
Goodwill |  | 30,646 |  | 31,118 | 31,091 |  |
Investment in unconsolidated affiliates |  | 10,758 |  | 10,765 | 10,767 |  |
Total assets |  | 536,756 |  | 544,683 | 515,478 |  |
Capital expenditures, net |  | 50,982 |  | 50,977 | 29,375 |  |
Caribbean Operations Segment [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  | 879,423 |  | 827,920 | 840,648 |  |
Depreciation, Property and equipment |  | 11,596 |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  | 10,205 | 9,907 |  |
Operating income (loss) |  | 48,383 |  | 47,190 | 51,450 |  |
Interest income from intersegment sources |  | 767 |  | 740 | 381 |  |
Interest expense from intersegment sources |  | (353) |  | 548 | 547 |  |
Provision for income taxes |  | 5,624 |  | 7,654 | 8,697 |  |
Net income (loss) attributable to PriceSmart Inc. |  | 44,178 |  | 38,403 | 43,114 |  |
Long-lived assets (other than deferred tax assets) |  | 150,516 |  | 122,616 | 108,426 |  |
Goodwill |  | 4,453 |  | 4,524 | 4,546 |  |
Total assets |  | 310,411 |  | 303,234 | 287,088 |  |
Capital expenditures, net |  | 39,379 |  | 26,586 | 11,402 |  |
Colombia Operations Segment [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  | 390,024 |  | 344,575 | 271,790 |  |
Depreciation, Property and equipment |  | 9,160 |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  | 9,182 | 6,439 |  |
Operating income (loss) |  | 12,086 |  | 4,932 | (5,403) |  |
Interest income from intersegment sources |  | 136 |  | 142 | 99 |  |
Interest expense from intersegment sources |  | 750 |  | 1,340 | 521 |  |
Provision for income taxes |  | 1,809 |  | 1,436 | 878 |  |
Net income (loss) attributable to PriceSmart Inc. |  | 9,917 |  | 1,786 | (7,196) |  |
Long-lived assets (other than deferred tax assets) |  | 118,284 |  | 126,206 | 137,599 |  |
Total assets |  | 183,051 |  | 181,947 | 193,425 |  |
Capital expenditures, net |  | 3,237 |  | 3,232 | 30,300 |  |
Intersegment [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue | [2] | (1,189,995) |  | (1,143,432) | (1,092,618) |  |
Interest income from intersegment sources | [2] | (2,722) |  | (2,167) | (4,017) |  |
Interest expense from intersegment sources | [2] | (2,637) |  | (2,172) | (4,023) |  |
Intersegment [Member] | United States Operations Segment [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  | 1,184,530 |  | 1,138,526 | 1,086,677 |  |
Interest income from intersegment sources |  | 747 |  | 739 | 2,519 |  |
Interest expense from intersegment sources |  | 16 |  | 42 | 61 |  |
Intersegment [Member] | Central American Operations Segment [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest income from intersegment sources |  | 1,245 |  | 882 | 944 |  |
Interest expense from intersegment sources |  | 1,042 |  | 1,106 | 2,059 |  |
Intersegment [Member] | Caribbean Operations Segment [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  | 4,472 |  | 4,796 | 5,941 |  |
Interest income from intersegment sources |  | 730 |  | 546 | 554 |  |
Interest expense from intersegment sources |  | 1,576 |  | 990 | 1,854 |  |
Intersegment [Member] | Colombia Operations Segment [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  | 993 |  | 110 |  |  |
Interest expense from intersegment sources |  | 3 |  | 34 | 49 |  |
Reconciling Items [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating income (loss) | [2] | (67,282) |  | (61,155) | (55,526) |  |
Net income (loss) attributable to PriceSmart Inc. | [2] | (67,357) |  | (61,155) | $ (55,526) |  |
Goodwill | [2] |  |  | $ 0 |  |  |
Aeropost, Inc [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill |  | 11,230 |  |  |  | $ 4,800 |
Net income attributable to non-controlling interest |  | $ (9,800) |  |  |  |  |
Aeropost, Inc [Member] | Latin America [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of countries | country |  | 38 |  |  |  |  |
[1] | On March 15, 2018, the Company acquired Aeropost, Inc. During fiscal year 2018, the consolidated net income attributable to PriceSmart Inc. contained approximately $9.8 million in losses associated with our Aeropost operations and acquisition-related expense.
[2] | The reconciling items reflect the amount eliminated on consolidation of intersegment transactions.

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