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SEGMENTS (Summary of Segment Revenues, Operating Costs and Balance Sheet Items) (Details) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |  |
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May 31, 2018 USD ($) warehouse country | May 31, 2017 USD ($) | May 31, 2018 USD ($) warehouse country | May 31, 2017 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($) | Aug. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of stores | warehouse |  | 41 |  | 41 |  |  |
Number of countries | country |  | 13 |  | 13 |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  | $ 782,201 | $ 730,258 | $ 2,388,836 | $ 2,263,126 |  |
Depreciation and amortization |  | 13,566 | 11,883 | 38,378 | 34,445 |  |
Operating income |  | 28,429 | 27,626 | 98,859 | 105,407 |  |
Net income (loss) attributable to PriceSmart Inc. |  | 18,694 | 18,838 | 55,332 | 70,926 |  |
Capital expenditures, net |  | 31,068 | 12,016 | 76,702 | 98,419 |  |
Long-lived assets (other than deferred tax assets) |  | 659,299 | 593,616 | 659,299 | 593,616 |  | $ 616,090
Goodwill and intangibles, net |  | 66,944 | 35,632 | 66,944 | 35,632 | $ 32,100 | 35,642
Total assets |  | 1,246,470 | 1,143,876 | 1,246,470 | 1,143,876 |  | 1,177,514
Net income attributable to non-controlling interest |  | 22 |  | 22 |  |  |
United States Operations Segment [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  | 17,802 | 6,455 | 35,087 | 25,381 |  |
Depreciation and amortization |  | 2,245 | 1,788 | 5,680 | 4,837 |  |
Operating income |  | (883) | 245 | 3,354 | 10,166 |  |
Net income (loss) attributable to PriceSmart Inc. |  | (2,792) | (1,795) | (17,182) | 5,998 |  |
Capital expenditures, net |  | 3,024 | 2,336 | 4,612 | 54,465 |  |
Long-lived assets (other than deferred tax assets) |  | 72,343 | 69,141 | 72,343 | 69,141 |  | 70,353
Goodwill and intangibles, net |  | 31,626 |  | 31,626 |  |  |
Total assets |  | 160,793 | 142,643 | 160,793 | 142,643 |  | 147,650
Central American Operations Segment [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  | 451,597 | 438,871 | 1,397,668 | 1,351,099 |  |
Depreciation and amortization |  | 6,050 | 5,142 | 17,459 | 15,146 |  |
Operating income |  | 31,257 | 31,444 | 100,463 | 102,410 |  |
Net income (loss) attributable to PriceSmart Inc. |  | 25,485 | 25,901 | 82,997 | 81,764 |  |
Capital expenditures, net |  | 12,803 | 6,895 | 35,364 | 33,112 |  |
Long-lived assets (other than deferred tax assets) |  | 312,468 | 289,405 | 312,468 | 289,405 |  | 296,915
Goodwill and intangibles, net |  | 30,770 | 31,113 | 30,770 | 31,113 |  | 31,118
Total assets |  | 562,401 | 524,806 | 562,401 | 524,806 |  | 544,683
Caribbean Operations Segment [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  | 214,506 | 201,007 | 663,317 | 627,544 |  |
Depreciation and amortization |  | 2,934 | 2,594 | 8,343 | 7,583 |  |
Operating income |  | 11,538 | 9,706 | 36,763 | 35,531 |  |
Net income (loss) attributable to PriceSmart Inc. |  | 10,074 | 9,251 | 33,000 | 28,333 |  |
Capital expenditures, net |  | 14,368 | 2,015 | 33,997 | 8,554 |  |
Long-lived assets (other than deferred tax assets) |  | 148,789 | 107,542 | 148,789 | 107,542 |  | 122,616
Goodwill and intangibles, net |  | 4,548 | 4,519 | 4,548 | 4,519 |  | 4,524
Total assets |  | 333,985 | 295,431 | 333,985 | 295,431 |  | 303,234
Colombia Operations Segment [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  | 98,296 | 83,925 | 292,764 | 259,102 |  |
Depreciation and amortization |  | 2,337 | 2,359 | 6,896 | 6,879 |  |
Operating income |  | 2,989 | 1,410 | 8,198 | 3,238 |  |
Net income (loss) attributable to PriceSmart Inc. |  | 2,377 | 660 | 6,414 | 769 |  |
Capital expenditures, net |  | 873 | 770 | 2,729 | 2,288 |  |
Long-lived assets (other than deferred tax assets) |  | 125,699 | 127,528 | 125,699 | 127,528 |  | 126,206
Total assets |  | 189,291 | 180,996 | 189,291 | 180,996 |  | $ 181,947
Intersegment [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue | [1],[2] | (293,388) | (260,221) | (910,072) | (851,147) |  |
Intersegment [Member] | United States Operations Segment [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  | (291,925) | (259,337) | (906,114) | (847,368) |  |
Intersegment [Member] | Caribbean Operations Segment [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  | (1,087) | (853) | (3,265) | (3,726) |  |
Intersegment [Member] | Colombia Operations Segment [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  | (376) | (31) | (693) | (53) |  |
Reconciling Items [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating income | [1],[2] | (16,472) | (15,179) | (49,919) | (45,938) |  |
Net income (loss) attributable to PriceSmart Inc. | [1],[2] | $ (16,450) | $ (15,179) | $ (49,897) | $ (45,938) |  |
Aeropost, Inc [Member] | Latin America [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of countries | country |  | 38 |  | 38 |  |  |
[1] | The reconciling items contain a $22,000 adjustment for net income attributable to non-controlling interest.
[2] | The reconciling items reflect the amount eliminated on consolidation of intersegment transactions.

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