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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Aug. 31, 2019
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items] |
Summary of Restricted Cash |
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﻿ |  | August 31, |  | August 31,
﻿ |  | 2019 |  | 2018
﻿Short-term restricted cash: |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Restricted cash for land purchase option agreements |  | $ | 50 |  | $ | 400
﻿Other short-term restricted cash |  |  | 4 |  |  | 5
﻿Total short-term restricted cash |  | $ | 54 |  | $ | 405
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﻿Long-term restricted cash: |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Other long-term restricted cash (1) |  | $ | 3,529 |  | $ | 3,049
﻿Total long-term restricted cash |  | $ | 3,529 |  | $ | 3,049
﻿Total restricted cash |  | $ | 3,583 |  | $ | 3,454
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| (1) |  | Other long-term restricted cash consists mainly of cash deposits held within banking institutions in compliance with federal regulatory requirements in Costa Rica and Panama.
Schedule of Goodwill |
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﻿ |  | August 31,
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﻿Goodwill at August 31, 2018 |  | $ | 46,329
﻿Foreign currency exchange rate changes |  |  | (228)
﻿Goodwill at August 31, 2019 |  | $ | 46,101
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Schedule of Goodwill and Intangibles |
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﻿Other intangibles at August 31, 2018 |  | $ | 14,980
﻿Amortization |  |  | (2,404)
﻿Net other intangibles at August 31, 2019 |  | $ | 12,576
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﻿Total goodwill and other intangibles, net |  | $ | 58,677
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Schedule of Amortization of Intangible Assets |
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﻿Twelve Months Ended August 31, |  | Amount |
﻿2020 |  | $ | 2,411 |
﻿2021 |  |  | 2,404 |
﻿2022 |  |  | 2,404 |
﻿2023 |  |  | 1,373 |
﻿2024 |  |  | 205 |
﻿Thereafter |  |  | 3,779 |
﻿Total |  | $ | 12,576 |
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Summary of Value Added Tax Receivables |
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﻿ |  | 2019 |  | 2018
﻿Prepaid expenses and other current assets |  | $ | 1,639 |  | $ | 5,921
﻿Other non-current assets |  |  | 22,691 |  |  | 19,224
﻿Total amount of VAT receivable reported |  | $ | 24,330 |  | $ | 25,145
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Summary of Income Tax Receivables |
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﻿Prepaid expenses and other current assets |  | $ | 9,009 |  | $ | 6,344
﻿Other non-current assets |  |  | 16,381 |  |  | 18,165
﻿Total amount of income tax receivable reported |  | $ | 25,390 |  | $ | 24,509
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Summary of Carrying Value and Fair Value of Debt |
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﻿ |  | August 31, 2019 |  | August 31, 2018
﻿ |  | Carrying Value |  | Fair Value(1) |  | Carrying Value |  | Fair Value
﻿Long-term debt, including current portion |  | $ | 89,586 |  | $ | 84,833 |  | $ | 102,575 |  | $ | 96,959
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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, 2019 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.
Net Effect of Foreign Currency Translation |
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﻿ |  | Years Ended August 31,
﻿ |  | 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2017
﻿Effect on other comprehensive (loss) income due to foreign currency restatement |  | $ | (19,717) |  | $ | (12,890) |  | $ | (6,297)
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Summary of Foreign Currency Gains and Losses |
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﻿ |  | Years Ended August 31,
﻿ |  | 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2017
﻿Currency gain (loss) |  | $ | (1,476) |  | $ | 192 |  | $ | 1,241
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Aero Post [Member] |
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items] |
Schedule of Joint Ventures |
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﻿Marketplace and Casillero Store-front Joint Ventures |  | Countries |  | Ownership |  | Basis of Presentation
﻿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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