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VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS | 12 Months Ended
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VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS [Abstract] |
VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS | ﻿ SCHEDULE II ﻿ PRICESMART, INC. ﻿ VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS (amounts in thousands) ﻿ ﻿ ﻿ ﻿ ﻿ ﻿ ﻿ ﻿ ﻿ ﻿ ﻿
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﻿Year ended August 31, 2017 |  | $ | 7 |  | $ | — |  | $ | 9 |  | $ | (9) |  | $ | 7
﻿Year ended August 31, 2018 |  | $ | 7 |  | $ | 452 |  | $ | 114 |  | $ | (476) |  | $ | 97
﻿Year ended August 31, 2019 |  | $ | 97 |  | $ | — |  | $ | 270 |  | $ | (223) |  | $ | 144

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- Definition The entire disclosure for valuation and qualifying accounts and reserves. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 12 -Subsection 09 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 235 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 4 -Subparagraph (SX 210.12-09) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=26873400&loc=d3e24092-122690 + Details
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