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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, 2019 USD ($) country warehouse | May 31, 2018 USD ($) | May 31, 2019 USD ($) country warehouse | May 31, 2018 USD ($) | Aug. 31, 2018 USD ($)
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of stores | warehouse |  | 42 |  |  | 42 |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  | $ 788,556 |  | $ 782,201 | $ 2,422,618 |  | $ 2,388,836 |
Depreciation, Property and equipment |  | 13,195 |  |  | 38,567 |  |  |
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  | 13,566 | 40,365 |  | 38,378 |
Amortization, Intangibles |  | 606 |  |  | 1,798 |  |  |
Operating income (loss) |  | 21,997 |  | 28,429 | 83,203 |  | 98,859 |
Net income (loss) attributable to PriceSmart Inc. |  | 14,096 | [1] | 18,694 | 52,518 | [1] | 55,332 |
Long-lived assets (other than deferred tax assets) |  | 688,158 |  | 659,299 | 688,158 |  | 659,299 | $ 657,062
Intangibles, net |  | 13,182 |  | 15,593 | 13,182 |  | 15,593 | 14,980
Goodwill |  | 46,158 |  | 51,351 | 46,158 |  | 51,351 | 46,329
Total assets |  | 1,261,864 |  | 1,246,470 | 1,261,864 |  | 1,246,470 | 1,216,392
Capital expenditures, net |  | 22,568 |  | 31,068 | 88,556 |  | 76,702 |
Net income attributable to non-controlling interest |  | (27) |  | 22 | 59 |  | 22 |
United States Operations Segment [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  | 17,454 |  | 17,802 | 51,614 |  | 35,087 |
Depreciation, Property and equipment |  | 1,312 |  |  | 3,958 |  |  |
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  | 2,245 |  |  | 5,680 |
Amortization, Intangibles |  | 606 |  |  | 1,798 |  |  |
Operating income (loss) |  | 1,139 |  | (883) | 4,565 |  | 3,354 |
Net income (loss) attributable to PriceSmart Inc. |  | (1,655) | [1] | (2,792) | (3,885) | [1] | (17,182) |
Long-lived assets (other than deferred tax assets) |  | 85,638 |  | 72,343 | 85,638 |  | 72,343 | 67,650
Intangibles, net |  | 13,182 |  | 15,593 | 13,182 |  | 15,593 | 14,980
Goodwill |  | 11,315 |  | 16,033 | 11,315 |  | 16,033 | 11,230
Total assets |  | 152,322 |  | 160,793 | 152,322 |  | 160,793 | 186,174
Capital expenditures, net |  | 143 |  | 3,024 | 3,759 |  | 4,612 |
Central American Operations Segment [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  | 448,118 |  | 451,597 | 1,372,918 |  | 1,397,668 |
Depreciation, Property and equipment |  | 6,200 |  |  | 18,072 |  |  |
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  | 6,050 |  |  | 17,459 |
Operating income (loss) |  | 26,314 |  | 31,257 | 90,681 |  | 100,463 |
Net income (loss) attributable to PriceSmart Inc. |  | 22,725 | [1] | 25,485 | 75,009 | [1] | 82,997 |
Long-lived assets (other than deferred tax assets) |  | 339,950 |  | 312,468 | 339,950 |  | 312,468 | 320,612
Goodwill |  | 24,606 |  | 30,770 | 24,606 |  | 30,770 | 30,646
Total assets |  | 605,399 |  | 562,401 | 605,399 |  | 562,401 | 536,756
Capital expenditures, net |  | 13,322 |  | 12,803 | 56,695 |  | 35,364 |
Caribbean Operations Segment [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue | [2] | 228,586 |  | 214,506 | 702,954 |  | 663,317 |
Depreciation, Property and equipment | [2] | 3,551 |  |  | 10,181 |  |  |
Depreciation and amortization | [2] |  |  | 2,934 |  |  | 8,343 |
Operating income (loss) | [2] | 10,295 |  | 11,538 | 37,346 |  | 36,763 |
Net income (loss) attributable to PriceSmart Inc. | [2] | 9,514 | [1] | 10,074 | 32,536 | [1] | 33,000 |
Long-lived assets (other than deferred tax assets) | [2] | 157,186 |  | 148,789 | 157,186 |  | 148,789 | 150,516
Goodwill | [2] | 10,237 |  | 4,548 | 10,237 |  | 4,548 | 4,453
Total assets | [2] | 331,999 |  | 333,985 | 331,999 |  | 333,985 | 310,411
Capital expenditures, net | [2] | 8,010 |  | 14,368 | 24,271 |  | 33,997 |
Colombia Operations Segment [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  | 94,398 |  | 98,296 | 295,132 |  | 292,764 |
Depreciation, Property and equipment |  | 2,132 |  |  | 6,356 |  |  |
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  | 2,337 |  |  | 6,896 |
Operating income (loss) |  | 3,294 |  | 2,989 | 10,327 |  | 8,198 |
Net income (loss) attributable to PriceSmart Inc. |  | 2,528 | [1] | 2,377 | 8,632 | [1] | 6,414 |
Long-lived assets (other than deferred tax assets) |  | 105,384 |  | 125,699 | 105,384 |  | 125,699 | 118,284
Total assets |  | 172,144 |  | 189,291 | 172,144 |  | 189,291 | $ 183,051
Capital expenditures, net |  | 1,093 |  | 873 | 3,831 |  | 2,729 |
Intersegment [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue | [3] | (289,082) |  | (293,388) | (936,738) |  | (910,072) |
Intersegment [Member] | United States Operations Segment [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  | (284,205) |  | (291,925) | (924,624) |  | (906,114) |
Intersegment [Member] | Central American Operations Segment [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  | (3,401) |  |  | (7,620) |  |  |
Intersegment [Member] | Caribbean Operations Segment [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue | [2] | (1,032) |  | (1,087) | (3,375) |  | (3,265) |
Intersegment [Member] | Colombia Operations Segment [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  | (444) |  | (376) | (1,119) |  | (693) |
Reconciling Items [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating income (loss) | [3] | (19,045) |  | (16,472) | (59,716) |  | (49,919) |
Net income (loss) attributable to PriceSmart Inc. | [3] | (19,016) | [1] | $ (16,450) | (59,774) | [1] | $ (49,897) |
Marketplace And Casillero Store Front [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income attributable to non-controlling interest |  | $ (2,900) |  |  | $ (11,000) |  |  |
Foreign Countries [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of countries | country |  | 12 |  |  | 12 |  |  |
Domestic Territories [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of countries | country |  | 1 |  |  | 1 |  |  |
Domestic Territories [Member] | United States Operations [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of countries | country |  | 1 |  |  | 1 |  |  |
[1] | In March 2018, the Company acquired technology, talent and cross-border logistics infrastructure that operated a marketplace and casillero business. Investments in the technology, talent and infrastructure to expand our omni-channel capabilities, together with the operating results from the marketplace and casillero business, negatively impacted Net income attributable to PriceSmart, Inc. by $2.9 million for the quarter and $11.0 million for the nine months ended May 31, 2019. Management considers this business to be part of its United States operations.
[2] | Management considers its club in the U.S. Virgin Islands to be part of its Caribbean operations.
[3] | The reconciling items reflect the amount eliminated on consolidation of intersegment transactions.

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