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ACQUISITION (Pro Forma Financial Information) (Details) - USD ($) | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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May 31, 2019 | May 31, 2018 | May 31, 2019 | May 31, 2018
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Pro forma net income attributable to noncontrolling interest |  | $ (27,000) | $ 22,000 | $ 59,000 | $ 22,000
Pro Forma [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Pro forma total revenues |  |  | 791,413,000 |  | 2,410,581,000
Pro forma net income attributable to PriceSmart, Inc. | [1] |  | 15,778,000 |  | 46,202,000
Pro forma net income attributable to noncontrolling interest |  |  | 124,000 |  | 415,000
Post-combination compensation expense |  |  | 723,000 |  | 2,200,000
Remaining purchase price contingency |  |  | $ 3,800,000 |  | $ 3,800,000
[1] | Includes the pro forma recognition of $723,000 and $2.2 million post-combination compensation expense, which represents three and nine months of continued service amortization required to satisfy the $3.8 million remaining purchase price contingency

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