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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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May 31, 2020
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES [Abstract] |
Schedule of Joint Ventures |
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)
(1)Joint venture interests are recorded as investment in unconsolidated affiliates on the consolidated balance sheets.
Schedule of Consolidated Joint Ventures |
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
Summary of Restricted Cash |
|  | May 31, |  |  | August 31,
|  | 2020 |  |  | 2019
Short-term restricted cash |  | $ | 240 |  |  | $ | 54
Long-term restricted cash (1) |  |  | 3,996 |  |  |  | 3,529
Total restricted cash |  | $ | 4,236 |  |  | $ | 3,583
(1)Long-term restricted cash consists mainly of cash deposits held within banking institutions in compliance with federal regulatory requirements in Costa Rica and Panama.
Summary of Value Added Tax Receivables |
|  | May 31, |  | August 31,
|  | 2020 |  | 2019
Prepaid expenses and other current assets |  | $ | 724 |  | $ | 1,639
Other non-current assets |  |  | 25,235 |  |  | 22,691
Total amount of VAT receivables reported |  | $ | 25,959 |  | $ | 24,330
Summary of Income Tax Receivables |
|  | May 31, |  | August 31,
|  | 2020 |  | 2019
Prepaid expenses and other current assets |  | $ | 8,084 |  | $ | 9,009
Other non-current assets |  |  | 20,652 |  |  | 16,381
Total amount of income tax receivables reported |  | $ | 28,736 |  | $ | 25,390
Net Effect of Foreign Currency Translation |
|  | Three Months Ended |  | Nine Months Ended
|  | May 31, |  | May 31, |  | May 31, |  |  | May 31,
|  | 2020 |  | 2019 |  | 2020 |  |  | 2019
Effect on other comprehensive loss due to foreign currency translation |  | $ | (12,874) |  | $ | (9,697) |  | $ | (19,981) |  | $ | (17,972)
Summary of Foreign Currency Gains (Losses) |
|  | Three Months Ended |  | Nine Months Ended
|  | May 31, |  | May 31, |  | May 31, |  | May 31,
|  | 2020 |  | 2019 |  | 2020 |  | 2019
Currency gain (loss) |  | $ | (1,529) |  | $ | 192 |  | $ | (2,431) |  | $ | (1,930)

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