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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Aug. 31, 2021

Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]

Summary of Restricted Cash

		August 31,				August 31,
		2021				2020
Short-term restricted cash		$	3,647			$	185
Long-term restricted cash			9,772				4,105
Total restricted cash (1)		$	13,419			$	4,290

⁽¹⁾Restricted cash consists mainly of cash deposits held within banking institutions in compliance with federal regulatory requirements in Costa Rica and Panama. In addition, the Company is required to maintain a certificate of deposit and/or security deposits of Trinidad dollars, as measured in U.S. dollars, of approximately $8.6 million with a few of its lenders as compensating balances for several U.S. dollar denominated loans payable over several years. The certificates of deposit will be reduced annually commensurate with the loan balances.

Schedule of Goodwill

		Amount
Goodwill at August 31, 2020		$	45,206
Foreign currency exchange rate changes			(111)
Goodwill at August 31, 2021		$	45,095

Schedule of Goodwill and Intangibles

		Amount
Other intangibles at August 31, 2020		$	10,166
Amortization			(2,404)
Net other intangibles at August 31, 2021		$	7,762
Total goodwill and other intangibles, net at August 31, 2021		$	52,857

Schedule of Amortization of Intangible Assets

Twelve Months Ended August 31,		Amount
2022		$	2,404
2023			1,373
2024			205
2025			204
2026			204
Thereafter			3,372
Total		$	7,762

Summary of Value Added Tax Receivables

		August 31,			August 31,
		2021			2020
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		$	3,173		$	1,749
Other non-current assets			28,437			25,851
Total amount of VAT receivables reported		$	31,610		$	27,600

Summary of Income Tax Receivables

		August 31,			August 31,
		2021			2020
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		$	11,491		$	10,944
Other non-current assets			18,872			20,116
Total amount of income tax receivables reported		$	30,363		$	31,060

Summary of Carrying Value and Fair Value of Debt

		August 31, 2021						August 31, 2020
		Carrying ‎Value			Fair ‎Value(1)			Carrying ‎Value			Fair Value
Long-term debt, including current portion		$	129,505		$	119,646		$	132,047		$	124,085

⁽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, 2021 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

		Years Ended August 31,
		2021			2020			2019
Effect on other comprehensive loss due to foreign currency restatement		$	(7,837)		$	(29,413)		$	(19,717)

Summary of Foreign Currency Gains (Losses)

		Years Ended August 31,
		2021			2020			2019
Currency loss		$	(5,395)		$	(1,370)		$	(1,476)

Real Estate Development [Member]

Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]

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.

Marketplace And Casillero Store Front [Member]

Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]

Schedule of 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

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