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COMPANY OVERVIEW AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION (Narrative) (Details) | Mar. 31, 2021 warehouse | Dec. 31, 2020 warehouse | Dec. 04, 2020 warehouse | Nov. 30, 2020 warehouse country
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Company Overview And Basis Of Presentation [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Number of stores |  |  |  | 46
Number of countries | country |  |  |  | 13
Ownership interest |  |  |  | 100.00%
Colombia [Member] |  |  |  |
Company Overview And Basis Of Presentation [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Number of stores |  |  |  | 7
Costa Rica [Member] |  |  |  |
Company Overview And Basis Of Presentation [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Number of stores |  |  |  | 8
Panama [Member] |  |  |  |
Company Overview And Basis Of Presentation [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Number of stores |  |  |  | 7
Trinidad [Member] |  |  |  |
Company Overview And Basis Of Presentation [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Number of stores |  |  |  | 4
Dominican Republic [Member] |  |  |  |
Company Overview And Basis Of Presentation [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Number of stores |  |  |  | 5
Guatemala [Member] |  |  |  |
Company Overview And Basis Of Presentation [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Number of stores |  |  |  | 4
Honduras [Member] |  |  |  |
Company Overview And Basis Of Presentation [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Number of stores |  |  |  | 3
El Salvador [Member] |  |  |  |
Company Overview And Basis Of Presentation [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Number of stores |  |  |  | 2
Nicaragua [Member] |  |  |  |
Company Overview And Basis Of Presentation [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Number of stores |  |  |  | 2
Aruba [Member] |  |  |  |
Company Overview And Basis Of Presentation [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Number of stores |  |  |  | 1
Barbados [Member] |  |  |  |
Company Overview And Basis Of Presentation [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Number of stores |  |  |  | 1
Jamaica [Member] |  |  |  |
Company Overview And Basis Of Presentation [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Number of stores |  |  |  | 1
United States Virgin Islands [Member] |  |  |  |
Company Overview And Basis Of Presentation [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Number of stores |  |  |  | 1
Bogota, Columbia |  |  |  |
Company Overview And Basis Of Presentation [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Number of stores |  |  | 47 |
Scenario, Forecast [Member] |  |  |  |
Company Overview And Basis Of Presentation [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Number of stores | 49 |  |  |
Scenario, Forecast [Member] | Colombia [Member] |  |  |  |
Company Overview And Basis Of Presentation [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Number of stores |  | 8 |  |
Scenario, Forecast [Member] | Bogota, Columbia |  |  |  |
Company Overview And Basis Of Presentation [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Number of stores |  | 3 |  |
Scenario, Forecast [Member] | Guatemala And Guatemala [Member] |  |  |  |
Company Overview And Basis Of Presentation [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Number of stores | 2 |  |  |
Foreign Countries [Member] |  |  |  |
Company Overview And Basis Of Presentation [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Number of countries | country |  |  |  | 12
Domestic Territories [Member] | United States Operations [Member] |  |  |  |
Company Overview And Basis Of Presentation [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Number of countries | country |  |  |  | 1
Aeropost, Inc [Member] | Latin America [Member] |  |  |  |
Company Overview And Basis Of Presentation [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Number of countries | country |  |  |  | 38

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