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SEGMENTS (Summary of Segment Revenues, Operating Costs and Balance Sheet Items) (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
 12 Months Ended
Aug. 31, 2025
Aug. 31, 2024
Aug. 31, 2023
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]      
Revenue from external customers $ 5,270,094 $ 4,913,898 $ 4,411,842
Cost of goods sold 4,355,722 4,066,974 3,652,511
Warehouse club and other operations 498,409 466,457 417,272
General and administrative 183,453 159,523 136,959
Reserve for AMT settlement 0 0 7,179
Separation costs associated with Chief Executive Officer departure 0 0 7,747
Asset impairment and closure costs 0 0 5,658
Operating income 232,510 220,944 184,516
Interest income 10,139 11,049 9,871
Interest expense (11,515) (12,959) (11,020)
Provision for income taxes (58,617) (62,618) (59,951)
Other segment items (24,630) (17,541) (14,211)
Net income 147,887 138,875 109,205
Depreciation, property and equipment (88,161) (82,611) (71,933)
Amortization, Intangibles 0 0 (765)
Long-lived assets (other than deferred tax assets) 1,210,230 1,110,532 1,053,353
Goodwill 43,238 43,197 43,110
Investment in unconsolidated affiliates 6,889 6,882 10,479
Total assets 2,269,157 2,022,694 2,005,608
Capital expenditures, net 154,131 171,542 143,912
United ‎States ‎Operations      
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]      
Revenue from external customers 15,548 39,438 31,741
Central ‎American ‎Operations      
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]      
Revenue from external customers 3,192,159 2,965,772 2,671,083
Caribbean Operations      
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]      
Revenue from external customers 1,443,074 1,352,030 1,269,307
Colombia Operations      
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]      
Revenue from external customers 619,313 556,658 439,711
Operating Segments      
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]      
Total assets 300,177 220,076 302,115
Operating Segments | United ‎States ‎Operations      
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]      
Revenue from external customers 2,001,947 1,798,773 1,570,330
Cost of goods sold 14,364 37,484 30,157
Warehouse club and other operations 0 0 0
General and administrative 179,696 156,260 134,632
Reserve for AMT settlement     0
Separation costs associated with Chief Executive Officer departure     7,747
Asset impairment and closure costs     479
Operating income (18,401) 22,306 27,886
Interest income 1,557 2,382 3,604
Interest expense (1,218) (1,118) (1,165)
Provision for income taxes (19,723) (20,961) (23,283)
Other segment items (1,870) 153 540
Net income (38,687) 5,119 9,961
Depreciation, property and equipment (7,751) (5,963) (5,482)
Amortization, Intangibles     (765)
Long-lived assets (other than deferred tax assets) 90,663 72,727 71,919
Goodwill 8,981 8,981 8,981
Investment in unconsolidated affiliates 0 0 0
Capital expenditures, net 27,477 10,591 10,204
Operating Segments | Central ‎American ‎Operations      
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]      
Revenue from external customers 3,226,359 2,996,873 2,698,792
Cost of goods sold 2,632,429 2,448,195 2,210,719
Warehouse club and other operations 286,736 265,157 240,213
General and administrative 3,447 2,323 1,224
Reserve for AMT settlement     7,179
Separation costs associated with Chief Executive Officer departure     0
Asset impairment and closure costs     877
Operating income 216,588 183,486 148,678
Interest income 6,262 7,291 3,977
Interest expense (3,134) (2,843) (2,664)
Provision for income taxes (29,601) (31,761) (28,045)
Other segment items (5,936) (8,545) (5,975)
Net income 188,269 148,117 116,316
Depreciation, property and equipment (45,111) (42,990) (37,053)
Amortization, Intangibles     0
Long-lived assets (other than deferred tax assets) 659,756 614,382 566,139
Goodwill 24,254 24,193 24,083
Investment in unconsolidated affiliates 6,889 6,882 10,479
Total assets 1,147,392 1,065,493 995,881
Capital expenditures, net 78,241 108,506 79,526
Operating Segments | Caribbean Operations      
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]      
Revenue from external customers 1,450,564 1,357,671 1,274,928
Cost of goods sold 1,187,006 1,111,804 1,043,239
Warehouse club and other operations 143,332 133,723 125,291
General and administrative 134 821 214
Reserve for AMT settlement     0
Separation costs associated with Chief Executive Officer departure     0
Asset impairment and closure costs     4,302
Operating income 89,036 74,875 66,589
Interest income 2,100 1,175 2,135
Interest expense (1,955) (2,719) (3,251)
Provision for income taxes (6,766) (8,880) (9,873)
Other segment items (15,364) (7,235) (7,599)
Net income 65,354 56,438 47,213
Depreciation, property and equipment (22,527) (19,607) (19,188)
Amortization, Intangibles     0
Long-lived assets (other than deferred tax assets) 262,543 224,019 210,000
Goodwill 10,003 10,023 10,046
Investment in unconsolidated affiliates 0 0 0
Total assets 534,654 451,265 425,145
Capital expenditures, net 39,488 38,777 24,234
Operating Segments | Colombia Operations      
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]      
Revenue from external customers 625,806 561,473 444,177
Cost of goods sold 521,923 469,491 368,396
Warehouse club and other operations 68,341 67,577 51,768
General and administrative 176 119 889
Reserve for AMT settlement     0
Separation costs associated with Chief Executive Officer departure     0
Asset impairment and closure costs     0
Operating income 28,588 15,335 8,329
Interest income 220 201 155
Interest expense (5,208) (6,279) (3,940)
Provision for income taxes (2,527) (1,016) 1,250
Other segment items (1,460) (1,914) (1,177)
Net income 16,255 4,224 2,678
Depreciation, property and equipment (12,772) (14,051) (10,210)
Amortization, Intangibles     0
Long-lived assets (other than deferred tax assets) 197,268 199,404 205,295
Goodwill 0 0 0
Investment in unconsolidated affiliates 0 0 0
Total assets 286,934 285,860 282,467
Capital expenditures, net 8,925 13,668 29,948
Reconciling Items      
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]      
Cost of goods sold 0 0 0
Warehouse club and other operations 0 0 0
General and administrative 0 0 0
Reserve for AMT settlement     0
Separation costs associated with Chief Executive Officer departure     0
Asset impairment and closure costs     0
Operating income (83,301) (75,058) (66,966)
Interest income 0 0 0
Interest expense 0 0 0
Provision for income taxes 0 0 0
Other segment items 0 0 0
Net income (83,304) (75,023) (66,963)
Depreciation, property and equipment 0 0 0
Amortization, Intangibles     0
Long-lived assets (other than deferred tax assets) 0 0 0
Goodwill 0 0 0
Investment in unconsolidated affiliates 0 0 0
Total assets 0 0 0
Capital expenditures, net 0 0 0
Corporate And Eliminations      
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]      
Revenue from external customers (2,034,582) (1,800,892) (1,576,385)
Intersegment revenues      
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]      
Revenue from external customers (2,034,582) (1,800,892) (1,576,385)
Cost of goods sold (1,951,281) (1,725,834) (1,509,419)
General and administrative 0 0 0
Interest income (13,009) (9,014) (4,310)
Interest expense 13,006 9,049 4,313
Intersegment revenues | United ‎States ‎Operations      
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]      
Revenue from external customers 1,986,399 1,759,335 1,538,589
Cost of goods sold 1,904,809 1,685,054 1,472,335
General and administrative (78,521) (102,331) (102,906)
Interest income 5,656 4,618 2,454
Interest expense (4,688) (2,261) (75)
Intersegment revenues | Central ‎American ‎Operations      
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]      
Revenue from external customers 34,200 31,101 27,709
Cost of goods sold 33,507 30,385 27,186
General and administrative 53,652 67,327 62,716
Interest income 6,955 4,020 1,603
Interest expense (2,865) (3,531) (1,258)
Intersegment revenues | Caribbean Operations      
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]      
Revenue from external customers 7,490 5,641 5,621
Cost of goods sold 6,620 5,676 5,522
General and administrative 24,436 30,772 29,771
Interest income 398 376 253
Interest expense (2,095) (1,154) (1,041)
Intersegment revenues | Colombia Operations      
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]      
Revenue from external customers 6,493 4,815 4,466
Cost of goods sold 6,345 4,719 4,376
General and administrative 433 4,232 10,419
Interest income 0 0 0
Interest expense (3,358) (2,103) (1,939)
Reconciling Item      
Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Line Items]      
Revenue from external customers $ 0 $ 0 $ 0