UNCONSOLIDATED AFFILIATES (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	0 Months Ended	12 Months Ended		0 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	0 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	0 Months Ended
	Sep. 29, 2008	Aug. 31, 2012 sqft	Aug. 31, 2011	Sep. 24, 2008 GolfPark Plaza, S.A sqft	Aug. 31, 2012 GolfPark Plaza, S.A	Sep. 29, 2008 Price Plaza Alajuela, S.A. sqft	Aug. 31, 2012 Price Plaza Alajuela, S.A.	Sep. 29, 2008 Newco2 sqft	Sep. 29, 2011 Note due September 2011	Aug. 31, 2012 Note due September 2011		Aug. 31, 2011 Note due September 2011		Sep. 29, 2008 Note due September 2011
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Ownership Percentage Interest in Joint Venture	50.00%			50.00%	50.00%	50.00%	50.00%	50.00%
Variable Interest Entity, Reporting Entity Involvement, Intial Contirbution		$ 6,809		$ 4,616	$ 4,616	$ 2,193	$ 2,193	$ 424
Square footage of club warehouse		1,932,612		412,594		232,244		53,777
Debt Instrument, Term										3 years				3 years
Long-term Debt		78,659	68,222							0	[1]	473	[1]	473
Long-term debt, present value														409
Extinguishment of Debt, Amount									$ 473

[1] As of August 31, 2011, approximately $473,000 of the Company’s long-term debt, current portion was collateralized by shares that the Company owns in the joint venture, Newco2. (See Note 16 – Unconsolidated Affiliates.) On September 29, 2011, the Company exercised its option to cancel its participation in this joint venture, and the Company was released from the long-term debt.