DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES (Schedule of Interest Rate Derivatives) (Details) - Cash Flow Hedging [Member]	Aug. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Panama $15M Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional amount	$ 14,625,000
Debt instrument, Basis spread on variable rate	3.00%
Derivative, Fixed interest rate	5.99%
Honduras $13.5M Cross Currency Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional amount	$ 13,500,000
Debt instrument, Basis spread on variable rate	3.00%
Derivative, Fixed interest rate	9.75%
Pricesmart $35.7M Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional amount	$ 35,700,000
Debt instrument, Basis spread on variable rate	1.70%
Derivative, Fixed interest rate	3.65%
Costa Rica $7.5M Cross Currency Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional amount	$ 7,500,000
Debt instrument, Basis spread on variable rate	2.50%
Derivative, Fixed interest rate	7.65%
Colombia $15M Cross Currency Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional amount	$ 15,000,000
Debt instrument, Basis spread on variable rate	2.80%
Derivative, Fixed interest rate	8.25%
Panama $10M Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional amount	$ 10,000,000
Debt instrument, Basis spread on variable rate	3.50%
Derivative, Fixed interest rate	5.16%

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 815
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1B
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=109980867&loc=SL5580258-113959

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 815
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1A
-Subparagraph (d)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=109980867&loc=SL5579245-113959

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