CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Total	Total Stockholders' Equity Attributable to PriceSmart, Inc.	Common Stock	Additional Paid-in Capital	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss	Retained Earnings	Treasury Stock	Noncontrolling Interest
Beginning Balance (in shares) at Aug. 31, 2021			31,468,000
Beginning balance at Aug. 31, 2021	$ 916,214	$ 915,345	$ 3	$ 465,015	$ (182,508)	$ 658,919	$ (26,084)	$ 869
Treasury stock, beginning balance (in shares) at Aug. 31, 2021							713,000
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Purchase of treasury stock (in shares)							51,000
Purchase of treasury stock	(3,784)	(3,784)					$ (3,784)
Issuance of treasury stock (in shares)			(9,000)				(9,000)
Issuance of treasury stock	0	0		(699)			$ 699
Issuance of restricted stock award (in shares)			171,000
Forfeiture of restricted stock awards (in shares)			(4,000)
Stock-based compensation	8,674	8,674		8,674
Dividend paid to stockholders	(13,275)	(13,275)				(13,275)
Dividend payable to stockholders	(13,430)	(13,430)				(13,430)
Net income	61,991	61,972				61,972		19
Other comprehensive income (loss)	(1,902)	(1,905)			(1,905)			3
Sale of Aeropost stock	(604)	287		287				(891)
Ending Balance (in shares) at Feb. 28, 2022			31,626,000
Ending balance at Feb. 28, 2022	953,884	953,884	$ 3	473,277	(184,413)	694,186	$ (29,169)	0
Treasury stock, ending balance (in shares) at Feb. 28, 2022							755,000
Beginning Balance (in shares) at Nov. 30, 2021			31,598,000
Beginning balance at Nov. 30, 2021	942,146		$ 3	469,170	(188,639)	689,430	$ (27,818)
Treasury stock, beginning balance (in shares) at Nov. 30, 2021							736,000
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Purchase of treasury stock (in shares)							19,000
Purchase of treasury stock	(1,351)						$ (1,351)
Issuance of restricted stock award (in shares)			31,000
Forfeiture of restricted stock awards (in shares)			(3,000)
Stock-based compensation	4,107			4,107
Dividend paid to stockholders	(13,275)					(13,275)
Dividend payable to stockholders	(13,430)					(13,430)
Net income	31,461					31,461
Other comprehensive income (loss)	4,226				4,226
Ending Balance (in shares) at Feb. 28, 2022			31,626,000
Ending balance at Feb. 28, 2022	$ 953,884	953,884	$ 3	473,277	(184,413)	694,186	$ (29,169)	0
Treasury stock, ending balance (in shares) at Feb. 28, 2022							755,000
Beginning Balance (in shares) at Aug. 31, 2022	30,904,826		31,698,000
Beginning balance at Aug. 31, 2022	$ 991,073	991,073	$ 3	481,406	(195,586)	736,894	$ (31,644)
Treasury stock, beginning balance (in shares) at Aug. 31, 2022	792,764						793,000
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Purchase of treasury stock (in shares)							82,000
Purchase of treasury stock	$ (5,819)	(5,819)					$ (5,819)
Issuance of treasury stock (in shares)	(7,000)		(7,000)				(7,000)
Issuance of treasury stock				(546)			$ 546
Issuance of restricted stock award (in shares)			237,000
Forfeiture of restricted stock awards (in shares)			(59,000)
Stock-based compensation	$ 11,239	11,239		11,239
Dividend paid to stockholders	(14,260)	(14,260)				(14,260)
Dividend payable to stockholders	(14,456)	(14,456)				(14,456)
Net income	64,252	64,252				64,252
Other comprehensive income (loss)	$ 11,883	11,883			11,883
Ending Balance (in shares) at Feb. 28, 2023	31,001,117		31,869,000
Ending balance at Feb. 28, 2023	$ 1,043,912	1,043,912	$ 3	492,099	(183,703)	772,430	$ (36,917)	0
Treasury stock, ending balance (in shares) at Feb. 28, 2023	868,276						868,000
Beginning Balance (in shares) at Nov. 30, 2022			31,858,000
Beginning balance at Nov. 30, 2022	$ 1,026,363		$ 3	485,096	(196,137)	769,799	$ (32,398)
Treasury stock, beginning balance (in shares) at Nov. 30, 2022							807,000
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Purchase of treasury stock (in shares)							61,000
Purchase of treasury stock	(4,519)						$ (4,519)
Issuance of restricted stock award (in shares)			63,000
Forfeiture of restricted stock awards (in shares)			(52,000)
Stock-based compensation	7,003			7,003
Dividend paid to stockholders	(14,260)					(14,260)
Dividend payable to stockholders	(14,456)					(14,456)
Net income	31,347					31,347
Other comprehensive income (loss)	$ 12,434				12,434
Ending Balance (in shares) at Feb. 28, 2023	31,001,117		31,869,000
Ending balance at Feb. 28, 2023	$ 1,043,912	$ 1,043,912	$ 3	$ 492,099	$ (183,703)	$ 772,430	$ (36,917)	$ 0
Treasury stock, ending balance (in shares) at Feb. 28, 2023	868,276						868,000