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							54,000
Purchase of treasury stock	(3,997)	(3,997)					$ (3,997)
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)			234,000
Forfeiture of restricted stock awards (in shares)			(5,000)
Stock-based compensation	12,678	12,678		12,678
Dividend paid to stockholders	(13,275)	(13,275)				(13,275)
Dividend payable to stockholders	(13,430)	(13,430)				(13,430)
Net income	81,249	81,230				81,230		19
Other comprehensive income (loss)	(10,637)	(10,640)			(10,640)			3
Sale of Aeropost stock	(604)	287		287				(891)
Ending Balance (in shares) at May. 31, 2022			31,688,000
Ending balance at May. 31, 2022	968,198	968,198	$ 3	477,281	(193,148)	713,444	$ (29,382)	0
Treasury stock, ending balance (in shares) at May. 31, 2022							758,000
Beginning Balance (in shares) at Feb. 28, 2022			31,626,000
Beginning balance at Feb. 28, 2022	953,884		$ 3	473,277	(184,413)	694,186	$ (29,169)
Treasury stock, beginning balance (in shares) at Feb. 28, 2022							755,000
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Purchase of treasury stock							3,000
Purchase of treasury stock	(213)						$ (213)
Issuance of restricted stock award (in shares)			63,000
Forfeiture of restricted stock awards (in shares)			(1,000)
Stock-based compensation	4,004			4,004
Net income	19,258					19,258
Other comprehensive income (loss)	(8,735)				(8,735)
Ending Balance (in shares) at May. 31, 2022			31,688,000
Ending balance at May. 31, 2022	$ 968,198	968,198	$ 3	477,281	(193,148)	713,444	$ (29,382)	0
Treasury stock, ending balance (in shares) at May. 31, 2022							758,000
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							85,000
Purchase of treasury stock	$ (5,993)	(5,993)					$ (5,993)
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)			303,000
Forfeiture of restricted stock awards (in shares)			(59,000)
Stock-based compensation	$ 13,522	13,522		13,522
Dividend paid to stockholders	(14,290)	(14,290)				(14,290)
Dividend payable to stockholders	(14,426)	(14,426)				(14,426)
Net income	93,824	93,824
Other comprehensive income (loss)	$ 25,983	25,983			25,983
Ending Balance (in shares) at May. 31, 2023	31,064,154		31,935,000
Ending balance at May. 31, 2023	$ 1,089,693	1,089,693	$ 3	494,382	(169,603)	802,002	$ (37,091)	0
Treasury stock, ending balance (in shares) at May. 31, 2023	870,670						871,000
Beginning Balance (in shares) at Feb. 28, 2023			31,869,000
Beginning balance at Feb. 28, 2023	$ 1,043,912		$ 3	492,099	(183,703)	772,430	$ (36,917)
Treasury stock, beginning balance (in shares) at Feb. 28, 2023							868,000
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Purchase of treasury stock	0						3,000
Purchase of treasury stock	$ (174)						$ (174)
Issuance of restricted stock award (in shares)			66,000
Stock-based compensation	2,283			2,283
Dividend paid to stockholders	(30)					(30)
Dividend payable to stockholders	30					30
Net income	29,572
Other comprehensive income (loss)	$ 14,100				14,100
Ending Balance (in shares) at May. 31, 2023	31,064,154		31,935,000
Ending balance at May. 31, 2023	$ 1,089,693	$ 1,089,693	$ 3	$ 494,382	$ (169,603)	$ 802,002	$ (37,091)	$ 0
Treasury stock, ending balance (in shares) at May. 31, 2023	870,670						871,000