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SUBSEQUENT EVENTS (Details) (USD $)
9 Months Ended
May 31, 2015
HONDURAS | Derivative Swaps [Member]  
Subsequent Event [Line Items]  
Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate Description P3M
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate 3.25%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1
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= country_HN
/ us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis
= psmt_DerivativeSwapsMember
Derivative, Notional Amount $ 8,500,000invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_HN
/ us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis
= psmt_DerivativeSwapsMember
Derivative, Fixed Interest Rate 10.75%us-gaap_DerivativeFixedInterestRate
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_HN
/ us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis
= psmt_DerivativeSwapsMember
Line of Credit Facility, Expiration Period 5 years
HONDURAS | Colombia, Pesos | Derivative Swaps [Member]  
Subsequent Event [Line Items]  
Derivative, Notional Amount 185,600,000invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_CurrencyAxis
= currency_HNL
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_HN
/ us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis
= psmt_DerivativeSwapsMember
COLOMBIA | Forward Foreign Exchange Contracts [Member]  
Subsequent Event [Line Items]  
Derivative, Notional Amount 8,000,000invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis
= country_CO
/ us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis
= psmt_ForwardForeignExchangeContractsMember
Banco de America Central [Member] | Loans [Member]  
Subsequent Event [Line Items]  
Repayments of Lines of Credit 8,200,000us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLinesOfCredit
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= psmt_BancodeAmericaCentralMember
/ us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LoansMember
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity 13,700,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= psmt_BancodeAmericaCentralMember
/ us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LoansMember
Line of Credit Facility, Expiration Period 10 years
Grace Period for Loan Payments P24M
Banco de America Central [Member] | Colombia, Pesos | Loans [Member]  
Subsequent Event [Line Items]  
Repayments of Lines of Credit 179,300,000us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLinesOfCredit
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= psmt_BancodeAmericaCentralMember
/ us-gaap_CurrencyAxis
= currency_HNL
/ us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LoansMember
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity 286,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= psmt_BancodeAmericaCentralMember
/ us-gaap_CurrencyAxis
= currency_HNL
/ us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LoansMember
Citibank [Member] | Loans [Member]  
Subsequent Event [Line Items]  
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity $ 8,500,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= psmt_CitibankMember
/ us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LoansMember
Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate Description P3M
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate 3.25%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentBasisSpreadOnVariableRate1
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= psmt_CitibankMember
/ us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LoansMember
Line of Credit Facility, Expiration Period 5 years
Minimum [Member] | Banco de America Central [Member] | Loans [Member]  
Subsequent Event [Line Items]  
Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate at Period End 12.50%us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityInterestRateAtPeriodEnd
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= psmt_BancodeAmericaCentralMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MinimumMember
/ us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LoansMember
Maximum [Member] | Banco de America Central [Member] | Loans [Member]  
Subsequent Event [Line Items]  
Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate at Period End 12.75%us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityInterestRateAtPeriodEnd
/ us-gaap_CreditFacilityAxis
= psmt_BancodeAmericaCentralMember
/ us-gaap_RangeAxis
= us-gaap_MaximumMember
/ us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LoansMember