SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Nov. 30, 2018

Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]

Summary of Restricted Cash

	November 30,		August 31,
	2018		2018
Short-term restricted cash:
Restricted cash for land purchase option agreements	$	4,159	$	400
Other short-term restricted cash		5		5
Total short-term restricted cash	$	4,164	$	405
Long-term restricted cash:
Other long-term restricted cash (1)	$	3,175	$	3,049
Total long-term restricted cash	$	3,175	$	3,049
Total restricted cash	$	7,339	$	3,454

⁽¹⁾ Other long-term restricted cash consists mainly of cash deposits held within banking institutions in compliance with federal regulatory requirements in Costa Rica and Panama.

Summary of Value Added Tax Receivables

	November 30,		August 31,
	2018		2018
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	$	5,457	$	5,921
Other non-current assets		20,708		19,224
Total amount of VAT receivables reported	$	26,165	$	25,145

Summary of Income Tax Receivables

	November 30,		August 31,
	2018		2018
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	$	5,359	$	6,344
Other non-current assets		18,626		18,165
Total amount of Income tax receivables reported	$	23,985	$	24,509

Net Effect of Foreign Currency Translation

	Three Months Ended
	November 30,			November 30,
	2018			2017
Effect on other comprehensive (loss) income due to foreign currency translation	$	(13,397)	$	(2,026)

Summary of Foreign Currency Gains and Losses

	Three Months Ended
	November 30,		November 30,
	2018		2017
Currency gain (loss)	$	(1,819)	$	278

Aero Post [Member]

Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]

Schedule of Joint Ventures

Aeropost Store-front Joint Ventures	Countries	Ownership		Basis of Presentation
El Salvador	EL Salvador	60.0	%	Consolidated
Guatemala	Guatemala	60.0	%	Consolidated
Tortola	British Virgin Islands	50.0	%	Consolidated
Trinidad	Trinidad	50.0	%	Consolidated

Real Estate Development [Member]

Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]

Schedule of Joint Ventures

Real Estate Development Joint Ventures	Countries	Ownership		Basis of Presentation
GolfPark Plaza, S.A.	Panama	50.0	%	Equity(1)
Price Plaza Alajuela PPA, S.A.	Costa Rica	50.0	%	Equity(1)

Joint venture interests are recorded as investment in unconsolidated affiliates on the consolidated balance sheets.