CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Feb. 28, 2019	Aug. 31, 2018
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 90,261	$ 93,460
Short-term restricted cash	4,464	405
Short-term investments	23,501	32,304
Receivables, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $120 as of February 28, 2019 and $97 as of August 31, 2018, respectively	10,500	8,859
Merchandise inventories	334,899	321,025
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	35,898	31,800
Total current assets	499,523	487,853
Long-term restricted cash	3,352	3,049
Property and equipment, net	626,279	594,403
Goodwill	46,263	46,329
Other intangibles, net	13,788	14,980
Deferred tax assets	11,786	10,166
Other non-current assets (includes $3,611 and $4,364 as of February 28, 2019 and August 31, 2018, respectively, for the fair value of derivative instruments)	46,525	48,854
Investment in unconsolidated affiliates	10,714	10,758
Total Assets	1,258,230	1,216,392
Current Liabilities:
Accounts payable	274,311	255,739
Accrued salaries and benefits	20,219	22,836
Deferred income	24,725	23,018
Income taxes payable	3,793	4,636
Other accrued expenses	32,652	28,281
Dividends payable	10,672
Long-term debt, current portion	26,193	14,855
Total current liabilities	392,565	349,365
Deferred tax liability	2,078	1,894
Long-term portion of deferred rent	9,061	8,885
Long-term income taxes payable, net of current portion	5,081	4,622
Long-term debt, net of current portion	69,793	87,720
Other long-term liabilities (includes $610 and $502 for the fair value of derivative instruments and $5,151 and $4,715 for post-employment plans as of February 28, 2019 and August 31, 2018, respectively)	6,062	5,268
Total Liabilities	484,640	457,754
Stockholders' Equity:
Common stock, $0.0001 par value, 45,000,000 shares authorized; 31,447,055 and 31,372,752 shares issued and 30,495,712 and 30,460,353 shares outstanding (net of treasury shares) as of February 28, 2019 and August 31, 2018, respectively	3	3
Additional paid-in capital	442,273	432,882
Tax benefit from stock-based compensation	11,486	11,486
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(130,110)	(121,216)
Retained earnings	491,032	473,954
Less: treasury stock at cost, 951,343 shares as of February 28, 2019 and 912,399 shares as of August 31, 2018	(41,524)	(39,107)
Total stockholders' equity attributable to PriceSmart, Inc. stockholders	773,160	758,002
Noncontrolling interest in consolidated subsidiaries	430	636
Total stockholders' equity	773,590	758,638
Total Liabilities and Equity	$ 1,258,230	$ 1,216,392