CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Feb. 29, 2020	Aug. 31, 2019
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 132,845	$ 102,653
Short-term restricted cash	93	54
Short-term investments	30,448	17,045
Receivables, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $125 as of February 29, 2020 and $144 as of August 31, 2019, respectively	10,905	9,872
Merchandise inventories	323,022	331,273
Prepaid expenses and other current assets (includes $0 and $2,736 as of February 29, 2020 and August 31, 2019, respectively, for the fair value of derivative instruments)	28,242	30,999
Total current assets	525,555	491,896
Long-term restricted cash	3,831	3,529
Property and equipment, net	706,848	671,151
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net	123,231
Goodwill	45,413	46,101
Other intangibles, net	11,378	12,576
Deferred tax assets	18,823	15,474
Other non-current assets (includes $241 and $0 as of February 29, 2020 and August 31, 2019, respectively, for the fair value of derivative instruments)	52,578	44,987
Investment in unconsolidated affiliates	10,635	10,697
Total Assets	1,498,292	1,296,411
Current Liabilities:
Short-term borrowings	3,579	7,540
Accounts payable	281,098	286,219
Accrued salaries and benefits	25,118	25,401
Deferred income	27,084	25,340
Income taxes payable	7,773	4,637
Other accrued expenses and other current liabilities (includes $45 and $0 as of February 29, 2020 and August 31, 2019, respectively, for the fair value of derivative instruments)	41,824	32,442
Operating lease liabilities, current portion	8,402
Dividends payable	10,719
Long-term debt, current portion	16,247	25,875
Total current liabilities	421,844	407,454
Deferred tax liability	1,718	2,015
Long-term portion of deferred rent		11,198
Long-term income taxes payable, net of current portion	4,784	5,069
Long-term operating lease liabilities	127,042
Long-term debt, net of current portion	113,879	63,711
Other long-term liabilities (includes $3,920 and $2,910 for the fair value of derivative instruments and $5,828 and $5,421 for post-employment plans as of February 29, 2020 and August 31, 2019, respectively)	10,158	8,685
Total Liabilities	679,425	498,132
Stockholders' Equity:
Common stock $0.0001 par value, 45,000,000 shares authorized; 31,450,817 and 31,461,359 shares issued and 30,599,058 and 30,538,788 shares outstanding (net of treasury shares) as of February 29, 2020 and August 31, 2019, respectively	3	3
Additional paid-in capital	441,372	443,084
Tax benefit from stock-based compensation	11,486	11,486
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(152,573)	(144,339)
Retained earnings	549,703	525,804
Less: treasury stock at cost, 851,759 shares as of February 29, 2020 and 924,332 shares as of August 31, 2019	(32,098)	(38,687)
Total stockholders' equity attributable to PriceSmart, Inc. stockholders	817,893	797,351
Noncontrolling interest in consolidated subsidiaries	974	928
Total stockholders' equity	818,867	798,279
Total Liabilities and Equity	$ 1,498,292	$ 1,296,411