SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Aug. 31, 2020

Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]

Summary of Restricted Cash

	August 31,		August 31,
	2020		2019
Short-term restricted cash	$	185	$	54
Long-term restricted cash (1)		4,105		3,529
Total restricted cash	$	4,290	$	3,583

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

Schedule of Goodwill

	Amount
Goodwill at August 31, 2019	$	46,101
Foreign currency exchange rate changes		(895)
Goodwill at August 31, 2020	$	45,206

Schedule of Goodwill and Intangibles

	Amount
Other intangibles at August 31, 2019	$	12,576
Amortization		(2,410)
Net other intangibles at August 31, 2020	$	10,166
Total goodwill and other intangibles, net at August 31, 2020	$	55,372

Schedule of Amortization of Intangible Assets

Twelve Months Ended August 31,	Amount
2021	$	2,404
2022		2,404
2023		1,373
2024		205
2025		204
Thereafter		3,576
Total	$	10,166

Summary of Value Added Tax Receivables

	August 31,		August 31,
	2020		2019
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	$	1,749	$	1,639
Other non-current assets		25,851		22,691
Total amount of VAT receivables reported	$	27,600	$	24,330

Summary of Income Tax Receivables

	August 31,		August 31,
	2020		2019
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	$	10,944	$	9,009
Other non-current assets		20,116		16,381
Total amount of income tax receivables reported	$	31,060	$	25,390

Summary of Carrying Value and Fair Value of Debt

	August 31, 2020				August 31, 2019
	Carrying ‎Value		Fair ‎Value(1)		Carrying ‎Value		Fair Value
Long-term debt, including current portion	$	132,047	$	124,085	$	89,586	$	84,833

⁽¹⁾The Company has disclosed the fair value of long-term debt, including debt for which it has entered into cross-currency interest rate swaps, using the derivative obligation as of August 31, 2020 to estimate the fair value of long-term debt, which includes the effects that the cross-currency interest rate swaps have had on the fair value of long-term debt.

Net Effect of Foreign Currency Translation

	Years Ended August 31,
	2020		2019		2018
Effect on other comprehensive loss due to foreign currency restatement	$	(29,413)	$	(19,717)	$	(12,890)

Summary of Foreign Currency Gains (Losses)

	Years Ended August 31,
	2020		2019		2018
Currency gain (loss)	$	(1,370)	$	(1,476)	$	192

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)

⁽¹⁾Joint venture interests are recorded as investment in unconsolidated affiliates on the consolidated balance sheets.

Marketplace And Casillero Store Front [Member]

Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]

Schedule of Joint Ventures

Marketplace and Casillero Store-front Joint Ventures	Countries	Ownership		Basis of ‎Presentation
Guatemala	Guatemala	60.0	%	Consolidated
Tortola	British Virgin Islands	50.0	%	Consolidated
Trinidad	Trinidad	50.0	%	Consolidated