STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Aug. 31, 2020



			First Payment				Second Payment
Declared	Amount		Record ‎Date	Date ‎Paid	Amount		Record ‎Date	Date ‎Paid	Amount
2/6/2020	$	0.70	2/15/2020	2/28/2020	$	0.35	8/15/2020	8/31/2020	$	0.35
1/30/2019	$	0.70	2/15/2019	2/28/2019	$	0.35	8/15/2019	8/30/2019	$	0.35
1/24/2018	$	0.70	2/14/2018	2/28/2018	$	0.35	8/15/2018	8/31/2018	$	0.35

Schedule of Components of Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)


	Attributable to		Noncontrolling
	PriceSmart		Interests		Total
Beginning balance, August 31, 2017	$	(110,059)	$	—	$	(110,059)
Foreign currency translation adjustments		(12,890)		(1)		(12,891)
Defined benefit pension plans ⁽¹⁾		(87)		—		(87)
Derivative Instruments ⁽²⁾		1,785		—		1,785
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)		35		—		35
Ending balance, August 31, 2018	$	(121,216)	$	(1)	$	(121,217)
Foreign currency translation adjustments		(19,717)		21		(19,696)
Defined benefit pension plans ⁽¹⁾		(112)		—		(112)
Derivative Instruments ⁽²⁾		(3,369)		—		(3,369)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)		75		—		75
Ending balance, August 31, 2019	$	(144,339)	$	20	$	(144,319)
Foreign currency translation adjustments		(29,413)		114		(29,299)
Defined benefit pension plans ⁽¹⁾		(79)		—		(79)
Derivative Instruments ⁽²⁾		(5,803)		—		(5,803)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)		2,814		—		2,814
Ending balance, August 31, 2020	$	(176,820)	$	134	$	(176,686)

⁽¹⁾Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) related to the minimum pension liability are included in warehouse club and other operations in the Company's Consolidated Statements of Income.

⁽²⁾Refer to Part II. “Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data: Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, Note 13 - Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities.”

Summary of Retained Earnings Not Available for Distribution

August 31,

August 31,

Retained earnings not available for distribution