CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Nov. 30, 2020	Aug. 31, 2020
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 207,955	$ 299,481
Short-term restricted cash	185	185
Short-term investments	73,980	46,509
Receivables, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $157 as of November 30, 2020 and $147 as of August 31, 2020, respectively	15,150	13,153
Merchandise inventories	373,178	309,509
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	40,103	30,165
Total current assets	710,551	699,002
Long-term restricted cash	4,255	4,105
Property and equipment, net	700,837	692,279
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net	119,316	119,533
Goodwill	45,123	45,206
Other intangibles, net	9,566	10,166
Deferred tax assets	20,246	21,672
Other non-current assets (includes $144 and $872 as of November 30, 2020 and August 31, 2020, respectively, for the fair value of derivative instruments)	57,508	54,260
Investment in unconsolidated affiliates	10,593	10,602
Total Assets	1,677,995	1,656,825
Current Liabilities:
Short-term borrowings	47,349	65,143
Accounts payable	384,086	373,172
Accrued salaries and benefits	28,630	32,946
Deferred income	25,125	23,525
Income taxes payable	9,559	7,727
Other accrued expenses and other current liabilities	35,228	37,731
Operating lease liabilities, current portion	8,649	8,594
Long-term debt, current portion	19,771	19,437
Total current liabilities	558,397	568,275
Deferred tax liability	1,401	1,713
Long-term income taxes payable, net of current portion	5,243	5,132
Long-term operating lease liabilities	124,383	124,181
Long-term debt, net of current portion	108,104	112,610
Other long-term liabilities (includes $5,321 and $4,685 for the fair value of derivative instruments and $6,313 and $6,155 for post-employment plans as of November 30, 2020 and August 31, 2020, respectively)	13,176	12,182
Total Liabilities	810,704	824,093
Stockholders' Equity:
Common stock $0.0001 par value, 45,000,000 shares authorized; 31,395,847 and 31,417,576 shares issued and 30,738,334 and 30,670,712 shares outstanding (net of treasury shares) as of November 30, 2020 and August 31, 2020, respectively	3	3
Additional paid-in capital	450,666	454,455
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(173,658)	(176,820)
Retained earnings	610,224	582,487
Less: treasury stock at cost, 657,513 shares as of November 30, 2020 and 746,864 shares as of August 31, 2020	(21,068)	(28,406)
Total stockholders' equity attributable to PriceSmart, Inc. stockholders	866,167	831,719
Noncontrolling interest in consolidated subsidiaries	1,124	1,013
Total stockholders' equity	867,291	832,732
Total Liabilities and Equity	$ 1,677,995	$ 1,656,825