CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Aug. 31, 2023	Aug. 31, 2022	Aug. 31, 2021
Revenues:
Total revenues	$ 4,411,842	$ 4,066,093	$ 3,619,871
Selling, general and administrative:
Warehouse club and other operations	417,272	378,161	359,221
General and administrative	134,783	133,185	125,416
Reserve for AMT settlement	7,179	0	0
Separation costs associated with Chief Executive Officer departure	7,747	0	0
Pre-opening expenses	1,432	1,471	849
Asset impairment and closure costs	5,658	0	0
Loss on disposal of assets	744	1,265	1,027
Total operating expenses	4,227,326	3,899,027	3,461,851
Operating income	184,516	167,066	158,020
Other expense:
Interest income	9,871	2,201	1,979
Interest expense	(11,020)	(9,611)	(7,210)
Other expense, net	(14,156)	(3,235)	(5,603)
Total other expense	(15,305)	(10,645)	(10,834)
Income before provision for income taxes and loss of unconsolidated affiliates	169,211	156,421	147,186
Provision for income taxes	(59,951)	(51,858)	(48,969)
Loss of unconsolidated affiliates	(55)	(10)	(58)
Net income	109,205	104,553	98,159
Less: net income attributable to noncontrolling interest	0	(19)	(196)
Net income attributable to PriceSmart, Inc.	$ 109,205	$ 104,534	$ 97,963
Net income attributable to PriceSmart, Inc. per share available for distribution:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 3.51	$ 3.38	$ 3.18
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 3.50	$ 3.38	$ 3.18
Shares used in per share computations:
Basic (in shares)	30,763,000	30,591,000	30,403,000
Diluted (in shares)	30,786,000	30,600,000	30,403,000
Dividends (in dollars per share)	$ 0.92	$ 0.86	$ 0.70
Net merchandise sales
Revenues:
Total revenues	$ 4,300,706	$ 3,944,817	$ 3,465,442
Cost of goods sold:
Cost of goods sold	3,622,354	3,340,062	2,912,489
Export sales
Revenues:
Total revenues	31,741	45,217	41,520
Cost of goods sold:
Cost of goods sold	30,157	43,074	39,513
Membership income
Revenues:
Total revenues	66,048	60,887	56,030
Other revenue and income
Revenues:
Total revenues	13,347	15,172	56,879
Non-merchandise
Cost of goods sold:
Cost of goods sold	$ 0	$ 1,809	$ 23,336