CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Aug. 31, 2024	Aug. 31, 2023	Aug. 31, 2022
Revenues:
Total revenues	$ 4,913,898	$ 4,411,842	$ 4,066,093
Selling, general and administrative:
Warehouse club and other operations	466,457	417,272	378,161
General and administrative	156,385	134,783	133,185
Reserve for AMT settlement	0	7,179	0
Separation costs associated with Chief Executive Officer departure	0	7,747	0
Pre-opening expenses	970	1,432	1,471
Asset impairment and closure costs	0	5,658	0
Loss on disposal of assets	2,168	744	1,265
Total operating expenses	4,692,954	4,227,326	3,899,027
Operating income	220,944	184,516	167,066
Other expense:
Interest income	11,049	9,871	2,201
Interest expense	(12,959)	(11,020)	(9,611)
Other expense, net	(17,607)	(14,156)	(3,235)
Total other expense	(19,517)	(15,305)	(10,645)
Income before provision for income taxes and income (loss) of unconsolidated affiliates	201,427	169,211	156,421
Provision for income taxes	(62,618)	(59,951)	(51,858)
Income (loss) of unconsolidated affiliates	66	(55)	(10)
Net income	138,875	109,205	104,553
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest	0	0	(19)
Net income attributable to PriceSmart, Inc.	$ 138,875	$ 109,205	$ 104,534
Net income attributable to PriceSmart, Inc. per share available for distribution:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 4.57	$ 3.51	$ 3.38
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 4.57	$ 3.50	$ 3.38
Shares used in per share computations:
Basic (in shares)	30,032	30,763	30,591
Diluted (in shares)	30,032	30,786	30,600
Dividends (in dollars per share)	$ 2.16	$ 0.92	$ 0.86
Net merchandise sales
Revenues:
Total revenues	$ 4,783,119	$ 4,300,706	$ 3,944,817
Cost of goods sold:
Cost of goods sold	4,029,490	3,622,354	3,340,062
Export sales
Revenues:
Total revenues	39,438	31,741	45,217
Cost of goods sold:
Cost of goods sold	37,484	30,157	43,074
Membership income
Revenues:
Total revenues	75,240	66,048	60,887
Other revenue and income
Revenues:
Total revenues	16,101	13,347	15,172
Non-merchandise
Cost of goods sold:
Cost of goods sold	$ 0	$ 0	$ 1,809