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SEGMENTS - Schedule of Segment Revenues, Operating Costs and Balance Sheet Items (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
 3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
May 31, 2026
May 31, 2025
May 31, 2026
May 31, 2025
Aug. 31, 2025
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]          
Total revenues $ 1,481,793 $ 1,317,289 $ 4,360,050 $ 3,939,119  
Cost of goods sold 1,219,574 1,087,637 3,588,373 3,256,662  
Warehouse club and other operations 144,302 125,745 415,581 367,832  
General and administrative 52,276 47,677 152,108 134,865  
Operating income (loss) 65,641 56,230 203,988 179,760  
Interest income 3,259 2,486 9,840 7,441  
Interest expense (3,850) (2,762) (12,229) (7,995)  
Provision for income taxes (15,446) (13,917) (48,572) (43,797)  
Other segment items (9,913) (6,879) (24,079) (19,063)  
Net income (loss) 39,691 35,158 128,948 116,346  
Depreciation and amortization (24,778) (22,757) (73,027) (65,386)  
Long-lived assets (other than deferred tax assets) 1,367,672 1,163,658 1,367,672 1,163,658 $ 1,210,230
Goodwill 43,293 43,231 43,293 43,231 43,238
Investment in unconsolidated affiliates   6,870   6,870 6,889
Total assets 2,519,203 2,144,440 2,519,203 2,144,440 2,269,157
Capital expenditures, net 56,315 36,871 148,126 97,915  
United ‎States ‎Operations          
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]          
Total revenues 1,453 990 3,564 14,595  
Central ‎American ‎Operations          
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]          
Total revenues 885,952 801,341 2,613,810 2,385,508  
Caribbean Operations          
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]          
Total revenues 385,969 360,989 1,147,794 1,086,237  
Colombia Operations          
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]          
Total revenues 208,419 153,969 594,882 452,779  
Operating Segments | United ‎States ‎Operations          
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]          
Total revenues 537,086 490,621 1,642,878 1,512,356  
Cost of goods sold 590 956 1,080 13,770  
Warehouse club and other operations 0 0 0 0  
General and administrative 51,393 47,029 150,345 132,548  
Operating income (loss) (3,670) (5,341) 1,016 (8,328)  
Interest income 310 313 1,251 969  
Interest expense (453) (267) (1,308) (801)  
Provision for income taxes (5,102) (5,594) (20,321) (16,712)  
Other segment items 730 (1,333) 572 (605)  
Net income (loss) (7,685) (12,002) (17,783) (24,461)  
Depreciation and amortization (2,070) (2,070) (6,016) (5,676)  
Long-lived assets (other than deferred tax assets) 103,465 71,548 103,465 71,548 90,663
Goodwill 8,981 8,981 8,981 8,981 8,981
Investment in unconsolidated affiliates   0   0 0
Total assets 284,312 237,412 284,312 237,412 300,177
Capital expenditures, net 5,810 3,236 11,095 5,868  
Operating Segments | Central ‎American ‎Operations          
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]          
Total revenues 894,583 809,496 2,638,565 2,410,684  
Cost of goods sold 728,859 659,892 2,149,793 1,966,652  
Warehouse club and other operations 80,656 72,505 235,149 211,852  
General and administrative 434 635 920 2,007  
Operating income (loss) 62,587 53,696 178,147 162,965  
Interest income 1,874 1,606 5,093 4,803  
Interest expense (808) (895) (2,894) (2,092)  
Provision for income taxes (9,540) (6,217) (22,293) (20,878)  
Other segment items (1,680) (345) (9,288) (5,605)  
Net income (loss) 53,171 49,058 151,497 142,040  
Depreciation and amortization (12,469) (11,514) (36,868) (33,570)  
Long-lived assets (other than deferred tax assets) 700,126 652,921 700,126 652,921 659,756
Goodwill 24,288 24,240 24,288 24,240 24,254
Investment in unconsolidated affiliates   6,870   6,870 6,889
Total assets 1,303,186 1,133,625 1,303,186 1,133,625 1,147,392
Capital expenditures, net 26,437 18,750 63,998 54,766  
Operating Segments | Caribbean Operations          
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]          
Total revenues 388,585 363,171 1,155,143 1,091,901  
Cost of goods sold 315,535 297,521 941,105 893,374  
Warehouse club and other operations 39,289 36,007 112,819 105,686  
General and administrative 429 (33) 746 164  
Operating income (loss) 24,446 21,353 70,208 68,306  
Interest income 967 510 3,238 1,514  
Interest expense (1,231) (321) (3,993) (1,238)  
Provision for income taxes (620) (1,459) (3,609) (4,961)  
Other segment items (8,938) (4,573) (15,450) (11,039)  
Net income (loss) 14,130 14,997 49,034 51,233  
Depreciation and amortization (6,489) (5,936) (18,985) (16,507)  
Long-lived assets (other than deferred tax assets) 342,914 242,471 342,914 242,471 262,543
Goodwill 10,024 10,010 10,024 10,010 10,003
Investment in unconsolidated affiliates   0   0 0
Total assets 601,181 493,315 601,181 493,315 534,654
Capital expenditures, net 20,268 13,534 63,707 30,466  
Operating Segments | Colombia Operations          
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]          
Total revenues 210,610 155,775 602,642 457,424  
Cost of goods sold 174,590 129,268 496,395 382,866  
Warehouse club and other operations 24,357 17,233 67,613 50,294  
General and administrative 20 46 97 146  
Operating income (loss) 6,869 7,452 25,570 19,156  
Interest income 108 57 258 155  
Interest expense (1,358) (1,279) (4,034) (3,864)  
Provision for income taxes (184) (647) (2,349) (1,246)  
Other segment items (25) (628) 87 (1,814)  
Net income (loss) 4,571 4,031 17,064 9,875  
Depreciation and amortization (3,750) (3,237) (11,158) (9,633)  
Long-lived assets (other than deferred tax assets) 221,167 196,718 221,167 196,718 197,268
Goodwill 0 0 0 0 0
Investment in unconsolidated affiliates   0   0 0
Total assets 330,524 280,088 330,524 280,088 286,934
Capital expenditures, net 3,800 1,351 9,326 6,815  
Reconciling Items          
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]          
Cost of goods sold 0 0 0 0  
Warehouse club and other operations 0 0 0 0  
General and administrative 0 0 0 0  
Operating income (loss) (24,591) (20,930) (70,953) (62,339)  
Interest income 0 0 0 0  
Interest expense 0 0 0 0  
Provision for income taxes 0 0 0 0  
Other segment items 0 0 0 0  
Net income (loss) (24,496) (20,926) (70,864) (62,341)  
Depreciation and amortization 0 0 0 0  
Long-lived assets (other than deferred tax assets) 0 0 0 0 0
Goodwill 0 0 0 0 0
Investment in unconsolidated affiliates   0   0 0
Total assets 0 0 0 0 $ 0
Capital expenditures, net 0 0 0 0  
Corporate And Eliminations          
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]          
Total revenues (549,071) (501,774) (1,679,178) (1,533,246)  
Intersegment revenues          
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]          
Total revenues (549,071) (501,774) (1,679,178) (1,533,246)  
Cost of goods sold (524,480) (480,844) (1,608,225) (1,470,907)  
General and administrative 0 0 0 0  
Interest income (2,093) (3,397) (8,060) (10,039)  
Interest expense 2,188 3,401 8,149 10,037  
Intersegment revenues | United ‎States ‎Operations          
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]          
Total revenues 535,633 489,631 1,639,314 1,497,761  
Cost of goods sold 511,279 469,307 1,569,202 1,436,557  
General and administrative (22,506) (21,330) (78,765) (62,191)  
Interest income 1,014 1,437 3,666 4,560  
Interest expense (514) (1,217) (2,659) (3,544)  
Intersegment revenues | Central ‎American ‎Operations          
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]          
Total revenues 8,631 8,155 24,755 25,176  
Cost of goods sold 8,459 8,004 24,178 24,617  
General and administrative 13,588 14,764 50,378 42,591  
Interest income 1,079 1,857 4,392 5,175  
Interest expense (341) (644) (1,660) (2,328)  
Intersegment revenues | Caribbean Operations          
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]          
Total revenues 2,616 2,182 7,349 5,664  
Cost of goods sold 2,594 1,764 7,240 5,199  
General and administrative 6,292 6,559 23,025 19,172  
Interest income 0 103 2 304  
Interest expense (494) (616) (1,362) (1,653)  
Intersegment revenues | Colombia Operations          
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]          
Total revenues 2,191 1,806 7,760 4,645  
Cost of goods sold 2,148 1,769 7,605 4,534  
General and administrative 2,626 7 5,362 428  
Interest income 0 0 0 0  
Interest expense (839) (924) (2,468) (2,512)  
Segment Reporting, Reconciling Item, Corporate Nonsegment          
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]          
Total revenues $ 0 $ 0 $ 0 $ 0