Pure Cycle Corporation Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

LONG-TERM OBLIGATIONS AND OPERATING LEASE, Long-Term Obligations (Details)

LONG-TERM OBLIGATIONS AND OPERATING LEASE, Long-Term Obligations (Details)	6 Months Ended	281 Months Ended
	Feb. 29, 2020 USD ($) Member acre ft	Aug. 31, 2019 USD ($)
LONG-TERM OBLIGATIONS AND OPERATING LEASE [Abstract]
Percentage of original recorded liability compared to original total liability	35.00%
Percentage of payment remitted to CAA holders allocated to recorded liability account	35.00%
Percentage of payment remitted to CAA holders allocated to contingent obligation	65.00%
Percentage of net proceeds from sale of export water allocated	88.00%
Export Water Proceeds Received [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of period	$ 1,547,000	$ 0
Acquisitions		0
Relinquishment		0
Option payments - Sky Ranch and The Hills at Sky Ranch		110,400
Arapahoe County tap fees		533,000
Export water sale payments	91,900	903,600
Balance at end of period	1,638,900	1,547,000
Initial Export Water Proceeds to Pure Cycle [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of period	29,491,600	218,500
Acquisitions		28,042,500
Relinquishment		2,386,400
Option payments - Sky Ranch and The Hills at Sky Ranch		(42,300)
Arapahoe County tap fees		(373,100)
Export water sale payments	(80,900)	(740,400)
Balance at end of period	29,410,700	29,491,600
Total Potential Third-Party Obligation [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of period	987,600	31,807,700
Acquisitions		(28,042,500)
Relinquishment		(2,386,400)
Option payments		(68,100)
Arapahoe County tap fees		(159,900)
Export water sale payments	(11,000)	(163,200)
Balance at end of period	976,600	987,600
Participating Interests Liability [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of period	332,140	11,090,600
Acquisitions		(9,790,000)
Relinquishment		(832,100)
Option payments - Sky Ranch and The Hills at Sky Ranch		(23,800)
Arapahoe County tap fees		(55,800)
Export water sale payments	(3,900)	(56,700)
Balance at end of period	328,330	332,140
Contingency [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of period	655,400	20,717,100
Acquisitions		(18,252,500)
Relinquishment		(1,554,300)
Option payments - Sky Ranch and The Hills at Sky Ranch		(44,300)
Arapahoe County tap fees		(104,100)
Export water sale payments	(7,100)	(106,500)
Balance at end of period	648,300	$ 655,400
Export Water [Abstract]
Expected future export water payouts	6,400,000
Revenue receivables from sale of export water	5,600,000
Expected proceeds from sale of export water after deduction of Land Board royalty	$ 220,000
SMWA [Member]
WISE Partnership [Abstract]
Number of other governmental or quasi-governmental water providers \| Member	9
Number of members \| Member	10
Rangeview District [Member] \| WISE Partnership [Member]
WISE Partnership [Abstract]
Volume of water \| acre ft	400
Amount for purchasing volume of water	$ 582,200
Projected cost	$ 4,600,000
Projected financing period	5 years