Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (Details 1)

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FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (Details 1) (USD $)
3 Months Ended
Nov. 30, 2014
Nov. 30, 2013
Imputed interest recorded as "Other Expense" $ (23,816)us-gaap_InterestExpenseOther $ (657,235)us-gaap_InterestExpenseOther
Gross Estimated Tap Participation Fee Liability    
Balance, beginning 12,038,300us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetValue
/ us-gaap_FairValueByLiabilityClassAxis
= pcyo_GrossEstimatedTapParticipationFeeLiabilityMember
 
Total gains and losses (realized and unrealized)     
Imputed interest recorded as "Other Expense"     
Purchases, sales, issuances, payments, and reductions resulting from foreclosures (10,013,900)us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetPurchasesSalesIssuancesSettlements
/ us-gaap_FairValueByLiabilityClassAxis
= pcyo_GrossEstimatedTapParticipationFeeLiabilityMember
 
Transfers in and/or out of Level 3     
Balance, ending 2,024,400us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetValue
/ us-gaap_FairValueByLiabilityClassAxis
= pcyo_GrossEstimatedTapParticipationFeeLiabilityMember
 
Tap Participation Fee Reported Liability    
Balance, beginning 7,935,300us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetValue
/ us-gaap_FairValueByLiabilityClassAxis
= pcyo_TapParticipationFeeReportLiabilityMember
 
Total gains and losses (realized and unrealized)     
Imputed interest recorded as "Other Expense" 23,800us-gaap_InterestExpenseOther
/ us-gaap_FairValueByLiabilityClassAxis
= pcyo_TapParticipationFeeReportLiabilityMember
 
Purchases, sales, issuances, payments, and reductions resulting from foreclosures (6,227,300)us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetPurchasesSalesIssuancesSettlements
/ us-gaap_FairValueByLiabilityClassAxis
= pcyo_TapParticipationFeeReportLiabilityMember
 
Transfers in and/or out of Level 3     
Balance, ending 1,731,800us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetValue
/ us-gaap_FairValueByLiabilityClassAxis
= pcyo_TapParticipationFeeReportLiabilityMember
 
Discount To Be Imputed As Interest Expense In Future Periods    
Balance, beginning 4,103,000us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetValue
/ us-gaap_FairValueByLiabilityClassAxis
= pcyo_DiscountToBeImputedAsInterestExpenseInFuturePeriodsMember
 
Total gains and losses (realized and unrealized)     
Imputed interest recorded as "Other Expense" (23,800)us-gaap_InterestExpenseOther
/ us-gaap_FairValueByLiabilityClassAxis
= pcyo_DiscountToBeImputedAsInterestExpenseInFuturePeriodsMember
 
Purchases, sales, issuances, payments, and reductions resulting from foreclosures (3,786,600)us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetPurchasesSalesIssuancesSettlements
/ us-gaap_FairValueByLiabilityClassAxis
= pcyo_DiscountToBeImputedAsInterestExpenseInFuturePeriodsMember
 
Transfers in and/or out of Level 3     
Balance, ending $ 292,600us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetValue
/ us-gaap_FairValueByLiabilityClassAxis
= pcyo_DiscountToBeImputedAsInterestExpenseInFuturePeriodsMember