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

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

PRESENTATION OF INTERIM INFORMATION, Disaggregation of Revenue (Details)

PRESENTATION OF INTERIM INFORMATION, Disaggregation of Revenue (Details)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	May 31, 2019 USD ($)	May 31, 2018 USD ($)	May 31, 2019 USD ($) Lot	May 31, 2018 USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2018 USD ($)
Changes in Contract Asset [Abstract]
Balance, beginning of period			$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Recognition of revenue contract asset			1,020,146		0
Contract asset invoiced			(1,020,146)		0
Balance, end of period	$ 0		0		0
Deferred Revenue Current and Noncurrent [Abstract]
Oil and gas leases and contracts, less current portion	(196,255)		(196,255)		(55,733)
Oil and gas leases, long term	18,578		18,578		60,378
Changes in Deferred Revenue [Abstract]
Balance, beginning of period			477,161	1,055,488	1,055,488
Deferral of revenue			6,652,560		2,667,200
Recognition of unearned revenue			(5,283,091)		(2,190,039)
Balance, end of period	1,846,630		1,846,630		477,161
Sky Ranch [Member]
Changes in Deferred Revenue [Abstract]
Balance, end of period	140,500		140,500
Revenue, Performance Obligation [Abstract]
Remaining performance obligation	$ 27,502,700		$ 27,502,700
Number of lots sold \| Lot			506
Remaining performance obligation expected to be recognized in the next 12 months	54.00%		54.00%
ASU 2014-09 [Member]
Changes in Deferred Revenue [Abstract]
Cumulative effect of adoption of ASU 2014-09			$ 0		(1,055,488)
Corporate [Member]
Changes in Contract Asset [Abstract]
Balance, beginning of period			0
Balance, end of period	$ 0		0		0
Wholesale Water and Wastewater Services [Member]
Changes in Contract Asset [Abstract]
Balance, beginning of period			0
Balance, end of period	0		0		0
Land Development Activities [Member]
Changes in Contract Asset [Abstract]
Balance, beginning of period			0
Balance, end of period	0		0		0
Changes in Deferred Revenue [Abstract]
Balance, beginning of period			361,050
Balance, end of period	1,631,797		1,631,797		361,050
Oil and Gas Contracts [Member]
Changes in Deferred Revenue [Abstract]
Balance, beginning of period			0
Balance, end of period	140,522		140,522		0
Oil and Gas Leases [Member]
Deferred Revenue Current and Noncurrent [Abstract]
Oil and gas leases, long term	18,578		18,578		60,378
Changes in Deferred Revenue [Abstract]
Balance, beginning of period			116,111
Recognition of unearned revenue	(13,900)	$ (13,900)	(41,800)	$ (37,200)
Balance, end of period	74,311		74,311		116,111
Oil and Gas Leases and Contracts [Member]
Deferred Revenue Current and Noncurrent [Abstract]
Oil and gas leases and contracts, less current portion	$ (196,255)		$ (196,255)		$ (55,733)