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

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Cover
- Document And Entity Information
Financial Statements
Notes to Financial Statements
Accounting Policies
- 1. PRESENTATION OF INTERIM INFORMATION (Policies)
Notes Tables
Notes Details

2. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (Details)

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2. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
2. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS (Details) (USD $)	Feb. 28, 2015	Feb. 28, 2014	Feb. 28, 2015	Feb. 28, 2014
Imputed interest recorded as "Other Expense"	$ 0us-gaap_InterestExpenseOther	$ (403,003)us-gaap_InterestExpenseOther	$ (23,816)us-gaap_InterestExpenseOther	$ (1,060,238)us-gaap_InterestExpenseOther
Gross Estimated Tap Participation Fee Liability
Balance, beginning			12,038,300
Total gains and losses (realized and unrealized)			0
Imputed interest recorded as "Other Expense"			0
Purchases, sales, issuances, payments, and reductions resulting from foreclosures			(12,038,300)
Transfers in and/or out of Level 3			0
Balance, ending	0		0
Tap Participation Fee Reported Liability
Balance, beginning			7,935,300
Total gains and losses (realized and unrealized)			0
Imputed interest recorded as "Other Expense"			23,800
Purchases, sales, issuances, payments, and reductions resulting from foreclosures			(7,959,100)
Transfers in and/or out of Level 3			0
Balance, ending	0		0
Discount To Be Imputed As Interest Expense In Future Periods
Balance, beginning			4,103,000
Total gains and losses (realized and unrealized)			0
Imputed interest recorded as "Other Expense"			(23,800)
Purchases, sales, issuances, payments, and reductions resulting from foreclosures			(4,079,200)
Transfers in and/or out of Level 3			0
Balance, ending	$ 0		$ 0

- Definition

Amount of gain (loss) recognized in the income statement for financial instrument classified as an asset measured using unobservable inputs that reflect the entity's own assumption about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing.

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Interest expense on all other items not previously classified. For example, includes dividends associated with redeemable preferred stock of a subsidiary that is treated as a liability in the parent's consolidated balance sheet.

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