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Note 7 - Commitments and Contingent Liabilities (Details Textual) - USD ($) |  |  |  |  |  | 9 Months Ended |  |  |
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May 10, 2018 | May 02, 2018 | Jan. 12, 2018 | Dec. 15, 2017 | Jun. 01, 2017 | Jul. 31, 2018 | Feb. 16, 2018 | Feb. 01, 2018 | Jan. 11, 2018
8.0% Senior Notes due 2019, 13.5% Senior Notes due 2026 and 5.0% Senior Notes due 2040 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Face Amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 185,000,000
8.0% Senior Notes Due 2019 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Face Amount |  |  |  |  |  | $ 26,000,000 |  | $ 170,200,000 |
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage |  |  |  |  |  | 8.00% |  | 8.00% | 8.00%
Thirteen and a Half Percent Senior Notes Due 2026 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Face Amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 90,600,000 |
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 13.50% | 13.50%
Five Percent Senior Notes due 2040 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Face Amount |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 90,100,000 |
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5.00% | 5.00%
EPA Case Involving a Housing Redevelopment Project in Newark, New Jersey [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingency, Percentage of Plaintiff's Costs for Which Reimbursement is Demanded |  | 100.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingency, Damages Sought, Value |  | $ 2,700,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Grandview at Riverwalk Port Imperial Condominium Association Construction Defect Lawsuit [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingency, Damages Sought, Value |  |  |  |  |  | $ 41,300,000 |  |  |
Loss Contingency, Damages Awarded, Value |  |  |  |  | $ 9,000,000 |  |  |  |
Litigation Settlement, Amount Awarded to Other Party |  |  | $ 10,400,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingency, Supersedeas Bond |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 11,100,000 |  |
Grandview at Riverwalk Port Imperial Condominium Association Construction Defect Lawsuit [Member] | Breach of Warranty and New Jersey Fraud Claims Prior to Statutory Trebling [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingency, Damages Awarded, Value |  |  |  |  | $ 3,000,000 |  |  |  |
Grandview at Riverwalk Port Imperial Condominium Association Construction Defect Lawsuit [Member] | Attorney Fees and Costs [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Litigation Settlement, Amount Awarded to Other Party |  |  |  | $ 1,400,000 |  |  |  |  |
Class Action Lawsuit Filed by Plaintiff Joseph Hong [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments for Legal Settlements | $ 275,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Great Notch Condominium Claims[Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss Contingency, Damages Sought, Value |  |  |  |  |  | $ 119,500,000 |  |  |

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