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Note 16 - Commitments and Contingencies (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Aug. 31, 2013	Aug. 31, 2012
Note 16 - Commitments and Contingencies (Details) [Line Items]
Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments Due, Next Twelve Months (in Dollars)	$ 59,500
Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments, Due Thereafter (in Dollars)	0
Fiscal 2013 Bonus Plan [Member] | Executive Officer [Member]
Note 16 - Commitments and Contingencies (Details) [Line Items]
Percentage of Individual Bonus Payout Determined By Actual Versus Targeted EBITOI Results	75.00%
Percentage of Individual's Payout Determined Upon Achievement of Certain Pre-Established Individual Performance Objectives	25.00%
Fiscal 2013 Bonus Plan [Member]
Note 16 - Commitments and Contingencies (Details) [Line Items]
Percentage of Individual Bonus Payout Determined By Actual Versus Targeted EBITOI Results		75.00%
Percentage of Individual's Payout Determined Upon Achievement of Certain Pre-Established Individual Performance Objectives		25.00%
nticAmount Of Bonus Cash Available If EBITOI Falls Below Adjusted EBITOI Threshold		0
Adjusted EBITOI As Percentage of Target EBITOI, Threshold To Pay Bonus	60.00%	70.00%
Accrued Bonuses (in Dollars)	$ 959,000	$ 1,248,526
Trade Joint Venture Receivables [Member]
Note 16 - Commitments and Contingencies (Details) [Line Items]
Number of Joint Ventures Accounted for a Certain Percentage of Company’s Trade Joint Venture Receivables	2	3
Concentration Risk, Percentage	49.00%	55.30%

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If the adjusted EBITOI (EBITO adjusted for amounts to be paid under the bonus plan) falls below this threshold then no cash bonuses will be paid.

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