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Note 6 - Investments in Joint Ventures (Details) - Condensed Balance Sheet of EXCOR and NTI ASEAN, and All Other Joint Ventures (USD $)
Nov. 30, 2013
Aug. 31, 2013
Condensed Balance Sheet Statements, Captions [Line Items]    
Current assets $ 69,537,387 $ 63,052,410
Total assets 75,031,656 68,417,142
Current liabilities 18,698,770 16,107,597
Noncurrent liabilities 2,649,141 2,488,057
Joint ventures’ equity 53,683,746 49,821,488
Northern Technologies International Corporation’s share of joint ventures’ equity 26,628,577 24,702,981
Northern Technologies International Corporation’s share of joint ventures’ undistributed earnings 24,654,443 22,281,510
EXCOR [Member]
    
Condensed Balance Sheet Statements, Captions [Line Items]    
Current assets 28,620,328 25,955,136
Total assets 31,073,588 28,391,787
Current liabilities 3,679,090 3,572,004
Joint ventures’ equity 27,394,498 24,819,783
Northern Technologies International Corporation’s share of joint ventures’ equity 13,697,250 12,409,893
Northern Technologies International Corporation’s share of joint ventures’ undistributed earnings 13,666,345 12,378,988
China [Member]
    
Condensed Balance Sheet Statements, Captions [Line Items]    
Current assets 13,276,704 11,200,355
Total assets 13,300,849 11,226,755
Current liabilities 4,819,611 3,080,118
Noncurrent liabilities 875,652 871,886
Joint ventures’ equity 7,605,586 7,274,751
Northern Technologies International Corporation’s share of joint ventures’ equity 3,802,793 3,637,375
Northern Technologies International Corporation’s share of joint ventures’ undistributed earnings 3,752,793 3,587,375
All Other [Member]
    
Condensed Balance Sheet Statements, Captions [Line Items]    
Current assets 27,640,355 25,896,919
Total assets 30,657,219 28,798,600
Current liabilities 10,200,069 9,455,475
Noncurrent liabilities 1,773,489 1,616,171
Joint ventures’ equity 18,683,661 17,726,954
Northern Technologies International Corporation’s share of joint ventures’ equity 9,128,534 8,655,713
Northern Technologies International Corporation’s share of joint ventures’ undistributed earnings $ 7,235,305 $ 6,315,147