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Note 14 - Fair Value Measurements | 3 Months Ended
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Nov. 30, 2014
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Fair Value, Measurement Inputs, Disclosure [Text Block] | 14. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS Assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis primarily relate to marketable equity securities. These items are marked-to-market at each reporting period. The following tables provide information by level for assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis:
|  |  |  |  | Fair Value Measurements Using Inputs Considered as |
|  | Fair Value as of November 30, 2014 |  |  | Level 1 |  |  | Level 2 |  |  | Level 3 |
Available for sale securities |  | $ | 4,024,599 |  |  | $ | 4,024,599 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Cash equivalents |  |  | 2,598,739 |  |  |  | 2,598,739 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Total |  | $ | 6,623,338 |  |  | $ | 6,623,338 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
|  |  |  |  | Fair Value Measurements Using Inputs Considered as |
|  | Fair Value as of August 31, 2014 |  |  | Level 1 |  |  | Level 2 |  |  | Level 3 |
Available for sale securities |  | $ | 5,519,766 |  |  | $ | 5,519,766 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Cash equivalents |  |  | 2,477,017 |  |  |  | 2,477,017 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Total |  | $ | 7,996,783 |  |  | $ | 7,996,783 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |

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- Definition The entire disclosure of the fair value measurement of assets and liabilities, which includes financial instruments measured at fair value that are classified in shareholders' equity, which may be measured on a recurring or nonrecurring basis. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 820 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=36462937&loc=d3e19279-110258 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 820 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=36462937&loc=d3e19190-110258 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 820 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=36462937&loc=d3e19207-110258 + Details
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