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Note 12 - Geographic and Segment Information (Details) - Net Sales by Geographic Location as Percentage of Total Consolidated Net Sales (Sales Revenue, Net [Member], Geographic Concentration Risk [Member])	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Feb. 28, 2015	Feb. 28, 2014	Feb. 28, 2015	Feb. 28, 2014
Note 12 - Geographic and Segment Information (Details) - Net Sales by Geographic Location as Percentage of Total Consolidated Net Sales [Line Items]
Net Sales, Percentage	100.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1	100.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1	100.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1	100.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
Inside the U.S.A to Unaffiliated Customers [Member]
Note 12 - Geographic and Segment Information (Details) - Net Sales by Geographic Location as Percentage of Total Consolidated Net Sales [Line Items]
Net Sales, Percentage	61.40%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1 / us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis = us-gaap_SalesRevenueNetMember / us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis = us-gaap_GeographicConcentrationRiskMember / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = ntic_InsideTheUSAToUnaffiliatedCustomersMember	62.10%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1 / us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis = us-gaap_SalesRevenueNetMember / us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis = us-gaap_GeographicConcentrationRiskMember / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = ntic_InsideTheUSAToUnaffiliatedCustomersMember	64.30%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1 / us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis = us-gaap_SalesRevenueNetMember / us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis = us-gaap_GeographicConcentrationRiskMember / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = ntic_InsideTheUSAToUnaffiliatedCustomersMember	66.60%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1 / us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis = us-gaap_SalesRevenueNetMember / us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis = us-gaap_GeographicConcentrationRiskMember / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = ntic_InsideTheUSAToUnaffiliatedCustomersMember
Joint Ventures In Which The Company Is A Shareholder Directly And Indirectly - Outside the U.S.A [Member]
Note 12 - Geographic and Segment Information (Details) - Net Sales by Geographic Location as Percentage of Total Consolidated Net Sales [Line Items]
Net Sales, Percentage	16.90%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1 / us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis = us-gaap_SalesRevenueNetMember / us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis = us-gaap_GeographicConcentrationRiskMember / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = ntic_JointVenturesInWhichTheCompanyIsAShareholderDirectlyAndIndirectlyOutsideTheUSAMember	12.90%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1 / us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis = us-gaap_SalesRevenueNetMember / us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis = us-gaap_GeographicConcentrationRiskMember / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = ntic_JointVenturesInWhichTheCompanyIsAShareholderDirectlyAndIndirectlyOutsideTheUSAMember	14.10%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1 / us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis = us-gaap_SalesRevenueNetMember / us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis = us-gaap_GeographicConcentrationRiskMember / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = ntic_JointVenturesInWhichTheCompanyIsAShareholderDirectlyAndIndirectlyOutsideTheUSAMember	11.70%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1 / us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByBenchmarkAxis = us-gaap_SalesRevenueNetMember / us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis = us-gaap_GeographicConcentrationRiskMember / us-gaap_StatementScenarioAxis = ntic_JointVenturesInWhichTheCompanyIsAShareholderDirectlyAndIndirectlyOutsideTheUSAMember
Unaffiliated Customers - Outside the U.S.A [Member]
Note 12 - Geographic and Segment Information (Details) - Net Sales by Geographic Location as Percentage of Total Consolidated Net Sales [Line Items]
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