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Note 13 - Commitments and Contingencies (Details Textual) - USD ($)	6 Months Ended
	Feb. 28, 2017	Aug. 31, 2016	Feb. 29, 2016
Accrued Bonuses	$ 185,000		$ 0
Entity Wide Trade Joint Venture Receivables, Four Joint Ventures,Percentage	57.10%	55.80%
Fiscal 2017 Bonus Plan [Member] | Executive Officer [Member]
Percentage of Individual Bonus Payout Determined by Actual Versus Targeted EBITOI Results	75.00%
Percentage of Individuals Payout Determined Upon Achievement of Certain Pre-Established Individual Performance Objectives	25.00%

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Percentage of total trade joint venture receivables accounted for by four joint ventures.

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Percentage of individual's bonus payout determined based upon the Company's actual EBITOI for the fiscal year compared to pre-established target EBITOI for the fiscal year.

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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred and payable for incentive compensation awarded to employees and directors or earned by them based on the terms of one or more relevant arrangements.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 942
-SubTopic 210
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.9-03.15(5))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6876686&loc=d3e534808-122878

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 944
-SubTopic 210
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.7-03.15(a))
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