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Note 11 - Segment and Geographic Information - Total Long-lived Assets by Geographic Distribution (Details) - USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2020	Aug. 31, 2019
Total long-lived assets	$ 7,110,789	$ 7,358,159
CHINA
Total long-lived assets	376,088	337,162
Other Countries [Member]
Total long-lived assets	172,833	178,087
UNITED STATES
Total long-lived assets	$ 6,561,868	$ 6,842,910

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- Definition

Long-lived assets other than financial instruments, long-term customer relationships of a financial institution, mortgage and other servicing rights, deferred policy acquisition costs, and deferred tax assets.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 280
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 41
-Subparagraph (b)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=120311839&loc=d3e9038-108599

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