XML 54 R39.htm IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT v3.22.2.2

Note 13 - Segment and Geographic Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Aug. 31, 2022

Notes Tables

Reconciliation of Revenue from Segments to Consolidated [Table Text Block]

		Fiscal 2022				Fiscal 2021
ZERUST® net sales		$	57,459,382			$	45,554,434
Natur-Tec® net sales			16,699,508				10,939,385
Total net sales		$	74,158,890			$	56,493,819

Reconciliation of Cost of Goods Sold from Segments to Consolidated [Table Text Block]

		Fiscal 2022				Fiscal 2021
Direct cost of goods sold
ZERUST®		$	34,673,146			$	26,028,555
Natur-Tec®			12,859,343				7,717,429
Indirect cost of goods sold			3,557,809				3,174,830
Total net cost of goods sold		$	51,090,298			$	36,920,814

Schedule of Revenue from External Customers Attributed to Foreign Countries by Geographic Area [Table Text Block]

		Fiscal Year Ended August 31,
		2022				2021
Inside the U.S.A. to unaffiliated customers		$	25,301,067			$	22,039,456
Outside the U.S.A. to:
Joint ventures in which the Company is a shareholder directly and indirectly			2,968,089				3,023,196
Unaffiliated customers			45,889,734				31,431,167
		$	74,158,890			$	56,493,819

Schedule of Revenue from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets, by Geographical Areas [Table Text Block]

		At August 31, 2022				At August 31, 2021
China		$	5,826,898			$	5,110,071
Other			565,022				453,199
United States			5,778,573				6,258,188
Total property and equipment		$	12,170,493			$	11,821,458

Revenue from External Customers by Geographic Areas [Table Text Block]

		Fiscal Year Ended August 31, 2022				Fiscal Year Ended August 31, 2021
China		$	15,754,051			$	17,343,623
Brazil			5,160,572				4,122,781
India			18,555,603				5,482,989
Other			9,387,597				7,504,970
United States			25,301,067				22,039,456
Total net sales		$	74,158,890			$	56,493,819

Fees for Services Provided to Joint Ventures [Member]

Notes Tables

Reconciliation of Revenue from Segments to Consolidated [Table Text Block]

		Fiscal 2022				% of Total Fees for Services Provided to Joint Ventures				Fiscal 2021				% of Total Fees for Services Provided to Joint Ventures
Germany		$	834,725				14.5	%		$	920,902				15.4	%
Poland			730,523				12.7	%			798,570				13.4	%
Japan			669,371				11.6	%			826,403				13.9	%
France			448,579				7.8	%			435,032				7.3	%
Sweden			447,441				7.8	%			528,755				8.9	%
Thailand			344,649				6.0	%			399,563				6.7	%
United Kingdom			342,488				5.9	%			316,786				5.3	%
Finland			340,783				5.9	%			298,663				5.0	%
Czech Republic			300,257				5.2	%			377,395				6.3	%
South Korea			270,309				4.7	%			317,042				5.3	%
Indonesia			156,476				2.7	%			122,513				2.1	%
India			-				-				392,074				6.6	%
Other *			882,081				15.2	%			230,562				3.8	%
		$	5,767,682				100.0	%		$	5,964,260				100.0	%

X

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of all significant reconciling items in the reconciliation of total cost of goods sold from reportable segments to the entity's consolidated revenues.

+ References

No definition available.

+ Details

Name:	ntic_ReconciliationOfCostOfGoodsSoldFromSegmentsToConsolidatedTableTextBlock
Namespace Prefix:	ntic_
Data Type:	dtr-types:textBlockItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	duration

X

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of all significant reconciling items in the reconciliation of total revenues from reportable segments to the entity's consolidated revenues.

+ References

Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 280
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 31
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=126901519&loc=d3e8924-108599

Reference 2: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 280
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 30
-Subparagraph (a)
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=126901519&loc=d3e8906-108599

+ Details

Name:	us-gaap_ReconciliationOfRevenueFromSegmentsToConsolidatedTextBlock
Namespace Prefix:	us-gaap_
Data Type:	dtr-types:textBlockItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	duration

X

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of revenue from external customers by geographic areas attributed to the entity's country of domicile and to foreign countries from which the entity derives revenue.

+ References

Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 280
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 41
-Subparagraph a
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=126901519&loc=d3e9038-108599

+ Details

Name:	us-gaap_RevenueFromExternalCustomersByGeographicAreasTableTextBlock
Namespace Prefix:	us-gaap_
Data Type:	dtr-types:textBlockItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	duration

X

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of the names of foreign countries from which revenue is material and the amount of revenue from external customers attributed to those countries. An entity may also provide subtotals of geographic information about groups of countries.

+ References

Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 220
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03.1)
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=126953954&loc=SL114868664-224227

Reference 2: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 280
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 41
-Subparagraph (a)
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=126901519&loc=d3e9038-108599

+ Details

Name:	us-gaap_ScheduleOfRevenueFromExternalCustomersAttributedToForeignCountriesByGeographicAreaTextBlock
Namespace Prefix:	us-gaap_
Data Type:	dtr-types:textBlockItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	duration

X

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of information concerning material long-lived assets (excluding financial instruments, customer relationships with financial institutions, mortgage and other servicing rights, deferred policy acquisition costs, and deferred taxes assets) located in identified geographic areas and/or the amount of revenue from external customers attributed to that country from which revenue is material. An entity may also provide subtotals of geographic information about groups of countries.

+ References

Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 280
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 41
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=126901519&loc=d3e9038-108599

Reference 2: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 220
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03.1)
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=126953954&loc=SL114868664-224227

+ Details

Name:	us-gaap_ScheduleOfRevenuesFromExternalCustomersAndLongLivedAssetsByGeographicalAreasTableTextBlock
Namespace Prefix:	us-gaap_
Data Type:	dtr-types:textBlockItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	duration

X

- References

No definition available.

+ Details

Name:	us-gaap_TableTextBlock
Namespace Prefix:	us-gaap_
Data Type:	xbrli:stringItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	duration

X

- Details

Name:	us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis=ntic_FeesForServicesProvidedToJointVenturesMember
Namespace Prefix:
Data Type:	na
Balance Type:
Period Type: