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Fair Value Measurements | 12 Months Ended
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15. Fair Value Measurements The following table presents the carrying amounts and estimated fair values of the Company's financial instruments at August 31, 2012 and 2011 (in thousands). Fair value is defined as the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.
|  | August 31, 2012 |  | August 31, 2011 |
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|  | Carrying Amount |  | Fair Value |  | Carrying Amount |  | Fair Value |
Financial assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents |  | $ | 47,228 |  | $ | 47,228 |  | $ | 83,619 |  | $ | 83,619 |
Short-term investments |  |  | 8,831 |  |  | 8,831 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Receivables (including related parties) |  |  | 4,916 |  |  | 4,916 |  |  | 5,480 |  |  | 5,480 |
Other assets (non-derivatives) |  |  | 1,011 |  |  | 1,011 |  |  | 1,051 |  |  | 1,051 |
Financial liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notes payable to banks |  |  | 1,585 |  |  | 1,585 |  |  | 972 |  |  | 972 |
Payables (including related parties) |  |  | 10,156 |  |  | 10,156 |  |  | 11,223 |  |  | 11,223 |
Long-term debt (including current installments) |  | $ | 5,920 |  | $ | 5,920 |  | $ | 7,086 |  | $ | 7,086 |
The fair values of the financial instruments shown in the above table as of August 31, 2012 and 2011 represent the amounts that would be received to sell those assets or that would be paid to transfer those liabilities in an orderly transaction between market participants at that date. Those fair value measurements maximize the use of observable inputs. However, in situations where there is little, if any, market activity for the asset or liability at the measurement date, the fair value measurement reflects management's own judgments about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Those judgments are developed by management based on the best information available in the circumstances, including expected cash flows and appropriately risk-adjusted discount rates, available observable and unobservable inputs. The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate the fair value of each class of financial instruments: • Cash, cash equivalents, short-term investments, receivables and payables (including related parties) and notes payable to banks: The carrying amounts, at face value or cost plus accrued interest, approximate fair value because of the short maturity of these instruments. • Other assets (non-derivatives) include primarily value-added tax ("VAT") refund receivables, refundable deposits, and restricted time deposits. The fair value of VAT refund receivables approximates the carrying amount because of the short maturity. The fair value of refundable deposits and restricted time deposits with no fixed maturity is based on the carrying amount. • Long-term debt: The fair value of the Company's variable rate long-term debt is estimated based on the prevailing market rate adjusted by the Company's credit spread. Management believes the carrying amount of its variable rate long-term debt approximates the fair value. The following table presents fair value measurements of assets and liabilities that were measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis as of August 31, 2012 (in thousands):
|  | August 31, 2012 |  | Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1) |  | Significant other observable inputs (Level 2) |  | Significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) |  | Total losses |
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Property, plant and equipment |  | $ | 46,450 |  | $ | — |  | $ | — |  | $ | 46,450 |  | $ | 7,507 |
In accordance with ASC 360-10, property, plant and equipment with a carrying amount of $54.0 million was written down to its fair value of $46.5 million, resulting in an impairment charge of $7.5 million, which was included in the consolidated statement of operations for the year ended August 31, 2012. The Company's consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended August 31, 2011 did not include any nonrecurring fair value measurements relating to assets or liabilities.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for the fair value of financial instruments (as defined), including financial assets and financial liabilities (collectively, as defined), and the measurements of those instruments as well as disclosures related to the fair value of non-financial assets and liabilities. Such disclosures about the financial instruments, assets, and liabilities would include: (1) the fair value of the required items together with their carrying amounts (as appropriate); (2) for items for which it is not practicable to estimate fair value, disclosure would include: (a) information pertinent to estimating fair value (including, carrying amount, effective interest rate, and maturity, and (b) the reasons why it is not practicable to estimate fair value; (3) significant concentrations of credit risk including: (a) information about the activity, region, or economic characteristics identifying a concentration, (b) the maximum amount of loss the entity is exposed to based on the gross fair value of the related item, (c) policy for requiring collateral or other security and information as to accessing such collateral or security, and (d) the nature and brief description of such collateral or security; (4) quantitative information about market risks and how such risks are managed; (5) for items measured on both a recurring and nonrecurring basis information regarding the inputs used to develop the fair value measurement; and (6) for items presented in the financial statement for which fair value measurement is elected: (a) information necessary to understand the reasons for the election, (b) discussion of the effect of fair value changes on earnings, (c) a description of [similar groups] items for which the election is made and the relation thereof to the balance sheet, the aggregate carrying value of items included in the balance sheet that are not eligible for the election; (7) all other required (as defined) and desired information. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 825 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 16 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=7491637&loc=d3e13504-108611 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 107 -Paragraph 15C, 15D -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. 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