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Investments in Unconsolidated Entities (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Aug. 31, 2012
Investments in Unconsolidated Entities |
Schedule of ownership interest and carrying amounts of investments in unconsolidated entities |
|  | Percentage Ownership |  | August 31, 2012 |  | August 31, 2011 |
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Equity method investments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
China SemiLEDs |  |  | 49% |  | $ | — |  | $ | 13,434 |
SILQ (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. ("SILQ") |  |  | 50% |  |  | 525 |  |  | 833 |
SS Optoelectronics Co., Ltd. ("SS Optoelectronics") |  |  | 49% |  |  | 248 |  |  | 253 |
Cost method investments |  |  | Various |  |  | 1,048 |  |  | 1,059 |
Total investments in unconsolidated entities |  |  |  |  | $ | 1,821 |  | $ | 15,579 |
Summary of the financial information for equity method investees |
|  | August 31, 2012 |  | August 31, 2011 |
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Summary Balance Sheet Information |  | China SemiLEDs |  | Others |  | Total |  | China SemiLEDs |  | Others |  | Total |
Current assets |  | $ | 24,769 |  | $ | 1,411 |  | $ | 26,180 |  | $ | 24,236 |  | $ | 1,959 |  | $ | 26,195 |
Noncurrent assets |  |  | 42,633 |  |  | 508 |  |  | 43,141 |  |  | 63,620 |  |  | 538 |  |  | 64,158 |
Current liabilities |  |  | 19,580 |  |  | 305 |  |  | 19,885 |  |  | 13,874 |  |  | 285 |  |  | 14,159 |
Noncurrent liabilities |  |  | 38,485 |  |  | — |  |  | 38,485 |  |  | 32,139 |  |  | — |  |  | 32,139 |
Shareholders' equity |  |  | 9,337 |  |  | 1,614 |  |  | 10,951 |  |  | 41,843 |  |  | 2,212 |  |  | 44,055 |
|  | Year Ended August 31, 2012 |  | Year Ended August 31, 2011 |
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Summary Statement of Operations Information |  | China SemiLEDs |  | Others |  | Total |  | China SemiLEDs |  | Others |  | Total |
Revenues, net |  | $ | 837 |  | $ | 603 |  | $ | 1,440 |  | $ | 355 |  | $ | 213 |  | $ | 568 |
Gross loss |  |  | (10,155 | ) |  | (14 | ) |  | (10,169 | ) |  | (3,267 | ) |  | (39 | ) |  | (3,306 | )
Loss from operations |  |  | (34,269 | ) |  | (472 | ) |  | (34,741 | ) |  | (7,432 | ) |  | (755 | ) |  | (8,187 | )
Net loss |  |  | (32,513 | ) |  | (396 | ) |  | (32,909 | ) |  | (6,388 | ) |  | (769 | ) |  | (7,157 | )

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