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Condensed Parent Company Only Financial Statements - Statement of Operations (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Aug. 31, 2016 | May 31, 2016 | Feb. 29, 2016 | Nov. 30, 2015 | Aug. 31, 2015 | May 31, 2015 | Feb. 28, 2015 | Nov. 30, 2014 | Aug. 31, 2016 | Aug. 31, 2015 | Aug. 31, 2014
Operating expenses: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Selling, general and administrative |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 4,767 | $ 6,986 |
Loss from operations | $ (11,562) | $ (3,141) | $ (2,770) | $ (3,132) | $ (2,930) | $ (3,074) | $ (2,852) | $ (4,442) | (20,605) | (13,298) | $ (24,800)
Other income (expenses): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Impairment loss on investment | (597) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (597) | 0 |
Interest income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (52) | (94) |
Total other expenses, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (699) | (19) |
Net loss attributable to SemiLEDs stockholders | $ (12,171) | $ (3,253) | $ (2,539) | $ (3,312) | $ (3,000) | $ (3,041) | $ (2,902) | $ (4,331) | (21,275) | (13,274) |
SemiLEDs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating expenses: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Selling, general and administrative |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 691 | 772 |
Loss from operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (691) | (772) |
Other income (expenses): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Impairment loss on investment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (280) |  |
Equity in losses from subsidiaries, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (20,302) | (12,504) |
Interest income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 2 |
Other expenses, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (2) | 0 |
Total other expenses, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (20,584) | (12,502) |
Net loss attributable to SemiLEDs stockholders |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ (21,275) | $ (13,274) |

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