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Investments in Unconsolidated Entities (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Aug. 31, 2016
Investments in Unconsolidated Entities |
Schedule of ownership interest and carrying amounts of investments in unconsolidated entities | The Company’s ownership interest and carrying amounts of investments in unconsolidated entities as of August 31, 2016 and 2015 consist of the following (in thousands, except percentages):
|  | August 31, 2016 |  | August 31, 2015 |
|  | Percentage |  |  |  |  | Percentage |  |  |  |
|  | Ownership |  | Amount |  | Ownership |  | Amount |
Equity method investments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
SILQ (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. (“SILQ”) |  | 33 | % | $ | 50 |  | 33 | % | $ | 129 |
Xurui Guangdian Co., Ltd. (“China SemiLEDs”) |  | 49 | % |  | — |  | 49 | % |  | — |
Cost method investments |  | Various |  |  | 1,318 |  | Various |  |  | 1,885 |
Total investments in unconsolidated entities |  |  |  | $ | 1,368 |  |  |  | $ | 2,014 |

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