ACQUISITION OF NONCONTROLLING INTEREST	12 Months Ended
ACQUISITION OF NONCONTROLLING INTEREST	Aug. 31, 2011
ACQUISITION OF NONCONTROLLING INTEREST [Abstract]
ACQUISITION OF NONCONTROLLING INTEREST	NOTE 15 - ACQUISITION OF NONCONTROLLING INTEREST In May 2010, the Company purchased the remaining 5% noncontrolling interest of its Trinidad subsidiary for $3.8 million in cash. As of the purchase date, the Company had recorded a liability for approximately $886,000 related to the 5% noncontrolling interest. The Company recorded the change in the ownership interest as an equity transaction, adjusting additional paid-in capital for approximately $2.9 million (the difference between the fair value of consideration paid less the book value of the noncontrolling interest). The Company did not acquire any noncontrolling interests during fiscal year 2011 or fiscal year 2009.

The entire disclosure for noncontrolling interest in consolidated subsidiaries, which could include the name of the subsidiary, the ownership percentage held by the parent, the ownership percentage held by the noncontrolling owners, the amount of the noncontrolling interest, the location of this amount on the balance sheet (when not reported separately), an explanation of the increase or decrease in the amount of the noncontrolling interest, the noncontrolling interest share of the net Income or Loss of the subsidiary, the location of this amount on the income statement (when not reported separately), the nature of the noncontrolling interest such as background information and terms, the amount of the noncontrolling interest represented by preferred stock, a description of the preferred stock, and the dividend requirements of the preferred stock.

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